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Microsoft abruptly shut down its online movie and TV store. On Friday, the tech giant quietly updated both its general and Xbox support pages to reflect the changes. Users will no longer be able to buy new content from Microsoft.com and the Microsoft Store on Windows and Xbox.  Thankfully, Microsoft says if you already own movies or shows through the …

Valve is tightening its guidelines around ‘adult only’ content to satisfy rules set by Steam’s payment processing partners, with dozens of sexually explicit games removed from the platform throughout the week. As spotted by GameSpark and shared by Automaton, SteamDB logs show a flurry of activity behind the scenes as Steam updated its ‘Rules and Guidelines’ policy, making it clear …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration revoked federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project on Wednesday, intensifying uncertainty about how the state will make good on its long-delayed promise of building a bullet train to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The U.S. Transportation Department announced it was pulling back $4 billion in funding for the project, …

As the knockout stage of the Women’s Euro 2025 continues, England orchestrated one of the most spectacular wins of the tournament. The Lionesses pulled off a miraculous comeback late in the second half of Thursday’s quarterfinal against Sweden, before holding on to win the game in penalties. The shootout was all about the goalkeepers, as English keeper Hannah Hampton and …

A rendering shows a high-speed rail train as it enters a station during an informational open house by the California High-Speed Rail Authority at the Hilton DoubleTree in downtown Fresno, California, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Craig Kohlruss | Fresno Bee | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has formally terminated $4 billion in federal funding …

The Trump administration has canceled billions of dollars in funding for California’s high-speed rail project after the state agency rejected the federal government’s assessment of the project’s failings. The Federal Railroad Administration pulled $4 billion in funding on Wednesday that was intended for construction in the Central Valley, according to a letter that acting FRA Administrator Drew Feeley sent to …

Trump pulls federal funds for California’s high-speed rail  Politico Trump administration pulls $4B in federal funding for California’s high-speed rail  ABC7 Los Angeles Trump rescinds $4bn in US funding for California High-Speed Rail project  The Guardian $4 billion in federal funding for California High-Speed Rail project terminated  KBAK Governor Newsom responds to Trump’s latest gift to China: Defunding America’s only high-speed rail  Governor of California …

Bitcoin Pulls Back as Record Rally Triggers Profit Taking  Bloomberg.com Bitcoin tops $120,000 for the first time  CNN What is the US’s Crypto Week? Why has Bitcoin hit a record high?  Al Jazeera Bitcoin Price Soars Past $120,000 at Outset of House’s ‘Crypto Week’  The New York Times Bitcoin becomes world’s fifth-largest asset by market cap, surpassing Amazon as price hits $122,000  The Block Source …

Fans of Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) will have been left disappointed after finding out they won’t get to sing along to Mr Blue Sky below a blue summer sky. BST Hyde Park has cancelled the final day of its festival after Lynne, 77, withdrew from the band’s headline slot at the last minute due to health concerns. He …

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images If you have any Wemo smart devices in your home, you should start planning an upgrade — because you only have about six months left to use them. In an email to users today, Wemo announced that it was ending support for nearly all of its smart devices sold over the last 10 years on Jan. 31, …