Price of cheapest Model 3 saloon car dropped by £5,500 to £42,990 to combat slowing demand as carmaker shares drop Tesla has cut the prices of its cars in the US and Europe by up to a fifth as it contends with slowing demand and increased competition. The US carmaker expanded its sales by 40% …
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For at least a decade, researchers have speculated that sex with robots is just around the corner and yet that is yet to materialise The man leans towards the woman on his couch. “What is your favourite meal?” he asks, his accent French. “Electricity,” she says, with a strong Scottish inflection. “It provides me energy …
Guardian science correspondent is put to the test in the panic-inducing VR world of a game that teaches breathing technique Tethered to a chair, in a gloomy basement, I’m doing my best not to panic – by breathing in for four seconds, holding for seven, and slowly releasing for eight. But when a bloodthirsty monster …
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‘Target compensation’ for CEO down from $99.4m in 2022 to an expected $49m for the current year The Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, is expected to have his pay cut by almost 50% this year to about $49m (£40m) after the billionaire boss asked the company to “adjust his compensation” in the light of feedback …
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Social media bosses who breach child safety rules may face jail if Ofcom given powers to prosecute The UK culture secretary has said she is “not ruling out” changing the online safety bill to allow regulators to prosecute social media bosses who are found not to have protected children’s safety. Michele Donelan told the BBC …
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Postal service has been unable to send letters and parcels abroad since Wednesday due to hacking Royal Mail has been hit by a ransomware attack by a criminal group, which has threatened to publish the stolen information online. The postal service has received a ransom note purporting to be from LockBit, a hacker group widely …
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Lawsuit targets Voyager after Guardian investigation uncovered police partnership and company’s claims it could predict crime Meta has sued to block a surveillance company from using Facebook and Instagram, alleging the firm, which has partnered with law enforcement, created tens of thousands of fake accounts to collect user data. A complaint filed on Thursday asks …
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PC; Lemaitre BrosOppressive lo-fi visuals and brutalist architecture somehow create a game of laidback curiosity and exploration Babbdi’s secret weapon is a trumpet. Unearthed from a tower above a stagnant dockyard, it’s an unexpected comic flourish in what looks like a lo-fi brutalist horror game. Making music is simple: hold left mouse button until your …
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Nintendo Switch; Sidebar GamesThe long-awaited follow-up to Golf Story is rough but characterful, with plenty of retro warmth Like developer Sidebar’s 2017 cult triumph Golf Story, Sport Story feels like an exceptional title from the Super Nintendo era. You’re holidaying on a bright, retro-flavoured, pixelated island with your golf coach and friends. The aesthetic isn’t …
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The Louis Thorold Foundation, which was set up by Rachael and Chris in memory of their son, campaigns for safer roads Louis Thorold was “just a perfect little baby, smiley and happy”, recalls his father, Chris. One of the five-month-old’s favourite toys was a plush elephant with crinkly ears. His mother, Rachael, remembers how relaxed …
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