Month: April 2025

Tech giant has committed to investing $80bn in artificial intelligence this fiscal year as it reveals revenue of $70.07bn Microsoft released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday after the New York stock market closed, beating Wall Street’s expectations for the fourth quarter in a row amid a financial boom for artificial intelligence businesses. The company …

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Wall Street is projecting the company will post $41.36bn in revenue on $5.21 in earnings per share Meta is set to report its first quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell, and investors will be looking for news on whether the company met its quarterly revenue goals of somewhere between $39.5bn and $41.8bn. Wall Street …

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People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life “It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain. With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access …

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Blendo Games/Annapurna Interactive, PCThis attempt to cosy-fi an immersive sim game is full of ‘zany’ gags as you rescue cats from a spaceship, but it gets a bit too saccharine When it comes to gamer-gatekeeping, there are few genres as snootily guarded as the immersive sim. From PC classic System Shock to the Dickensian Dishonored …

Skin Deep review – kitty rescue immersive-sim is slapstick fun in a cartoony playground Read More »

While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen as a throwaway art – despite some of the biggest names in fiction being involved I’ve been working in games for a little more than 15 years, and the main thing I’d say about it at this point is that it’s …

Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa Read More »

Presenter is expanding his own business on the platform and likens change to when vinyl music went digital The media world is undergoing a “sea change” in which some traditional titles disappear, Piers Morgan has predicted, as he said some YouTube channels would soon have as much power as traditional network television. The presenter and …

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From using the location tracker on your phone to retaining proof of purchase, steps you can take What to do if your phone is lost or stolen: practical steps to restore peace of mind Headphones are a daily accessory for many, making them a tempting target for thieves. Whether they are stolen from your head …

What to do if your wireless headphones are lost or stolen: some sound advice Read More »

Using GPS in the wild | A toast to healthy hearts | Staffing self-checkouts | Digital assistance | Happy birthday, dear readers Having rambled for 65 years with Ordnance Survey maps and a compass, I agree with John Harris about using GPS in the wild (We now leave navigation to our phones. The result: more …

I like real maps, but mobile phones can be vital in an emergency | Brief letters Read More »

White House accuses Amazon of ‘hostile and political act’ after report says company will display tariffs costs on site The White House accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” after a report said the e-commerce company was planning to inform customers how much Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost them as they shopped. The …

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First 27 satellites launched into space from Florida, part of $10bn effort to beam broadband internet globally The first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet from space network that will rival SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites are the …

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