Embracer buys Middle-earth Enterprises which controls intellectual property rights to Tolkien’s most famous works The company that owns the rights to JRR Tolkien’s works, including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, has been bought by the Swedish gaming firm Embracer Group, which has hinted it could make spin-off films based on popular characters …
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One of the minds behind deeply unsettling sci-fi classic Dead Space imagines another haunted, forsaken space station in this forthcoming horror game An unnamed convict staggers through a lunar prison that’s been sundered by some sort of galactic catastrophe. The steely corridors are shrouded in darkness, save for the neon glow of computer terminals. Every …
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From pictures of puppies to deadly political manoeuvres, WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging platform. But is it losing its appeal? Every morning before she leaves for work, Rosie, a 28-year-old physiotherapist, chats with her three housemates. Sometimes they commiserate or celebrate over the weather or football results; sometimes one of them has good …
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The email subscription platform has been a source of inspiration and financial freedom for Pitchfork favourites struggling in the streaming economy “I jumped from my chair and knelt over my father, cradling his head. As if in a movie, I held his head in one hand and snapped the other in front of his face, …
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The vulnerability has affected various models of the iPhone, iPad and Mac, with experts advising updating products to secure them Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices on Wednesday. The company said it is “aware of a report that this …
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Local council decides proposed bunker-like home would negatively impact surrounding landscape The billionaire Peter Thiel’s plans for an elaborate bunker-like lodge in a remote part of New Zealand’s South Island have been thwarted, after the local council decided the home would have too great a negative impact on the surrounding landscape. Second Star, a New …
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LGBTQ+ people blazed a trail with swipe culture, which fulfils a genuine need for those who are less confident or conventional Disco. Brunch. Iced coffee. All beloved by the gay community way before they went mainstream. Similarly, no celebration of a decade of dating apps would be complete without acknowledging that the LGBTQ+ community ran …
Tanzanian minister hails move and says connectivity will also improve safety of porters and visitors Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, allowing anyone with a smartphone to tweet, Instagram or WhatsApp their ascent up Africa’s highest mountain. The state-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation set up the broadband network on Tuesday at …
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The petition by Alphabet Workers Union outlines measures to safeguard employee and user data in light of abortion prosecution More than 650 Google workers have signed on to a petition lobbying the tech behemoth to adopt policies that could protect and provide support for employees and consumers seeking abortion care. The demands were threefold: workers …
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