Why Microsoft Blocked Major VPN and Encryption Software

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https://www.reddit.com/r/DailyTechNewsShow/comments/1sgm7q9/wireguard_vpn_developer_cant_ship_software/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/09/microsoft_dev_account_deactivations/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-cant-ship-software-updates-after-microsoft-locks-account/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/hardware-dev-center/action-required-account-verification-for-windows-hardware-program-begins-october/4455452 https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/09/microsoft_devdiv/ https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-premium-auto-speed-on-the-go-experiments-3655710/ https://9to5google.com/2026/04/08/youtube-shorts-ai-avatar/ https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-leo-to-launch-mid-2026-ceo-hints-at-lower-price-than-starlink https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/amazon-is-considering-selling-its-ai-chips-to-other-companies
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/not-on-a-hunch-andy-jassy-defends-amazons-200b-spending-spree/

Spotify now lets everyone turn off videos in its app


https://www.engadget.com/home/dyson-just-announced-its-first-ever-handheld-fan-with-a-motor-that-spins-up-to-65000-rpm-000135028.html https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/08/iphone-air-2-and-iphone-18e-early-next-year/

Report: iPhones accounted for half of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in Q4 2025


https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-bakes-notebooklm-its-research-tool-into-gemini-101850634.html
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/09/unless-you-reboot-every-once-in-a-while-your-mac-will-get-kicked-offline-every-49-days https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/openai-new-model-cyber-mythos-anthopic
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/09/meta-social-media-addiction-ads
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/openai-pauses-stargate-uk-data-center-effort-citing-energy-costs
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/meta-commits-to-spending-additional-21-billion-with-coreweave-.html
https://www.techradar.com/pro/john-deere-may-have-to-pay-out-major-usd99-million-settlement-in-landmark-right-to-repair-case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/anthropic-fails-for-now-to-halt-us-label-as-a-supply-chain-risk
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/google-expands-partnership-with-intel-for-ai-chips-.html