Month: July 2021

Switch/PS4/PC; CapcomWith one Herlock Sholmes as your companion, the latest in the witty legal-mystery series sends you back to a sublimely realised Victorian London I’ll be the first to admit my bias when it comes to the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games – the legal-themed mystery series that partly inspired me to become a qualified …

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review – an open and shut case of gaming brilliance Read More »

Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: Scandalous revelations in An Ugly Truth … the relentless march of the silicon transistor … and the dangers of link smut What makes Facebook Facebook? I’m not talking about the technology here, or the app, but the company itself: why is Facebook so scandal-prone, so controversial, and …

TechScape: Facebook’s biggest problem? Mark Zuckerberg Read More »

Anschutz Corporation, which made billions drilling oil, is building a 732 power line to carry renewable energy to cities including Los Angeles and Phoenix Some days, the wind rips across Wyoming’s southern plains at 70mph. Cottonwood trees bend, tall grass lies flat and 18-wheel trucks tip over along Interstate 80. It only takes a breeze …

Why is a big oil company investing huge amounts of money in Wyoming wind? Read More »

New petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One writer finds out Range anxiety hits hard on the A9 in the Highlands of Scotland. For the uninitiated, this is …

Leading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an electric car? Read More »

Advertisers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger will no longer be able to market to under 18s based on their interests Facebook will impose more control on the types of ads that children as young as 13 are exposed to on Instagram and other platforms, as new research finds Australian alcohol companies are not restricting their …

Facebook to limit ads children see after revelations Australian alcohol companies can reach teens Read More »

In new column Internet wormhole, Guardian Australia writers take you to their favourite corner of the web. First up: an inviting – and voyeuristic – YouTube series Looking back to early pandemic times, it was probably Architectural Digest’s video tour of Dakota Johnson’s Hollywood home that nudged me down the YouTube hole of celebrity house …

Vagina tunnels and sneaker closets: the escapist appeal of celebrity house tours Read More »

Staying in touch with friends and family via technology made many older people feel more lonely, research finds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Virtual contact during the pandemic made many over-60s feel lonelier and more depressed than no contact at all, new research has found. Many older people stayed in touch …

Virtual contact worse than no contact for over-60s in lockdown, says study Read More »

‘Perfect positive storm’ for big tech as pandemic fuels huge quarterly sales and stock market gains Google, Apple and Microsoft are expected to report record-breaking quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday night as the firms continue to benefit from a pandemic that has created a “perfect positive storm” for big tech. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, …

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Researchers are looking for volunteers for a study into whether search results really are influenced by previous browsing history Australians are being asked to share their internet browsers with a new research project that aims to find out whether people’s search results on hot button topics vary wildly depending on who they are. Amid ongoing …

Wanted: browsers to help uncover the truth about online search result bias Read More »

A global shortfall of semiconductors has affected the Tesla supply chain as well as car manufacturers across the world Tesla made a profit of more than $1bn in the last three months even as it struggled to keep up with demand for electric cars in the face of a global chip shortage. The company announced …

Tesla second-quarter profits top $1bn even as it struggles to handle demand Read More »