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By slashing time and cost of restoration, technique could be used on paintings not valuable enough for traditional approach The centuries can leave their mark on oil paintings as wear and tear and natural ageing produce cracks, discoloration and patches where pieces of pigment have flaked off. Repairing the damage can take conservators years, so …

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Studios accuse AI firm of ‘piracy’ and seek injunction over alleged use of copyrighted characters Disney and Universal sued an artificial intelligence company on Wednesday, alleging copyright infringement. In their lawsuit, the entertainment giants called Midjourney’s popular AI-powered image generator a “bottomless pit of plagiarism” for its alleged reproductions of the studios’ best-known characters. The …

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The stand-up shares his favourite Australian comedians – as well as a man transforming into a cat Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The internet gets a lot of bad press, most of which is itself published on the internet, which does seem hypocritical. The complaints usually mourn a loss of innocence and freedom. …

Aidan Jones: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) Read More »

A gruesome monster munching through a luckless body was just one of the horrors I shuddered at in a brief snippet of the forthcoming Resident Evil 9. Be afraid – and excited A surprise announcement at the end of the 6 June Summer Game Fest presentation revealed the ninth entry in the iconic Capcom survival …

‘Addictive fear’: my goosebump-inducing first encounter with Resident Evil Requiem Read More »

Mark Zuckerberg expected to announce Meta will buy 49% stake in Scale AI as race to dominate AI market speeds up Meta is to announce a $15bn (£11bn) bid to achieve computerised “superintelligence”, according to multiple reports. The Silicon Valley race to dominate artificial intelligence is speeding up despite the patchy performance of many existing …

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Is working in big tech halal? Muslim workers are reckoning with the possibility that their jobs go against their religious obligations Before Ibtihal Aboussad was fired by Microsoft for protesting the company’s work with the Israeli military during a celebration of the firm’s 50th anniversary, she sent two emails. The first went to all of …

As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis Read More »

Davina Schonle prevented from entering event with eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings for tech startup An entrepreneur has told how she was left feeling “humiliated” after being turned away from London Tech Week, an annual corporate event, because she was with her baby daughter. Davina Schonle was prevented from entering the event on Monday …

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Tesla share price rises as former head of president’s ‘efficiency’ drive seems to retreat from explosive falling out Business live – latest updates Elon Musk has expressed contrition for some of his tweets about Donald Trump last week, in an apparent effort to retreat from an explosive falling out that has threatened to damage the …

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This year’s event showcased gaming’s evolving landscape, from blockbuster titles to standout indie projects • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As protests exploded in Los Angeles last weekend, elsewhere in the city, a coterie of games journalists and developers were gathered together to play new games at the industry’s …

Everything that happened at Summer Game Fest 2025, from marathon game sessions to military helicopters Read More »

There’s a lot to take in at the yearly live video event: from Paralives to Felt That: Boxing, Dosa Divas to Resident Evil Requiem, here are our favourites The ninth mainstream instalment in the survival horror series returns us to the wreckage of Racoon City and promises a blend of cinematic action and psychological horror. …

From Resident Evil to 007: the 15 best games at 2025’s Summer Game Fest Read More »