This painstaking reproduction of one of the earliest and most beloved games consoles is light on games, but heavy on nostalgic kick The Atari 2600 is, for a certain generation of gamers, the most nostalgia-igniting console ever made. From its wood veneer fascia to its chunky carts and the legendary CX40 joystick, the machine evokes …
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The Bluey TV show has blossomed into a cultural phenomenon, not least because of its frank, empathic take on parenting. But how to replicate that in a children’s video game? Following Peppa Pig’s capable reign as the most bearable option for overwhelmed parents looking for respite from the gaudy assault that is preschooler TV, a …
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Center for Countering Digital Hate files motion to dismiss claim by X, formerly Twitter The anti-hate speech group being sued by Elon Musk’s X has accused the company of lodging a claim “riddled with legal deficiencies” and trying to intimidate and censor it, amid growing pressure over the platform’s pro-Nazi content and its owner’s support …
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My creation was well received – the BBC described it as ‘netlicks’ During the pandemic, Tokyo’s bustling Meiji University campus stood still. My students were confined to their homes, appearing only as small figures on my screen during Zoom lectures on human-computer interaction. I spent the days in my lab, looking for ways to pass …
After years of reluctance, company announces iPhones will support RCS messaging standard Apple plans to adopt a messaging standard that will allow for a smoother texting experience between iPhones and Android devices, long a point of contention with rival Google. For years, Apple has refused to make its products play nice with devices not designed …
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Platform says content promoting letter – published on the Guardian’s website two decades ago – ‘clearly violates our rules’ TikTok is “proactively and aggressively” taking down videos boosting a letter written by Osama bin Laden laying out his justification for the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the company said in a statement on Thursday. …
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Owner of X responds to antisemitic tweet calling it ‘the actual truth’ and criticizes Anti-Defamation League Elon Musk tweeted his fervent agreement with an antisemitic statement on Wednesday night. A tweet posted by @breakingbaht on Wednesday night read: “Jewish communties [sic] have been pushing the exact kind of dialectical hatred against whites that they claim …
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Artificial intelligence will bring huge changes to the world of work – and dangers for society. Some think they can be solved by just handing everyone money. Is there a catch? The idea of a guaranteed income for all has been floating around for centuries, its popularity ebbing and flowing with the passing tide of …
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Google-owned video platform opens up Dream Track experiment to produce 30-second soundtracks YouTube has teamed up with music artists including John Legend and Sia to offer AI-generated versions of their singing voices as soundtracks for creator videos. The Google-owned video platform is using a music generation model created by the search company’s AI unit to …
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In this week’s newsletter: The Saturdays’ Mollie King explores the history of Britain’s dominant female groups in Where It’s At. Plus: five of the most underrated podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here SpringleafWidely available, episodes weeklyJames Acaster is the award-winning standup comic behind one of the UK’s biggest …
