Social network turning to its ‘supreme court’ about decision, says head of global affairs, Nick Clegg Facebook is turning to its “supreme court” to decide whether to end restrictions on Covid misinformation, more than two years after the company first started to take special action on posts promoting falsehoods about the disease. The social network …
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Updates to copy features of arch-rival leave some users struggling to find friends and family content Instagram’s head defended the app against a user backlash, after the social network launched a series of changes intended to make it more like its arch-rival TikTok. The changes, which include an extremely algorithmic main feed, a push for …
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Destiny, Call of Duty and other epics expect you to play not for hours but for years. This endless games monoculture isn’t just bad for players – it’s bad for innovation Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Reading our games correspondent Keith Stuart’s feature about the joy of game compilations, …
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Monthly subscription to increase by 12.5% to £8.99 in latest sign of rising delivery costs Amazon is to increase the price of its monthly Prime subscription service by 12.5% – or £1 – to £8.99 from September in the latest sign that delivery costs are rising. The company said the cost of an annual Prime …
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Gaming albums have been steadily rising in popularity since the early 2010s. Players and creators explain why Caroline Grace has always enjoyed vintage technology. An IT tech in the Mid-Ohio Valley, they collect retro games, laser discs and cassette tapes, but mostly, vinyl records. Their collection is in the thousands, and hundreds of those are …
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Tesla chief rejects Wall Street Journal claims he had affair with Nicole Shanahan Elon Musk has denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming he had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, accusing the outlet of running “hit pieces” on him and Tesla. The chief executive of the electric …
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The Pennsylvania Senate hopeful is wielding social media might against star power. His secret weapon? Snooki Whether it’s Ronald, Donald or Arnold, Americans are all too familiar with the phenomenon of the second-tier celebrity turned politician. So when the TV doctor Mehmet Oz decided to run for Senate in Pennsylvania, his background as a B-lister …
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Consider getting physical products, head for sales and beware dodgy resale sites Downloading games is far more convenient than buying them on a disc these days but if you play on consoles, buying a physical copy often costs substantially less – especially a few weeks or months after a game comes out. Continue reading… Consider …
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Follow the gospel of Larry David, go gaming on horseback, always carry a cushion, bin your cinema mates and learn Korean off the telly … Guardian writers present their best cultural life hacks If you’re seeing something long and challenging, remember that having an alcoholic drink beforehand is asking for trouble. So be sure to …
We couldn’t check in online so had to pay to use the airline’s desk On 27 June my partner and I were booked on a 7.55am Wizz Air flight from Gatwick to Athens. On the Saturday before, I received an email telling me to check in online. After filling in all the necessary details and …
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