From lonely birds to legal eagles, our critics share their favourite digital diversions to combat the boredom and uncertainty of the Covid era I’m not sure why I keep going back to Cloudpunk (PS4, Xbox, PC, Switch). The sprawling, dystopian city of Nivalis is every bit the future imagined by the cyberpunk fiction of the …
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Lack of exclusive content for streaming gaming service hits plan to compete with Nintendo and Sony Google has shuttered its internet game development studio, the company has announced, and is all but abandoning the idea that Stadia, its groundbreaking streaming service, could be a top-tier competitor to traditional games consoles. In a blogpost from Phil …
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The failure of two online giants shows you can’t just pour in money and watch games pop out – a game studio culture takes time to develop It was perhaps not the most surprising video game industry revelation of all time. Last week, Bloomberg published an eviscerating exposé on the dysfunctional culture at Amazon Game …
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Movement to unionize workers in Alabama faces tough opposition as the retail giant launches aggressive anti-union drive A push to unionize workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is running into tough opposition as the retail giant, whose profits have boomed during the coronavirus pandemic despite concerns over worker safety, has launched an aggressive anti-union …
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The promotion signifies the company’s future is rooted in its web services, with competition from tech giants Microsoft and Google Amazon on Tuesday said its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos would step down as chief executive officer and become executive chairman after nearly 30 years at the company. The transition will promote current cloud computing head …
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Bezos, who founded the company in 1994, will step down after company recorded $100bn in sales for last three months of 2020 Jeff Bezos, billionaire founder of Amazon, will step down as chief executive, the company announced on Tuesday. Related: Biden pledges to ‘undo moral shame’ of Trump era with new orders on immigration – …
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Acquisition of Drizly, which will be integrated into Uber’s Eats platform but maintain separate app, pushes share price up 6.5% Uber is acquiring on-demand alcohol platform Drizly for about $1.1bn as the ride-share company looks to expand delivery services that have flourished during the pandemic. Related: Trump impeachment defense team recycles lies about election fraud …
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Monash University research finds Bing and Ecosia delivered substantially more professionally produced news in the top 50 results compared with Google Australians trying to stay up to date with the news by searching online may be better off ditching Google and using its competitors, research by Monash University has shown. On Australia Day “Grace Tame” …
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Company’s iOS 14.5 release will allow masked users to access devices with help from Apple Watch heart-rate sensor A year into the global pandemic, Apple has solved the problem of how to unlock iPhones with Face ID without removing your face mask – at least, it has for its most dedicated customers. In the latest …
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Kevin Macdonald’s film aims to give a snapshot of the modern world but its context-free clips look more like a corporate ad Sensory overload and incoherence are sadly the dominant qualities of this idealistic crowdsourced YouTube video project from director Kevin Macdonald and executive producer Ridley Scott, which is about everything and nothing. It is …
Life in a Day 2020 review – ambitious, bizarre and hugely exasperating Read More »
