Game adaptations don’t have to be terrible. But as Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan admits, bringing action from screen to console isn’t as easy as it sounds Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome back to Pushing Buttons! This issue is going out on my birthday. Presents would be …
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Even if you’re not gadget-obsessed, the odds are you’ve got at least one smart device at home. So how do you limit the internet of things from listening in? Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email This month, Amazon inked a deal to acquire smart vacuum company iRobot – the makers of Roomba – for …
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With a blistering bespoke soundtrack, and featuring artists such as System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, this shooter is a metalhead’s fever dream Video games and heavy metal music have long shared a passing curiosity with one another. Look no further than the iconography of Doom, or Tim Schafer’s Brütal Legend, for evidence of that. …
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The awards have been celebrating the creativity of iPhone users since 2007. We take a look at a selection of the winners of the 15th annual competition Continue reading… The awards have been celebrating the creativity of iPhone users since 2007. We take a look at a selection of the winners of the 15th annual …
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Upgrade gets a bigger screen in a lighter, thinner body, plus rapid new M2 chip with tremendous battery life Apple’s popular MacBook Air has been give its biggest redesign since it was first introduced in 2008, ditching its classic wedge shape and making it thinner, with a bigger screen and better than ever for 2022. …
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Firm increased business expenses in 2021 after former chancellor introduced 130% ‘super-deduction’ relief scheme Amazon could be off the hook for tax in the UK for at least two more years after benefiting from reliefs brought in by Rishi Sunak during the pandemic, a report suggests. The research from the Fair Tax Foundation indicates that …
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Controversy over Google’s AI program is raising questions about just how powerful it is. Is it even safe? In autumn 2021, a man made of blood and bone made friends with a child made of “a billion lines of code”. Google engineer Blake Lemoine had been tasked with testing the company’s artificially intelligent chatbot LaMDA …
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Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers Amazon workers say they are working in a “sweatshop” as safety concerns and worries about the cost of living crisis have triggered walkouts at warehouses around the country. The Observer has spoken to four staff …
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The titular ‘social audio’ app was a would-be $1bn unicorn in the pandemic, but its recent decline has exposed it as just another Silicon Valley solution in need of a problem to solve In March 2020, a new app suddenly arrived on the block. It was called Clubhouse and described as a “social audio” app …
Klerb is ideal for finding companions who share your taste in books, its developer says. Early signs are it will be a bestseller When Tania O’Donnell was dating, she met a man online and went back to his place … where he proudly showed off his book collection. “It was about 20 books on Nazi …
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