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Last week, Asha Sharma, the new head of Xbox, laid out her vision for the future of the console and interestingly, the two titles she picked out as potential areas of growth were Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga – games that don’t exactly scream next-generation entertainment. Neither relies on hyper-realistic visuals, which is the north star that games consoles and gaming PCs have been aiming at for the past 40 years. They are, instead, well-designed, well-loved franchises that you can play and enjoy on almost any PC, console or phone.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if…

Reform UK has pledged to imprison the bosses of companies employing illegal migrants and said it would fine larger firms 10 per cent of their global revenues.The party said its aim was to stop delivery and gig economy companies profiting from illegal workers “without consequences”.Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said “young British people are being shut out of entry level jobs and our whole economy is being undermined”.The Home Office said it was already increasing penalties for companies hiring illegal workers. A source within the department called some of Reforms proposals “empty posturing”.Reform said that if it won the next…

Marmots – chubby, ground-dwelling squirrels – are the latest stars on the adult platform OnlyFans.That’s thanks to the efforts of Colorado-based biologist Dr Daniel Blumstein, the head of a long-running field study on marmots, who was worried about its financial future after federal funding to universities was cut. Blumstein told the BBC he recently launched an account on OnlyFans, which is known mostly for sexually explicit content, and began posting “uncensored marmot content” in “an act of desperation”. This content is family-friendly videos of the rodents scurrying around and popping out of their burrows, which so far has generated more…

Tristan H. CockcroftAug 5, 2026, 10:09 AM ETCloseTristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. Tristan is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. He is also two-time LABR and four-time Tout Wars champion.Multiple AuthorsThe MLB trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror. Now we get to experience that same level of fun with our own wheeling and dealing.In ESPN leagues, the fantasy baseball trade deadline arrives on Friday, Aug. 14, at noon ET, giving us nine days with which to fine-tune our rosters. What are you planning to do to get your…

Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has opened up on his decision to stop actively representing clients in court, saying the demands of his growing music career made it difficult to balance both professions. The 35-year-old entertainer studied law at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom before completing his legal training at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012. Falz began gaining recognition in the Nigerian music scene in 2011 following the release of his debut single, ‘Wahz Up Guy’, before eventually establishing himself as a rapper, actor…

Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun State to remain peaceful and reject violence ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, while urging an unnamed political figure from Imo State not to interfere in the electoral process. The singer appealed on Tuesday while addressing supporters as the head of the youth campaign mobilisation team for the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke. Davido, who described Mr Adeleke, his uncle, as “one of the best, if not the best”, governors the state has produced, urged eligible voters to turn out peacefully and exercise their civic rights without…

Emma Okonji At the recent regional stakeholder validation workshops held separately in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, stakeholders pushed for practical solutions that would strengthen the sustainability of the African social impact ecosystem. Organised by African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), a Pan-African network for social investors that are interested in collaborating to increase the flow of capital into social investments across Africa, the various workshops discussed the issue of Africa’s grant dependency that has resonated with remarkable consistency across Southern, East and West Africa. The stakeholders were of the view that the future of Africa’s social impact…

Gianni Infantino has apologised for “errors” he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa’s Africa office in Rabat on Wednesday following mounting criticism of his aborted proposals, with world football’s governing body releasing a statement of support four hours after the meeting ended.European football’s governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has lost confidence in Infantino, calling the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal a “shabby, back room,…

The Vice Chairman of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has warned that several domestic airlines could cease operations within the next 30 days unless the Federal Government urgently intervenes in the challenges confronting the aviation industry. Mr Onyema said the industry is facing an existential crisis driven by high operating costs and multiple financial obligations. He spoke on Wednesday in Lagos at the launch of Pathways, Pilgrimage & Destiny: The Biography of Alhaji Muneer Bankole, the biography of the founder of Med-View Airline. “Going into aviation is not a piece of cake.…

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