CEO of Epic Games apologizes after laying off employee with terminal brain cancer

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The chief of the company that created Fortnite, a popular online game, has issued an apology following backlash after recent mass layoffs cost an employee with terminal brain cancer his job – and his life insurance.   Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/30/epic-games-fortnite-ceo-apologizes-lay-off

The week around the world in 20 pictures

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Crisis in the Middle East, a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, a Saharan dust storm in Crete and the launch of Artemis II – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists…   Source:  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/apr/03/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures

Belgian court rejects Netflix appeal against streaming obligations in landmark case

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A Belgian court has rejected an appeal by Netflix to scrap a law imposing financial obligations on streamers in the country’s French-speaking Wallonia-Brussels region.   Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/belgian-court-rejects-netflix-appeal-against-streaming-obligations-in-landmark-case/5215256.article