The world’s bestselling video game series combined reverence of US cinema with satire of nihilistic capitalism. But in a post-Trump world, what does GTA have left to say? In 2013, then-poet, now Booker prize finalist Patricia Lockwood tweeted at the Paris Review: “So is Paris any good or not” The tweet, which went viral, was …
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Social network says it wants to ensure virtual world is built responsibly Facebook is creating 10,000 jobs in the EU as part of its push to build a virtual world for its users. The company has trumpeted the “metaverse” as the next big phase of growth for large tech companies and recently announced a $50m …
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People don’t need catchprases: they need resources and empowerment so they can secure good green jobs Anna Markova is the Trades Union Congress’s co-lead on climate and industrial policy If you really want to know what a just transition looks like, don’t start with the official speeches of Cop26. Ideally, don’t even ask me. Ask …
As Succession returns to our screens, Guardian critics offer artists’ varied takes on the seductive and corruptive nature of excessive riches Hell hath no fury like a pop icon scorned, and nobody does indignant financial rage better than Rihanna on the impeccable Bitch Better Have My Money. Hummed under the breath of many a freelancer …
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Fourteen-year-old was bundled into car in Bradford by gang who wanted £10,000 ransom, court heard A schoolboy who was thought to have made money trading in bitcoin was kidnapped by a gang who demanded £10,000 for his safe return, a court heard. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was confronted outside a …
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After six months and 15 visits by Openreach technicians BT still left us without a working connection Back in March I placed an order with BT for “superfast enhanced” broadband for the community centre which I help run as a volunteer in Hastings. It is now almost six months on and we are no nearer …
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From bibliotherapy to burpees, gratitude journals to cathartic workouts, Nadine von Cohen logs into Australia’s new crop of wellbeing apps Australians are the world’s biggest consumers of health and wellness apps, punching well above our per capita weight in our quest for peak physical and mental condition, according to research from telecommunications company Uswitch. In …
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Warning that online giant’s move will lead to higher prices and empty shelves in shops Amazon is offering signing-up bonuses of up to £3,000 in areas of Britain with labour shortages, to attract workers in time for the Christmas surge in demand. The Food and Drink Federation says there is a “battle for labour” in …
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After games boom in pandemic, gangs are using phishing and malware to cheat fans out of money and reveal their personal data Players of online video games such as Roblox, Fortnite and Fifa are being warned to watch out for scammers, amid concerns that gangs are targeting the platforms. Multiplayer games boomed during the pandemic …
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Digital activists around the world are urging Facebook to take seriously how its algorithm incites misinformation and ethnic violence On a cloudy evening in Nairobi, Berhan Taye is scrolling through a spreadsheet in which she has helped document more than 140 Facebook posts from Ethiopia that contain hate speech. There are videos of child abuse, …
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