Put away that outdated edition of Trivial Pursuit and get your pads and pens at the ready … these are the best recent word games, drawing games, bluffing games and others, to get the whole family involved It is a terrifying statistical fact that if you have a roomful of friends and relatives gathered at …
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Presenters walk the aisles of supermarkets and small shops offering what they can find There are times when other customers browsing the malls in Gifu city, Japan, seem to wonder why Kenneth Gongon Watanabe is buying so many items, and why he is talking so energetically on his phone. But the goods in his trolleys …
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The Fortnite maker filed antitrust suits against both tech companies – while one emerged victorious, the other was found at fault on 11 claims Late Monday afternoon, nine jurors huddled together in a San Francisco federal court tasked with deciding the fate of Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against Google. They emerged with a bomb likely …
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The Belgian physicist and industrial musician on replacing maths with pictures, why he’s now working in industry – and why we all need to understand subatomic physics Belgian physicist and musician Prof Bob Coecke, 55, wants to teach quantum physics to a mass audience. The paradox-filled theory that describes the microscopic realm has become a …
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The photographer enjoys the sadness in this shot of her son lost in thought against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge On a family holiday with her son to San Francisco Bay in 2019, Lisa Carney was practising taking photographs in extreme lighting conditions. “It’s pretty amazing the tonal range you can get with …
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This niche, lovingly crafted piece of hardware brings back vibrant and exciting details and memories of a much-missed console A few years ago I bought a Japanese copy of Snatcher, a cyberpunk video game designed by Hideo Kojima before he went on to create the legendary Metal Gear Solid series. There were just two problems …
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Reports suggest a ban is among potential options to protect young people from online harm Rishi Sunak is considering limiting social media access for teenagers under the age of 16 to try to protect them from online harm, with reports suggesting a potential ban is on the cards. The government is considering further action despite …
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Elizabeth Warren sends terse letter to Mark Zuckerberg, citing human rights organizations and Wall Street Journal report The US senator Elizabeth Warren issued a letter Thursday to Mark Zuckerberg demanding information relating to allegations of suppression of pro-Palestine content on Meta platforms. Warren cited a statement co-signed by more than 90 human rights and civil …
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From mobile phone cases to grips to refurbished headphones, there are plenty of options If you are looking for last-minute Christmas gifts and don’t know what to buy, gadgets and accessories mean you don’t need to know someone’s clothes size or availability for a night at the theatre. There’s no need to buy the latest …
Christmas tech: small gifts that can be a big festive hit Read More »
The tech giant’s app, which launched in July 2023, first needed approval from the European Commission over privacy provisions Threads launched in the European Union on Thursday, further expanding the Meta-owned platform’s user base and dealing another blow to competitor Twitter/X. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch in a post on Threads. Continue reading… …
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