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Dragons, demons and Grand Theft Auto VI: the games to look out for in 2025
Vice City returns, but there are plenty of new games and reboots, from Monster Hunter …
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Beijing denies involvement in US treasury cyber-attack
China says claims a state-sponsored actor was behind cyber breach earlier this month a…
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Can flood of cheap new EVs coming to Europe save its carmakers?
Analysts argue 2024 is minor blip and that lobbying for relaxation of rules could harm…
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Dating apps prepare to launch AI features to help users find love
Match Group’s digital assistant will tailor profiles and search for dates – but critic…
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Lisa Nandy urges YouTube and TikTok to promote better content for children
UK culture minister says government wants to ‘open a dialogue’, but will intervene if …
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AI tools may soon manipulate people’s online decision-making, say researchers
Study predicts an ‘intention economy’ where companies bid for accurate predictions of …
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‘I deleted news apps’: Guardian readers on how to stop doomscrolling
While we certainly don’t encourage people to turn away from the news, we also know it’…
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Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US | Will Hutton
Tech selloffs not only cost tax revenue and jobs, but are turning the UK into a vassal…
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From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025
The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes w…
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‘All people could do was hope the nerds would fix it’: the global panic over the millennium bug, 25 years on
Planes were going to drop out of the sky, nuclear reactors would explode. But then … n…
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OpenAI lays out plan to shift to for-profit corporate structure
AI company, which makes ChatGPT, says in blogpost ‘we once again need to raise more ca…
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How I beat overwhelm: I deleted my email app – and my sleep suddenly improved
Checking my emails at every possible opportunity had become distracting and draining. …
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How I beat overwhelm: I found WhatsApp draining – so I learned ways to curb my cravings
My anxiety about not replying to everyone’s messages was at a constant simmer until I …
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How Just Dance saved my Christmas | Dominik Diamond
With grown-up children scattered around the world, an inconvenient snowstorm and a veg…
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The video games you may have missed in 2024
A returning classic, a Love Island send-up and an answer to the age-old question: can …
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Older music has been getting a second life on TikTok, data shows
Despite newer artists having viral moments, app users also enjoyed old school acts inc…
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I spent a week working, exercising and relaxing in virtual reality. I’m shocked to say it finally works | Ed Newton-Rex
Bar some glitches, I think a tipping point has been reached – except when it comes to …
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How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man
A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how…
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ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show
Exclusive : Guardian testing reveals AI-powered search tools can return false or malic…
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Moment captured when drones collide and fall to ground at Florida holiday event – video
An onlooker filmed the moment when several drones with red and green lights fall out o…
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‘Security through obscurity’: the Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war
Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog …
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How far do Elon Musk and Reform UK share a political vision?
Immigration, culture wars and shrinking the public sector all feature highly on their …
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Brain rot 2024: the best and funniest viral moments of the year
From holding space to a baby pygmy hippo, there’s much to be learned about the world t…
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Generation TikTok: how sportswomen set the bar higher than the men
Female athlete power on social media became ever more strident in 2024 – but the backl…
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OpenAI whistleblower who died was being considered as witness against company
Suchir Balaji, listed in court filing as having ‘relevant documents’ about copyright v…
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It’s probably just a plane: drone experts advise calm over New Jersey sightings
Although politicians have called to shoot them down, experts say the lights are likely…
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The god illusion: why the pope is so popular as a deepfake image
Experts explain the pontiff’s appeal as the most recent AI images of Francis, with the…
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How YouTube (and Skibidi Toilet) changed the Christmas toys market
The shift from live TV to video platforms has made toy makers and sellers rethink prod…
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Can I survive for 24 hours without GPS navigation?
Spatial memory is a use-it-or-lose it commodity, so I gave life without Google Maps a …
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‘We are not a retro company’: Sega prepares to go back to the future
Sega started as a rock’n’roll breath of fresh air in a Nintendo-dominated world – and …
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Elon Musk showcases grip on Washington by impeding spending bill
The world’s richest man flexed his muscles to tank lawmakers’ first pass at a spending…
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Uber and its CEO donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund
Donation adds to list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster favorable rel…
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‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
Former workers at Samasource say violent, graphic and sexually explicit videos left th…
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‘They’re looking for something’: rumors abound over unsettling drone sightings in New Jersey
At first, the relentless flocks of drones were unusual but nothing to worry about – no…
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Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology
Imagination Technologies had licences with two Chinese firms – but said it had not ‘im…
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Amazon workers across US gear up to strike this week
Move comes after company fails to meet deadline to begin contract talks with workers i…
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Social media platforms have work to do to comply with Online Safety Act, says Ofcom
Regulator publishes codes of practice and warns that largest sites are not following m…
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TikTok turns to US supreme court in last-ditch bid to avert divest-or-ban law
Firm and parent company ByteDance file request for injunction to halt ban of app used …
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A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in
Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances – and, while it ca…
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From UFOs to drones, the US fascination with – and fear of – ‘anomalous detections’
A first-of-its-kind public archive of UFO records opens in New Mexico as New Jersey is…
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‘People should feel there’s more than doom and gloom’: Monument Valley 3’s environmentalist hope-punk
How the pandemic and climate migration have influenced this third outing of a formerly…
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Forget the Baftas … here are our alternative game of the year awards
In this week’s newsletter: From perfect first dates to giving guns to cute Pokémon-lik…
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‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy
The man behind Amy and Senna has turned his attention to ‘techno-authoritarianism’ in …
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‘I received a first but it felt tainted and undeserved’: inside the university AI cheating crisis
More than half of students are now using generative AI, casting a shadow over campuses…
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She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate
Despite a stellar reference from a landlord of 17 years, Mary Louis was rejected after…
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‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics
From voters picking up ‘bad vibes’ to the Brat girl summer, vague instincts now make t…
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Amazon donates $1m to Trump’s inaugural fund as tech cozies up to president-elect
OpenAI’s Sam Altman also announced a $1m personal donation to Trump on the same day, j…
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BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster
Notifications from a new Apple product falsely suggested the BBC claimed the New York …
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Scottie Pippen and the heady rise of the athlete turned crypto bro
Sports stars are rushing to promote coins and exchanges. But they are stepping into a …
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Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?
