Tabletop gaming, based on a mix of science fiction and fantasy worlds, has seen sales surge during lockdown It started in a small flat in west London, with three friends selling board games and a fanzine via mail order; now Games Workshop is worth more than Marks & Spencer and Asos and is more profitable …
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The Australian government is refusing to adopt technology used overseas that could speed up notification of close contacts The federal government is in discussions to tweak its CovidSafe app to pick up more fleeting contacts due to the more infectious Delta variant, but is refusing to adopt technology used overseas that could speed up notification …
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Federal court judge says allowing artificial intelligence systems, as well as humans, to be inventors is ‘consistent with promoting innovation’ An artificial intelligence system is capable of being an “inventor” under Australian patent law, the federal court has ruled, in a decision that could have wider intellectual property implications. University of Surrey professor Ryan Abbott …
Latest thin, light and adaptable Windows 10 machine looks great, is fast and has a nine-hour battery Samsung’s latest Galaxy Book Pro is a fast and versatile Windows 10 laptop that has a gorgeous-looking OLED screen. Available as a standard laptop costing from £1,099 ($999) or one with a screen that folds back on itself …
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Firebug investigates whether a work of fiction was in fact a criminal confession. Plus: Gen Z influencers vent in Pressed, and a high-profile witness speaks out FirebugTrue-crime podcasting turns to the hot stuff with the story of a man who wrote a novel in the 90s about a sad loner who starts fires across California …
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• Tech and retail giant continues to ride pandemic boom • Share price falls 5% in after-hours trading Amazon’s sales topped $100bn for the third quarter in a row as its profits for the three months surged to $7.8bn. The Seattle-based tech and online retail giant reported sales of $113bn for the three months between …
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The company also announced a vaccine mandate for employees who return in person for the new mid-October target date Google has backtracked on plans to welcome most workers back to its sprawling campus in September, becoming the latest Silicon Valley company to delay reopening amid a surge in Covid cases. The company announced Wednesday it …
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Officials visit offices near Tel Aviv as Israeli defence minister meets French counterpart in Paris Israeli authorities have inspected the offices of the surveillance outfit NSO Group in response to the Pegasus project investigation into abuses of the company’s spyware by several government clients. Officials from the defence ministry visited the company’s offices near Tel …
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With data showing downloads dropping, four people talk about the pressures they face Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of downloads of the NHS Covid-19 app has shrunk dramatically amid a “pingdemic” that is causing shortages of goods and workers, after former health secretary Jeremy Hunt warned last week that …
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Relatable jokes about trauma can help people feel less alone, but questions remain over how therapeutic they can truly be When, more than a decade ago, I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, I turned to the internet to learn more about my condition. Back then, the effects of trauma weren’t exactly unknown, but they …
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