Fares is a refreshingly unpredictable voice, starting as a film director before moving into games; now, he says, working on a movie would be ‘a vacation’ There aren’t many video game developers as outspoken as Hazelight’s Josef Fares. Infamous for his expletive-laden viral rants at livestreamed awards shows, Fares is a refreshingly firy and unpredictable …
PC, PS5, Xbox; Don’t NodFriends gather in 2022 to relive a haunting 1995 summer in the woods in Don’t Nod’s fascinating two-parter with excellent period details Ten years ago, Parisian studio Don’t Nod effectively crafted a new sub-genre of narrative adventure with its teen mystery Life Is Strange. Part thriller, part relationship drama, it used …
Amazon’s hugely successful extreme competition series is the latest attempt to lure younger online viewers to TV Beast Games, Amazon Prime Video’s reality competition series hosted by the YouTuber known as MrBeast, is not a well-made show. It is certainly an expensive show, something Mr Beast, the alter ego for 26-year-old Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, …
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Project Waterworth involves 50,000km cable using 24 fibre-pair system connecting US, India, Brazil and other regions Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involves a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable, which …
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This week: mornings made better, affordable jewellery and the ultimate wild swimming kit list • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I’ve always disliked getting up in winter. As a kid, I’d hurkle-durkle while blearily watching my school uniform warming on the radiator. These days, I set smartphone alarms for …
Huge glass and metal slab packs super-fast chip, long battery life and unrivalled camera zoom, but its AI features are overhyped The Ultra is Samsung’s largest and greatest phone and is packed to the gills with the very latest technology, which means more artificial intelligence than ever before. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is at the …
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GMB says 60 workers have been targeted, with disciplinary action increasing significantly, but company denies claims Amazon has been accused of targeting 60 trade union members with disciplinary action after narrowly defeating a recognition vote at its Coventry warehouse last summer. The GMB trade union said all 60 workers were involved in action at the …
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Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed Nadia Odunayo never planned to take on the mighty global juggernaut that is Amazon, but for many book lovers, she has become the hero they didn’t know they needed. For 18 years, bibliophiles have been able to catalogue …
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Demonstrations across the US against tycoon’s ties to Trump highlight potential risks to firm’s reputation and sales Protesters gathered outside Tesla dealerships across the US on Saturday in response to Elon Musk’s efforts to shred government spending under the president, Donald Trump. Groups of demonstrators up to 100-strong gathered outside the electric carmaker’s showrooms in …
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The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up When Congress adjourned for the holidays in December, a landmark bill meant to overhaul how tech companies protect their youngest users had officially failed to pass. Introduced in 2022, the Kids Online …
