Project to 'free social media from billionaire control' plans to take on Musk and Zuck using Bluesky's open source protocol: 'It will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars'
October 13, 2026
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Project to ‘free social media from billionaire control’ plans to take on Musk and Zuck using Bluesky’s open source protocol: ‘It will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars’

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A cadre of tech founders and activists announced a new social-media focused foundation on Monday with the goal of raising $30 million to fund development of AT Protocol, the underlying technology powering growing social media network Bluesky. While you may not recognize any of the “technical advisors and custodians” organizing Free Our Feeds, you’ll likely…

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The next retro games coming to Steam are a pair of extremely 1990s run-and-gunners where Spanish Goku fights mutants

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In the 1990s, Spanish videogame label Gaelco was responsible for a string of arcade games (and also electronic dartboards) that hardly anyone outside Spain knows about, bar perhaps the occasional breakout like World Rally. Retro specialists QUByte Interactive are bringing two of Gaelco’s obscurities to Steam this year, resurrecting arcade action games Thunder Hoop and…

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Flash Sale Now: Animation Deals Up to 80%

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Hi everyone! This weekend’s flash sale celebrates the artistry of gaming with steep discounts on titles from a wide range of styles. Starting right now, save up to 80 percent on games that run the gamut from hand-drawn to 16-bit, classic comic book to Japanese anime and beyond. Head over to PlayStation Store throughout the…

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Free Play Days – January EA Sports Takeover

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Category: Games January 16, 2025 Free Play Days – January EA Sports Takeover Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Gear up for a weekend of non-stop thrills and epic showdowns! Whether you’re scoring goals, hitting the gridiron, racing to the finish line, or landing knockout punches, this weekend has it all with Free Play Days! FC…

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Now it’s in my hands the new Xbox Ally X is a far better handheld than I expected, but it’s still got a lot of work to do to convince me it’s a) worth $1,000 or b) that it’s an Xbox

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Now, I’ve only had the new Asus ROG Xbox Ally X in my hands for a few days now—thanks to delays in shipping and fun with NDAs—but I’m surprised by just how much I do like it. Maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised, given how much of a fan I was of the original Asus…

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One of my favorite survival city builders is leaving early access this month, so here’s your chance to buy it before the price goes up

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September sure was chock full o’ city builders, but wait, there’s more! October has a treat in store for all you aspiring mayors, too: survival city builder Farthest Frontier is busting out of early access and going full version 1.0 later this month. This is excellent news for two reasons. First, even from its earliest…

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‘No one cooks anymore’: Dosa Divas is an RPG about food, death, and big robots

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Outerloop’s previous RPG, Thirsty Suitors, featured an elaborate cooking minigame—complete with quick-time-event handwashing—where you had to prepare Indian cuisine as a way of impressing and subsequently bonding with your mother. What I’m saying is, they’ve got prior when it comes to games where food is important. Outerloop’s next RPG, shown off today on the Day…

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