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Steam Controller Review: Valve's New Pad Is the Closest Thing to a Perfect PC Gamepad
Gaming

Steam Controller Review: Valve's New Pad Is the Closest Thing to a Perfect PC Gamepad

Polygon's hands-on says hall-effect sticks, refined trackpads and gyro aim combine into the gamepad PC players have been waiting for — with one notable miss.

4/27/2026
Steam Controller 2026: Valve Confirms Price and Release Date — £85 / $99 on May 4
Gaming

Steam Controller 2026: Valve Confirms Price and Release Date — £85 / $99 on May 4

After years of teases, the Steam Controller has a hard date — and Valve is shipping it before the new Steam Machine launches.

4/27/2026
'Tell Me Lies' Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer Developing Drama Series 'Bastards' at Hulu
Entertainment

'Tell Me Lies' Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer Developing Drama Series 'Bastards' at Hulu

Hulu hands its breakout drama showrunner her next series — Oppenheimer's 'Bastards' lands at the streamer in an exclusive new development pact.

4/27/2026
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter to Release 'Bring Your Love' This Week After Coachella Duet
Entertainment

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter to Release 'Bring Your Love' This Week After Coachella Duet

The pop generations collide — Madonna and Carpenter follow up their viral Coachella moment with a studio recording of 'Bring Your Love' on Friday.

4/27/2026
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Stacey Sher Inks First-Look TV Deal With MGM Television
Entertainment

Stacey Sher Inks First-Look TV Deal With MGM Television

The Oscar-nominated producer behind Pulp Fiction, Erin Brockovich and Django Unchained moves her television banner to MGM under a new first-look pact.

4/27/2026
Emerging-Market Stocks Reclaim Pre-War Peak on Hormuz Deal Hopes and AI
Finance

Emerging-Market Stocks Reclaim Pre-War Peak on Hormuz Deal Hopes and AI

The MSCI EM index closed at a fresh post-war high — Asian AI-supply-chain names and Iran-de-escalation optimism powered the move.

4/27/2026
Firms Swarm US Debt Markets With New Issuance — Window Reopens
Finance

Firms Swarm US Debt Markets With New Issuance — Window Reopens

After weeks of cautious calendars, U.S. investment-grade and high-yield issuers are flooding the primary market — borrowers are seizing a window before the Fed and PCE data hit.

4/27/2026
Brent Oil Tops $108 a Barrel as Iran Peace Talks Unravel
Finance

Brent Oil Tops $108 a Barrel as Iran Peace Talks Unravel

Crude jumped on the prospect of a Strait of Hormuz blockade after the Islamabad talks collapsed — the highest spot Brent print since the war began.

4/27/2026
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Europe's Push to Ditch US Software for 'Sovereign Tech' — What's Actually Replaceable
Tech

Europe's Push to Ditch US Software for 'Sovereign Tech' — What's Actually Replaceable

From Microsoft 365 to AWS to Salesforce — European governments and large companies are now seriously evaluating native alternatives. Here's where the migration is real and where it's still aspirational.

4/27/2026
OpenAI Breaks Out of Microsoft Exclusivity — What the Restructured Partnership Means
Tech

OpenAI Breaks Out of Microsoft Exclusivity — What the Restructured Partnership Means

OpenAI can now sell its frontier models through clouds other than Azure under the revised terms — a structural shift in the AI infrastructure market.

4/27/2026
Data Centre Demand Drives 66% Surge in Natural Gas Power Plant Costs
Tech

Data Centre Demand Drives 66% Surge in Natural Gas Power Plant Costs

AI and cloud build-out is now bidding directly against the gas-turbine queue — the cost of new gas-fired generation has jumped two-thirds in a year.

4/27/2026
Best iPhone Charger 2026: USB-C Cables, MagSafe, Wireless Pads — What's Worth Buying
Tech

Best iPhone Charger 2026: USB-C Cables, MagSafe, Wireless Pads — What's Worth Buying

With every new iPhone now USB-C and MagSafe 2 mainstream, the charger market has fragmented. Here's the cleanest stack for fast, safe charging without overspending.

4/27/2026
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