Month: February 2024

PC, PS5; SonyWith super-tight gameplay, an outrageous amount of feedback and tons of ludicrous, senseless sci-fi violence, this sequel is a total joyride If you’ve ever fantasised about starring in your own version of Paul Verhoeven’s blistering sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, you can now rest easy: your wish has been answered. Helldivers 2, the sequel …

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The writer and director unearths her comedic obsessions, including a Jamaican bible, the earliest online trolls, and Australia’s Soulja Boy Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I experience existential dread in three situations. The first is when I meet people. “Fat penguin,” I blurt out. It breaks the ice. The second situation is someone …

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Australian financial regulator says it referred crypto scheme to police for alleged ‘possible fraud’ and believed matter was under ‘active consideration’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s corporate watchdog referred information about the alleged US$1.89bn “Ponzi scheme” known as HyperVerse to Victoria police in 2020, only for …

Victoria police were asked to look at HyperVerse information in 2020 – but sent case back to Asic 22 months later Read More »

Amid a recruitment struggle, branches are using huge hits like Fortnite as marketing tools. Some veterans see the practice as unethical – especially given the age of the gaming audience In a small room tucked into a US navy facility outside Memphis, Tennessee, uniformed personnel sit hunched over monitors, their eyes focused on screens as …

The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits Read More »

Rides to stadiums for music tours and sports events grew more than 35% in 2023 as company underwent an aggressive restructure Lyft beat estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday and said it would generate positive free cash flow for the first time in 2024, as the ride-share platform reaps the benefits of heavy cost cuts. …

Lyft stock soars thanks to Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and layoffs Read More »

Windfall stems from $2bn stock sale as Bezos and Lauren Sanchez pick state that doesn’t levy taxes on income or capital gains The multibillionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, could save $600m in taxes simply because they moved to Florida. The accounting windfall stems from a $2bn sale of Amazon stock. Continue reading… …

Jeff Bezos could save $600m in taxes after moving to Florida Read More »

Struggling to focus? Overwhelmed by your phone alerts? Experts say the popping kernels are a useful metaphor to explain overstimulation in the digital age Name: Popcorn brain. Age: 13. Continue reading… Struggling to focus? Overwhelmed by your phone alerts? Experts say the popping kernels are a useful metaphor to explain overstimulation in the digital age …

Popcorn brain: could the snack be the key to understanding why it’s so hard to concentrate? Read More »

After a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Apologies if you’re receiving this newsletter for a second time. Due to a technical error, …

Bluesky opens up to the world – but can anything really replace Twitter? Read More »

The creative director of noughties online role playing game Free Realms was a passionate advocate of principles over personality Noted game designer Laralyn McWilliams, 58, died as the result of complications from heart surgery on 5 February in Seattle, Washington. She was creative director of Free Realms, Sony Computer Entertainment’s family-friendly online world, lead designer …

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In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions? Are electric cars too expensive? Hydrogen is a beguiling substance: the lightest element. When it reacts with oxygen it produces only water and releases abundant energy. …

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? Read More »