Gamers are making millions by playing in front of audiences on platforms like Twitch. But when fame and money counts on you always being on, can you ever switch off? It is June 2018, and I am sitting at a table in a needlessly fancy restaurant in LA with a bunch of teenagers. Well, some …
The UK developers at Playground Games explain why they cut no corners in creating the latest Forza game, and wanted to ensure it gives players an authentic and cliche-free view of the Mexican landscape There is a moment all Forza Horizon 5 players will experience when they first venture off road into rural Mexico. They …
EVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help? While the journey to a low-carbon economy is well under way, the best route to get there remains up for debate. But, amid the slew of “pathways” and “roadmaps”, one broad consensus …
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Firm’s subsidiary in Ireland agrees to backdated settlement to be paid in addition to corporation tax for 2020 Google’s Irish subsidiary has agreed to pay €218m (£183m) in back taxes to the Irish government, according to company filings. The US tech company, which had been accused of avoiding hundreds of millions in tax across Europe …
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Thierry Henry is among the hosts of a new multilingual podcast about the football legend. Plus: a deep dive It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and I’m Not a Monster returns The Last Days of Maradona“Everyone – fans and non-fans alike – must have asked themselves: how did Maradona’s life end the way it did?” Thierry …
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‘Threat horizon’ report by tech firm’s cybersecurity action team details hacking threats to cloud service Cyberhackers are using compromised cloud accounts to mine cryptocurrency, Google has warned. Details of the mining hack are contained in a report by Google’s cybersecurity action team, which spots hacking threats against its cloud service – a remote storage system …
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At least 17 people including protest leaders have received alerts about devices possibly being compromised Thai activists who have called for reform of the monarchy are among at least 17 people in Thailand who say they have been warned by Apple that they have been targeted by “state-sponsored” attackers. Warnings were sent to the prominent …
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Fed up of getting destroyed by teenagers whenever you play online? The more tactical, slower-paced combat of Halo Infinite makes older players feel at home again About 30 minutes into playing the Halo: Infinite online beta last week, I had a shocking, almost unbelievable realisation: I am quite good at the game. I’d just vaporised …
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Group’s biggest single US investment comes amid global chip shortage and related national security concerns Samsung has said it will build a $17bn (£12.7bn) semiconductor factory in Texas, amid a global shortage of chips used in cars, phones and other electronic devices. The plant just outside Austin would be the South Korean company’s biggest US …
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Proposed legislation follows warning from India PM and crackdown in China The Indian government is preparing to ban private cryptocurrencies and allow the country’s central bank to launch an official digital currency. The proposed legislation follows a crackdown on cryptocurrencies in China, where financial regulators and the central bank have made all digital currency transactions …
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