Whether you need something sturdy for your kids or a noise-cancelling haven for yourself, here are gaming headset recommendations for all budgets Razer’s budget headsets are always very good and though they’re lightweight, they’re pretty strong and reliable – my careless teenage sons have had their Krakens for almost two years and they’ve survived admirably. …
Combining satire with simulation and working-class viewpoints, a suite of games is currently exploring the causes and consequences of Britain’s political and economic crises. At a Labour party conference-adjacent event in September, The World Transformed, Jeremy Corbyn was pictured waving an arm in front of an arcade cabinet bearing the words Thatcher’s Techbase. The game …
PC, Mac; Max Inferno/Secret ModeIf you love to arrange things, this puzzle game is made for you – and if you don’t, it might persuade you how gratifying neatness can be If you’ve ever rearranged the dishwasher to ensure the plates are in size order, or been tempted to reorganise your bookshelf by colour, then …
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Call them crazy, but more and more online daters are choosing to start conversations without vetting each other’s profile pictures. It’s almost as if looks aren’t the only thing that matters! If speed dating mixed with blind dating sounds like your idea of hell, look away now. Ten years since dating app Tinder first encouraged …
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Verification is free, toots are twice as long as tweets – but you might find it hard to replace your Twitter follower list. Here’s how to use it, find a server to join and navigate the fediverse Interest in the open source social media platform known as Mastodon has spiked again as users look for …
Harvesting data is the norm for social media apps, but the question that many have is where it goes and who has access to it Read the new Guardian series exploring the increasing power and reach of TikTok In 2021 Android phone users around the world spent 16.2tn minutes on TikTok. And while those millions …
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Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the moon. Tuesday night’s total lunar eclipse will be the last one visible from the region until 2025. How to see Tuesday’s blood moon total lunar eclipse from Australia and New Zealand Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or …
A search of James Zhong’s Georgia home uncovered 50,000 bitcoins found on a circuit board in the bottom of a popcorn tin The United States is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1bn in bitcoin stolen from the Silk Road online marketplace, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. In the second largest seizure in …
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Attendees say they are unable to visit Human Rights Watch and other sites needed during climate talks Cop27 live – latest news updates Attendees at the Cop27 climate meeting have found that the conference internet connection blocks access to the global rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) as well as other key news websites needed …
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Exclusive: Hollie Dance believes 12-year-old was ‘influenced, persuaded or peer-pressured’ into taking part in online challenge The mother of Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy who died in August after his life support was switched off, wants a coroner to consider what role exposure to TikTok videos may have played in his death. Archie sustained a …
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