Month: June 2023

Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life review – soothing and sentimental farming sim

PC, Nintendo Switch (version tested), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X; MarvelousBecome slowly enmeshed in a rural community in this game about the farm and family Even among the eccentric stable of farming games, this is a bit of an odd duck. A Wonderful Life was originally a Harvest Moon game on the Gamecube, and though …

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‘Gay furries’ group hacks agencies in US states attacking gender-affirming care

Data released by SiegedSec from six states includes South Carolina police files and contact details for Nebraska court officials A group of self-described anti-US government “gay furries” have distributed hacked materials from agencies in six US states in recent days, citing legislative attacks on gender-affirming care as their motive. The data released by the group, …

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The mostly heroic, sometimes sleazy LGBTQ+ history you were never taught about

From the gay couples of Greek myth to trans spies and Stonewall, discover hidden queer heroes of the past in Historical Homos. Plus: five of the best business podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Well, it’s certainly been a wild few weeks in podcasting. From Meghan and Harry …

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ChatGPT developer OpenAI to locate first non-US office in London

OpenAI’s first international office will boost UK attempts to stay competitive in artificial intelligence race Business live – latest updates OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has chosen London as the location for its first international office in a boost to the UK’s attempts to stay competitive in the artificial intelligence race. The San Francisco-based company …

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‘TikTok is age-agnostic’: how Kylie and Fleetwood Mac found new young fans

Musicians, some well into their 70s, are engaging with the platform to discover gen Z just value a good tune They have long been a staple of older music lovers’ playlists, but classic stars – from Kate Bush to Fleetwood Mac and Kylie Minogue – are bypassing traditional music platforms to find younger audiences on …

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Why Sonic and Mario duelling it out in 2D again will be a spectacle – and a happy sign of game design going back to its roots

Sega and Nintendo are releasing new games within days of each other this October, both nostalgic callbacks to the era of 2D platformers. Can they push the genre forward? • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Rivalry is a vital element of fandom. Whether its punks v rockers, Star Trek …

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Google may have misled dozens of advertisers and violated its own guidelines – report

Google has said the study makes “extremely inaccurate claims” and stated that advertisers are only paying for ads when they are viewed Google may have misled dozens of business and government advertisers about the viewership of ads running on third party websites and apps, while charging for them, a new report has claimed. Google’s TrueView …

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‘The future is bleak’: how AI concerns are shaping graduate career choices

From illustration to translation, young people worry that they will have to choose their paths carefully Ronan Carolan has always been the creative type, and after attending an art school’s open day last autumn he thought he had settled on illustration as a degree. But as the Ucas deadline approached, he began to have second …

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Co-creator of lithium-ion battery and the oldest Nobel winner dies at age 100

John Goodenough’s research enabled the technological revolution that powers most of our gadgets and tools John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry for his pioneering work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones and computers to pacemakers and electric cars, has died at 100, …

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