Month: August 2021

People come to these videos to feel peaceful and good. It makes sense that they would then take turns to sweetly compliment each other Internet Wormhole is a new column where Guardian Australia writers take you on a tour of their online obsession. Click here for more YouTube comments are frequently not very nice (or, …

ASMR YouTube videos are calming and gentle. The comments under them are even better Read More »

Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays China has ordered its online gaming companies to further reduce the services they provide to young gamers, in a move intended to curb what the authorities described as “youth video game addiction”. Under the new rule, young gamers are …

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Nintendo Switch; Grasshopper Manufacture/MarvelousUgly, unpolished and ultraviolent – Suda51’s kitsch curio fires on all cheaply made cylinders When it debuted on the family-friendly Wii in 2007, No More Heroes’ shocking blend of extreme violence, meta-humour and profanity felt as if it shouldn’t be allowed on a Nintendo console. While families played Wii tennis, No More …

No More Heroes 3 review – anarchic alien-killer goes out with a bang Read More »

They can go on research missions in stormy weather, dive to 150 metres and could soon be ‘singing’ signals. These penguin-like devices are helping to explain the eddies that are key to all life If it looks like a penguin and swims like a penguin – but it’s actually a robot – then it must …

Robo-penguin: how artificial birds are relaying the secrets of ocean currents Read More »

Move is part of firm’s efforts to introduce child-safe experience for under-18s Instagram will require all users to enter their birthdate before using the app, Facebook has announced, as part of the company’s efforts to introduce a child-safe experience for users under 18. The requirement has been introduced just two days before the UK begins …

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It is time to evaluate how much transformational control we give billionaires over our societies, and our lives A few weeks ago, Elon Musk announced that his company, Tesla, plans to have a humanoid robot prototype ready next year. The intention is to create a 56kg machine that isn’t “super expensive” to retail. Oh, yes: …

Here’s why Elon Musk’s robot is electrified neoliberalism | Van Badham Read More »

The medical startup CEO is charged with six counts of fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison The first phase of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will start on Tuesday, with jury selection scheduled in a San Jose, California, courthouse. Holmes is charged with six counts of fraud relating to her …

Elizabeth Holmes on trial: jury selection begins Tuesday for Theranos founder Read More »

Want an original artwork in your home but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you and your empty feature wall covered You’ve been locked down and staring at the walls for months. It’s time for a change of scene. Related: From the Pilbara to Australia’s classrooms: meet the Indigenous kids teaching the nation Continue …

Walls that talk: how to buy real art in lockdown, from budget finds to custom commissions Read More »

A survey has found only a fraction of 16- to 24-year-olds think phone calls are remotely important – so they’ve put their phones on vibrate Name: Generation mute. Age: 16-24. Continue reading… A survey has found only a fraction of 16- to 24-year-olds think phone calls are remotely important – so they’ve put their phones …

The end of phone calls: why young people have silenced their ringtones Read More »

Jess Impiazzi stars as a TV show android who has a different husband each day but gets hacked in this scattershot drama This is an inane hodgepodge of sci-fi, political thriller and perhaps some kind of ill-considered satire – of reality TV, venal politicians? It’s hard to divine the target when the attack is so …

Override review – TV robot goes rogue in Stepford Wives meets Truman Show sci-fi Read More »