It drove me to distraction on the ZX Spectrum and now that a new version available on a PlayStation collection, I had to test myself against it once more – with inevitable consequences I do not replay games. Don’t see the point. I don’t reread books either, and I rarely rewatch movies or TV shows. …
PC, PS5, Xbox; Rebellion DevelopmentsInspired by the 1967 Windscale fire, Rebellion’s open-world adventure features an interesting mystery, but suffers from middling combat, poor stealth and an underutilised setting ‘What if the Chornobyl disaster happened in the UK?” is the question Atomfall asks. The answer, according to developer Rebellion, is that it would be considerably more …
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Motormouth v Musk is a hard spectacle to resist and, in the end, it turns out the monsters are real With all the other conflicts going on in the world right now, Elon Musk v Jeremy Clarkson is one we could probably safely afford to sit out. I am weak-willed, however, and click through to …
Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals all • The best robot vacuums to keep your home clean and dust free Choosing a cordless vacuum isn’t a decision that should be taken lightly. You’re likely to keep a vacuum cleaner for years, …
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Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action will be the largest in a series of demonstrations that began after Trump term 2.0 Hundreds of protests at Tesla showrooms are planned across the US and internationally on Saturday. Organizers have dubbed it Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action, the latest and largest in a series of demonstrations …
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California Forever is back with a proposal that has some on board: using the land it owns to create a shipbuilding hub In 2023, a group called California Forever, funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, introduced a splashy proposal to build a new city on tens of thousands acres of farmland it had acquired north-east of …
The controversial California city backed by tech elite has a new plan: boats Read More »
National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached the law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalists The Italian government approved the use of a sophisticated surveillance tool to spy on members of a humanitarian NGO because they were allegedly deemed a possible threat to national security, MPs have heard. Alfredo Mantovano, …
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There’s no need to buy a new phone every year: make yours last with these accessories, and tips on maximising the battery and storage Modern smartphones have reached a plateau. Each new release makes only small gains, rendering frequent upgrades to new models a waste of time and money. The good news is that smartphones …
From smash-proof cases to updates: how to make your smartphone last longer Read More »
The developers of Thank Goodness You’re Here!, Frog Detective and Consume Me discuss burnout, ‘second-album syndrome’, erotic fan art, and the other highs and lows of having a breakout success It is now more or less impossible to put a precise figure on the number of video games released each year. According to data published …
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Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwax Information is the most valuable resource on Earth. We shed data from everything that we do, and megalithic corporations hoover it up. With that, they know us better than we know ourselves, and the information …
