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Sky Glass gen 2 review: the smart streaming TV levels up
Latest satellite-free Sky TV is ready for primetime with better picture, sound and muc…
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Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa
While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen …
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What to do if your wireless headphones are lost or stolen: some sound advice
From using the location tracker on your phone to retaining proof of purchase, steps yo…
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Sage Bambino Plus coffee machine review: the perfect espresso machine for beginners
Delivering barista-quality results in a stylishly compact machine, this manual espress…
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‘Source of data’: are electric cars vulnerable to cyber spies and hackers?
British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chin…
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Commissioner calls for ban on apps that make deepfake nude images of children
Children’s commissioner for England says ‘there is no positive reason for these partic…
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Europe must boost space investment to secure autonomy from US, says ESA boss
Investing in space vital for sustaining quality of life amid ‘volatile geopolitical’ l…
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My life’s a mess. Will turning it into a game make everything better?
With two small kids and a dog to take care of, I often struggle to look after myself. …
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Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators
Workers at contractor in Accra say they have suffered from depression and anxiety as a…
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Goodbye, Skype. I’ll never forget you.
I spent entire nights in 2011 gabbing on Skype. As it shutters, I’m reminded of a bygo…
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‘I didn’t eat or sleep’: a Meta moderator on his breakdown after seeing beheadings and child abuse
Solomon says the scale and depravity of what he was exposed to was far darker than he …
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Marks & Spencer pauses online orders as firm struggles with cyber-attack fallout
Contactless payments now restored in stores after week of problems as retailer apologi…
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Microsoft says everyone will be a boss in the future – of AI employees
Tech company predicts rise of ‘frontier firms’ – where a human worker directs AI agent…
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Ofcom accused of prioritising interests of tech firms over child safety online
Watchdog’s new codes of practice are not strong enough, says children’s commissioner f…
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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer
Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pol…
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Trump’s meme coin soars after he asks top 220 holders to dinner
Invitations to private reception with US president fuel $TRUMP’s 50% price rise and ad…
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Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 review – reality-bending daftness
PC; Strange Scaffold What looks like a glitchy dinosaur-hunting puzzler turns out to …
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Tech firms could face hefty fines under new Ofcom rules to keep children safe online
Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under…
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Meta ‘hastily’ changed moderation policy with little regard to impact, says oversight board
Facebook and Instagram owner also criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence du…
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review – deeply satisfying homage to Japanese role-playing games
PC, PlayStation 5 (version played); Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive Boasting a…
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‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now pop sensation
He slept in cars, found notoriety on social media and could be pop’s next superstar. T…
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Be a sim-only saver: could you join the phone users shunning bundles?
More people are switching to deals with greater flexibility and value, and there are a…
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How to split the bill without causing long-term divisions
Whether you’re eating out or settling up households costs, here are ways to make it as…
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Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China
China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, sol…
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Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie
Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an …
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It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she …
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‘Don’t ask what AI can do for us, ask what it is doing to us’: are ChatGPT and co harming human intelligence?
Recent research suggests our brain power is in decline. Is offloading our cognitive wo…
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This unAmerican life: can you really divest yourself of everything from the US?
iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across t…
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‘It’s a new world’: the analysts using AI to psychologically profile elite players
Statistics can help assess a potential recruit’s emotional control and leadership, whi…
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The best pressure washers: eight expert picks for cleaning garden furniture and patios
Our expert puts the best power washers through their paces on the toughest – and mucki…
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape Two) review – love, grief and self-recrimination as the girls reunite
PC, PS5, XBox; Don’t Nod The concluding half of this two-parter may be lacking in inte…
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Microsoft faces growing unrest over role in Israel’s war on Gaza: ‘Close to a tipping point’
Turmoil spreads at company over Israel’s extensive use of its AI and cloud computing s…
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Google illegally monopolized online advertising markets, US judge rules
Federal judge deals blow to tech giant and paves way for government to break up compan…
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Nvidia’s CEO makes surprise visit to Beijing after US restricts chip sales to China
Jensen Huang causes stir on social media and is reported to have met founder of AI com…
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Opt out: how to protect your data and privacy if you own a Tesla
Data via trackers and sensors can paint an intricate picture of your life – here’s wha…
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Temu and Shein drop US ad spending as they face tariffs on even small sales
E-tailers also hiking prices after Donald Trump ends ‘de minimis’ exemption for cheap …
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Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat
New iPad has laptop-level power, reliable battery life, great video call camera and a …
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‘It’s allowed me to see through his eyes’: Super Mario, my dad and me
When his mum found their old family NES covered in dust and rust, Thomas Hobbs cleaned…
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Nvidia says it will build up to $500bn of US AI infrastructure as chip tariff looms
Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at U…
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‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, co…
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Pixel 9a review: Google’s cut-price Android winner
Class-leading camera, top-tier chip, very long battery life, AI and quality software d…
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Plaything – how Black Mirror took on its scariest ever subject: a 1990s PC games magazine
This story from Charlie Brooker’s dystopian series is set at PC Zone magazine and thri…
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Legal Defense Fund exits Meta civil rights advisory group over DEI changes
Meta ending DEI programs, getting rid of factcheckers and changing content moderation …
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The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalis…
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‘It’s going to be messy’: Americans on how Trump’s tariffs are shaping their spending
Fallout from Trump’s trade war is forcing some Guardian readers to cut back or stock u…
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Pro-Palestinian protester’s lawyer stopped and searched at US border: ‘They were going to take my device’
Amir Makled says immigration officials questioned him about his phone’s contents. Expe…
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‘Parents left picking popcorn out of their hair’: the meme-soaked magic of A Minecraft Movie
Jason Momoa and Jack Black’s review-retardant blockbuster is bringing living memes – a…
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My husband is always on his iPad. I miss him. How can I ask for screen-free time together? | Leading questions
Time without screens doesn’t need to feel like homework, writes advice columnist Elean…
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Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow
A new progressivism, one that embraces construction over obstruction, must find new al…
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Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five co…
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UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill
Exclusive: Algorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in pr…
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Bafta games awards 2025: full list of winners
Astro Bot wins in five categories as the night’s most nominated Senua’s Saga: Hellblad…
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Alvin Lucier is still making music four years after his death – thanks to an artificial brain
In Western Australia, a team of artists and scientists have resurrected the US compose…
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Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt buys £42m London mansion
Deal to buy Holland Park home, which ex-CEO reportedly plans to rent out, is latest by…
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UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret
Judges reject Home Office’s attempt to withhold from public details of case concerning…
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Which celebrities are lying about their height? This website’s done the research
On Celebheights.com, thousands of users measure the statures of the rich and famous. T…
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‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams
Exploitation fears as people in extreme poverty perform stunts and beg for virtual gif…
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Australia’s social media ban is attracting global praise – but we’re no closer to knowing how it would work
A trial is under way but the government faces many hurdles – including whether Trump-e…
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US authors’ copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft combined in New York with newspaper actions
California cases over AI trainers’ use of work by writers including Ta-Nehisi Coates a…
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Mario Kart World: hands-on with Nintendo’s crucial Switch 2 launch game
It may not reinvent the wheel but the forthcoming racer looks awesome, plays flawlessl…
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Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic
Dr Amy Orben says there are no ‘one-size-fits-all answers’ given importance of access …
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Meta faces £1.8bn lawsuit over claims it inflamed violence in Ethiopia
Son of murdered academic calls on Facebook owner to ‘radically change how it moderates…
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A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun
Full-throttle star turns from Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge raise laughs but don’t …
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Shenmue voted the most influential video game of all time in Bafta poll
The idiosyncratic adventure from 1999 beat the likes of Doom and Super Mario Bros in a…
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Floppy disks and vaccine cards: exhibition tells tale of privacy rights in UK
Forty items on display in Manchester, collated by information commissioner, chart evol…
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‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its u…
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Italian police increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 cars destroyed in Rome fire
State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was start…
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Roblox gives parents more power over children’s activity on gaming platform
Parents can block children from talking to certain people and get detailed screen-time…
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Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok future as US ban deadline looms
Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations…
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UK needs to relax AI laws or risk transatlantic ties, thinktank warns
Tony Blair Institute says enforcing stricter licensing rules for copyright-protected m…
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How Tesla became a battleground for political protest
As demonstrations against Elon Musk and his political ties spread, Tesla owners find t…
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OpenAI raises up to $40bn in record-breaking deal with SoftBank
Japanese investment group says it wants to realise ‘artificial super intelligence’ – s…
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