Month: April 2025

Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 review – reality-bending daftness

PC; Strange ScaffoldWhat looks like a glitchy dinosaur-hunting puzzler turns out to be a meta game about game development that the player patches as they go The haunted house has become a ripe location in which to set weird video games. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Blue Prince, Botany Manor and Layers of Fear spring …

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Tech firms could face hefty fines under new Ofcom rules to keep children safe online

Companies will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content under UK’s Online Safety Act Social media and other internet platforms will be legally required to block children’s access to harmful content from July or face large fines, Ofcom has announced. Tech firms will have to apply the measures by 25 July or …

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What to do if your phone is lost or stolen: practical steps to restore peace of mind

From remotely locking your phone to changing passwords, do this quickly to protect yourself and restore peace of mind Smartphones contain the entirety of our modern lives, from photos, messages and memories to credit cards, bank accounts and all life admin, so when one gets lost or stolen it can be far worse than the …

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review – deeply satisfying homage to Japanese role-playing games

PC, PlayStation 5 (version played); Sandfall Interactive/Kepler InteractiveBoasting a unique world, challenging combat and great writing, this RPG has a lot going for it, if only it didn’t revel in its own mysteriousness so much When we meet Clair Obscur’s protagonist Gustave, he’s getting ready to say goodbye to his ex-girlfriend, Sophie. Once a year …

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Meta ‘hastily’ changed moderation policy with little regard to impact, says oversight board

Facebook and Instagram owner also criticised for leaving up posts inciting violence during UK riots Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced sweeping content moderation changes “hastily” and with no indication it had considered the human rights impact, the social media company’s oversight board has said. The assessment of the changes came as the board also criticised the …

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Tesla sales plunge as carmaker warns ‘political sentiment’ could impact future demand

Company sees 9% drop in revenue year over year as analysts say Musk’s role in White House has caused branding crisis Tesla saw a 9% drop in revenue year over year in the first quarter of 2025. The company brought in $19.3bn in revenue, well below Wall Street expectations of $21.45bn. The company reported an …

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‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now pop sensation

He slept in cars, found notoriety on social media and could be pop’s next superstar. The singer of Ordinary, the longest-running No 1 of the year, talks about his journey to breakout success At 18, Alex Warren was homeless, sneaking into the gym of a gated community in his home town of Carlsbad, California, to …

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Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service | Hilary Freeman

Tuvalu is celebrating its first ATM, but here’s a warning from the UK, where human contact has been lost to the self-service age Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better. To great fanfare, Tuvalu – an entirely cash-based society – has unveiled …

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‘Locking in’: how gen Z are escaping the age of distraction – and pursuing their goals

In an age of distraction, people in their teens and 20s are setting aside negative influences and concentrating on dogged pursuit of their goals Name: Locking in. Age: It’s something gen Z – those aged 13 to 28 – are doing. Continue reading… In an age of distraction, people in their teens and 20s are …

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