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Microsoft just put an end to one of Windows 11's most annoying traits: The long update process when setting up a PC for the first time. Until now, Windows 11's OOBE would force users to install the latest updates before they arrived at the desktop, which often resulted in the process taking up to 30 minutes to complete before you could even use your PC. Starting today, that process is now optional! Users will be given the option to skip the update process, letting them continue through setup and reaching the desktop in just a few short minutes Hooray! windowscentral.com/microsoft/wind…

The Stop Killing Games movement has officially backed the proposed California bill focused on protecting players when online games are shut down. > Publishers must provide an offline mode or a way to keep the game playable after server shutdown. > If this is not possible, players should receive a full refund. > The goal is to protect digital ownership and game preservation. This proposal follows growing concerns over games becoming completely inaccessible once support ends, especially after shutdowns like The Crew. Most gamers think that if players pay for a game, it should remain playable or be fairly compensated.

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Encryption is available on both iOS and Android—but you have to pay for Workspace. extremetech.com/internet/googl…

BREAKING: A judge has dismissed Donald Trump's $10bn (£7.43bn) lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, over reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. 🔗 trib.al/55NYAGm

Samsung's S99H TV reintroduces a sizeable bezel to enhance its presence. That, along with the matte finish and usual lack of Dolby Vision may put some buyers off - but if these aren't deal breakers, just what do you get from the company's latest #QDOLED TV?youtube.com/watch?v=3Pv6aE…

GTA-maker Rockstar Games hacked again but downplays impact bbc.in/4mtjlbM

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers macrumors.com/2026/04/13/app…

NEW: #TFIFriday returns to Channel 4 with the broadcaster acquiring Virgin Media's Unplugged series with Chris Evans. More details: tvzoneuk.com/post/tfifriday…

Swansea City are close to appointing a new sporting director, seven months after the departure of director of football Richard Montague ⚽️ #bbcfootball

Apple Maps Ads Move Closer to Launch With iOS 26.5 Beta 2 macrumors.com/2026/04/13/ios…

Adam Worth is confirmed a leaving his role at Swansea City. We had been asked to not comment until an official announcement. Unfortunately the information was leaked this morning. We can also confirm that a new director of football has been approached for appointment already. Worth left after the Leicester game on the weekend. No major story other than he is interesting Premier League Clubs. 🔴 EXCLUSIVE plus Worth ‘ After nearly two years at Swansea City, the time has come for me to move on to the next chapter in my career as I pursue another opportunity. I leave the club with immense pride in the foundations we've built together and the value we've added to the squad. I have no doubt this has set us up for future success. The club is in great hands - with talented staff, an ambitious ownership group, and a squad that feels in a far healthier place heading into a summer window than it has in some time. It was a dream fulfilled for me to go from standing on the North Bank as a child, to then being able to help guide the club I love to completing an important first step in an exciting long term recruitment plan. I will always value the incredible relationships I've built at the club and wish everyone at Swansea City all the success in the world. I hope that one day our paths cross again so we can finish what we started together’ Once a Jack, Always a Jack! ⚪️⚫️

'The Rookie' creator Alexi Hawley talks spinoff 'The Rookie: North', starring Jay Ellis. Shot in late February, the pilot has been completed and delivered to ABC. “The pilot came out great,” Hawley said. “The network seems super happy with it. You never know until you know but we have a really amazing cast, led by Jay Ellis who’s a star; it was a joy to make that with him and the rest of them. You know me, I’m just an optimistic person in general, so I’m hopeful and optimistic that we could be talking about that in the near future” More details here: deadline.com/2026/04/the-ro…

WRU EGM ends with votes scrapped as clubs told west Wales team will be cut #ICID=Android_WalesOnlineNewsApp_AppShare" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/ru…

Paramount-Warner: UK Competition Watchdog Seeks Views On Deal Ahead Of Formal Probe deadline.com/2026/04/paramo…

@reformexposed @me3three Questionnaire: Would you trust Reform UK with the NHS? Pls vote & rt

Pluto TV Adds 'Arrow,' 'Everwood,' 'Hart of Dixie,' 'The 100,' 'My Wife and Kids' to Its Library variety.com/2026/tv/news/p…

@realdoll03 It was an example. Oven baked chips in my school in 2007-2012 in Wales.. no salt for students back then. But when we go out to fast food joint big a bunch of salt packets up. Including ones in crisp. Then I use to put it on my chips or crisp.

@NickHackett2 Not this house we’re quite literally Indian by food choice. You can keep your goats 😂

That’s marvellous… only thing d would eat off school menu… sausage roll. ANY good is good food #SEND