Salt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world Don’t get TechScape delive…
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Best podcasts of the week: Everything you need to know about Donald Trump’s new top team
Plus: in the final edition of Hear Here, we round up five of the best experimental pod…
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‘It’s a pure form of gambling’: memecoins boom after Trump election
‘Hawk tuah girl’ Haliey Welch’s coin fails amid new wave of hype around crypto-related…
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‘It’s beyond human scale’: AFP defends use of artificial intelligence to search seized phones and emails
Australian federal police says it has ‘no choice’ due to the vast amount of data exami…
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From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?
Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival ha…
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Marvel Rivals review – discomfitingly slick hero shooter makes you worry about gaming’s future
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox; NetEase Games It’s Overwatch with Marvel characters, and it’…
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Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries
Elon Musk carmaker pushed for British government to introduce rules for HGVs, as it re…
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How do you save a dying mobile game? Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has the answer
The mortality rate for such games is high when developers stop updating them. But when…
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Facebook UK cut 700 staff and reduced tax bill last year, accounts show
10% of Facebook’s UK workforce was axed while revenue fell slightly but pre-tax profit…
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‘It feels like admin’: why are people falling out of love with dating apps?
About 1.4 million people have left online dating in the past year as experts say users…
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‘It shouldn’t be that easy’: inside the illegal wildlife trade booming on social media
Social media sites have become crucial tools for the sale of endangered species and pl…
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Lord of the ringtones: Nokia celebrates pop-culture status by opening design archive
The mobile phones we loved then lost will go on show in Finland and online to reveal h…
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‘Gun control is dead, and we killed it’: the growing threat of firearms that can be made at home
One far-right cell wanted to use 3D-printed guns to cause ‘maximum confusion and fear’…
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US appeals court upholds law forcing sale or ban of TikTok
Decision is latest twist in a years-long battle between the social media company and t…
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Money, lawyers or boosting Farage on X: how Elon Musk could affect UK politics
The billionaire, having helped Trump regain the White House, is reportedly turning his…
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Bitcoin price tops $100,000 for first time as Trump win fuels crypto fever
Largest cryptocurrency, prone to volatile market surges, lifts amid hopes of lighter r…
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How AI monitoring is cutting stillbirths and neonatal deaths in a clinic in Malawi
The only hospital in the country using foetal safety software has seen baby fatalities…
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Podcast picks of the week: Julia Davis turns agony aunt, the history of Grand Theft Auto and more
In a Hear Here special, we round up five of the best unscripted shows, and five of the…
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The 8 best video doorbells tried and tested – and Ring isn’t top
Whether you want to bolster your home’s security or simply make sure you know when som…
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‘Too big of a departure?’: the experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launch
Insiders who were at the Type 00 event in Miami and others give their views on the car…
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Chip war ramps up with new US semiconductor restrictions on China
Biden administration broadens limits on Chinese access to advanced microchip technolog…
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How to buy preloved items to give as Christmas gifts
Have a plan, know what you want and do the safety checks … and be prepared to get up e…
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‘Russia can turn the lights off’: how the UK is preparing for cyberwar
Moves made to prepare country for utility outages as malicious technological threats i…
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires amid chipmaker’s struggles
David Zinsner and Michelle Johnson Holthaus named interim co-CEOs of company fighting …
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Neon cities, cyber nightmares and yum cha: Cao Fei, the visionary artist charting China’s past and future
For her first major solo show in Australia, the Chinese artist has turned the Art Gall…
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Am I too old to be a mobster? I played Mafia: Definitive Edition to find out | Dominik Diamond
I finally got to live out my gangster fantasies and found I fit right in with this bun…
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If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles, our rivals will overtake us | Jonathan Reynolds
The government is determined to work with the car industry to increase take-up, boost …
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Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage
In November, two Baltic Sea cables were damaged and experts say Australia’s cables are…
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