Month: July 2025

Every year since 2016, Will Braden has devoted himself to assembling a feature-length film from snippets of moggies doing the darndest things – and it has started to bring in serious money Name: Cat videos. Age: 131. Continue reading… Every year since 2016, Will Braden has devoted himself to assembling a feature-length film from snippets …

CatVideoFest: how clips of cute kitties spawned a million-dollar movie franchise Read More »

PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Weta Workshop/Private DivisionThis high-fantasy life simulator is brimming with Hobbit-holes but lacks the Tolkienian depth to maintain your interest After several hours toiling in the pastoral fields of Hobbiton, it finally started to sink in why two generations of Bagginses felt compelled to leave in search of dangerous adventure. Sure, the …

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game review – too cosy for comfort Read More »

Rival taxi operators will not face a 20% tax charge on their profit margins outside London Business live – latest updates Uber’s rival taxi operators will not have to pay 20% VAT on their profits outside London after the UK supreme court ruled that private-hire operators do not enter into a contract with passengers. Uber …

Uber loses UK supreme court appeal over tax on rival apps Read More »

Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead? In the last two weeks, thousands of “adult only” and “not safe for work” games have disappeared from Steam and itch.io – two of the most prominent …

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? Read More »

Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are running ads and events saying their services are safe for children – with the possibility of a legal challenge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government will imminently announce which social media platforms will be included in the under-16s ban. The social …

As Australia’s teen social media ban looms, here’s how the platforms are lobbying for an exemption Read More »

South Korean tech company will produce carmaker’s next-generation semiconductors at new plant in Texas Business live – latest updates Samsung has agreed a $16.5bn (£12.3bn) deal to manufacture artificial intelligence chips for Tesla, in a move hailed by Elon Musk on Monday. The South Korean tech company announced the contract with an unnamed client in …

Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips Read More »

While the future of the film franchise remains in flux, the developer of the forthcoming video game reveals how it pitched its origin story to Eon Productions, and reinvented the character for a new era Four years after No Time to Die – the 25th 007 film and the final outing for Daniel Craig’s version …

Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill Read More »

On r/openmarriageregret, users lay into bad husbands, AI girlfriends, and toxic throuples. It’s very cynical – and very compelling Read more in the Internet wormhole series It all started with Elon Musk’s black eye. In May, the President’s on-again-off-again best friend appeared in the Oval Office visibly bruised. He laughed it off and said his …

Considering an open relationship? Don’t read this Reddit forum Read More »

Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all … Student life is hard. Making new friends is hard. Writing essays is hard. Admin is hard. Budgeting is hard. Finding out what trousers exist …

18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs Read More »

Shares in brands such as American Eagle and Wendy’s have surged, harkening back to the GameStop craze of 2021 Shares in struggling retailers and ageing consumer brands surged, as amateur traders cast aside Wall Street’s skepticism and mobilized online. It’s like 2021 all over again. But the latest meme-stock rally could be even bigger than …

From Krispy Kreme to GoPro, has meme-stock trading frenzy returned? Read More »