Novel device aims to be a multi-tasking power house, but gaps in hardware and software let it down Microsoft’s second attempt at its interesting dual-screen Android smartphone corrects some mistakes of the original, but falls short of a revolution due to a series of oddities created by its physical laptop-like form. Looking more like a …
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The Obamas-backed podcast The Big Hit Show dives deep into the hit vampire tales, and the misogynistic hatred its female fans receive. Plus: trickster psychics are exposed The Big Hit Show“Twilight is stupid; if you like it, you’re also stupid.” Why is there so much vitriol towards female Twihards? (Spoiler: misogyny.) In the first run …
Singer thanked for ‘standing up against inaccuracies’ after the streaming service refused to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast The World Health Organization chief has backed the veteran rock star Neil Young in his dispute with the music streaming behemoth Spotify, thanking the musician for “standing up against misinformation and inaccuracies” around Covid vaccinations. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …
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PlayStation 5, PC (forthcoming); Naughty Dog/SonyUncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy get a joint re-release reminding us of the greatness of these bombastic action adventures It’s been long enough since 2016’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End came out that I kind of missed Nathan Drake, the breezy, globetrotting, treasure-hunting star of the Uncharted series. …
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Urged on by his millennial daughter, Dominik Diamond is only eight or so years late to this particular party, and finds that an ending can really make or break a game ‘OK, Dad, this is an incredible essay on the effects of grief and grey morality in a postapocalyptic society,” says the eldest child, AKA …
Center for Countering Digital Hate research calculates that anti-vaccine figures could be making $12.5m from the online platform A group of vaccine-sceptic writers are generating revenues of at least $2.5m (£1.85m) a year from publishing newsletters for tens of thousands of followers on the online publishing platform Substack, according to new research. Prominent figures in …
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Musician condemned spread of misinformation on platform’s top podcast: ‘They can have Rogan or Young’ The music streaming platform Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Young’s music after the company refused to take down Joe Rogan’s podcast amid the musician’s objections that it spread vaccine misinformation. Rogan has been described by the New …
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Company tells investors in letter there should ‘no longer be doubt about profitability of electric vehicles’ Tesla posted record fourth-quarter and full-year earnings as its deliveries soared despite a global shortage of computer chips that has slowed the entire auto industry. The company made $5.5bn last year compared with the previous record of $3.47bn in …
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Machine was ‘significantly better’ than humans at tricky procedure to connect two ends of intestine The robot surgeon will see you now. For years, the world of medicine has been steadily advancing the art of robot-assisted procedures, enabling doctors to enhance their technique inside the operating theatre. Continue reading… Machine was ‘significantly better’ than humans …
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