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Samsung Galaxy S25 review: the smallest top-tier Android left

Compact phone has flagship chip and buckets of AI, but hasn’t changed much from predecessors The smallest and cheapest of Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 line might be the one to buy, offering top performance and the very latest AI features for less and proving that smaller-sized Androids can still be great. Unlike previous generations of …

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‘I love bass, bass, bass and bass’: DJ Paulette, Carl Craig and more on the best DJ headphones

We asked top DJs to share their favourite headphones for seamless sets Ask any DJ what their most important bit of kit is and they’ll tell you it’s what goes around their head. Whether playing off a laptop, CDJs or decks, a pair of decent headphones is your portal to the mix and an essential …

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Nature documentaries, pet lizards and spying on players: how Monster Hunter Wilds built a whole new world

The team behind Capcom’s hit series was known for its extensive grounding in real-world adventures. The latest chapter, developed during Covid, required a different kind of daring My favourite thing about Monster Hunter is that despite the name, you often feel more like the prey than the predator. Even armed with a sword several times …

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Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered review – the good, the bad and the gloomy of Lara Croft releases

Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics; Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4/5, XboxThe reissues campaign continues with three more delves into early Lara lore, which shoot, jump and run the gamut of nostalgic gameplay Digging up treasures from the past is an exciting business. So exciting, in fact, it’s kept players coming back to the Tomb Raider series for nearly …

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Mark Zuckerberg’s charity guts DEI after assuring staff it would continue

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ends internal inclusion efforts and ‘social advocacy’ grants, scrubbing site of commitment The for-profit charity organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan has done an about face on its commitment to corporate diversity. Executives at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) informed employees on Tuesday evening that the organization would …

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My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short | Adrian Chiles

A friend sent me the image by surprise and I felt a lot of things very strongly: love, upset, amusement, pleasure and anger An old friend sent me a photo that caused me to stop whatever I was doing. I stared at it for a long time, possibly without drawing breath. Martin and I grew …

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Microsoft unveils chip it says could bring quantum computing within years

Chip is powered by world’s first topoconductor, which can create new state of matter that is not solid, liquid or gas Quantum computers could be built within years rather than decades, according to Microsoft, which has unveiled a breakthrough that it said could pave the way for faster development. The tech firm has developed a …

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Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax

Authorities blame crypto exchange, already facing four counts of tax evasion in the country, for currency woes Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for economic losses the country’s government says were caused by the cryptocurrency exchange’s operations there and $2bn in back taxes, court documents showed on Wednesday. Authorities …

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Pay to get playlisted? The accusations against Spotify’s Discovery Mode

Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners In November 2020, Spotify published an opaque headline on its company blog: “Amplifying Artist Input in Your Personalised Recommendations.” The post introduced a new program called Discovery Mode, which would …

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