It won’t be long till everything from Drag Race to Keeping Up With the Kardashians could be written without humans – and you might be able to write yourself as the hero of a new show. But will robot TV ever be up to snuff? Justine Bateman won’t name names, but a TV showrunner friend …
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On its 15th anniversary, the creators of FarmVille reflect on the compulsive cartoon farm sim that paved the way for a data-driven world Facebook users of a certain age may remember a particularly forlorn farm animal popping up in their feeds during the platform’s heyday. The lonely cow would wander into FarmVille players’ pastures with …
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All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph? In the highway code and the law courts, there is no doubt what those big numbers in red circles mean. As a quick trip up any urban street or motorway with no …
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In this week’s newsletter: Work, life and parenting mean I can’t dive into massive games like I used to, but then I found a hack to making the time I need • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I miss very few things about being a teenager, but I do …
Our sample of political content shows how campaigns and individuals have been using the video-sharing platform UK general election live: latest updates Live tracker: UK general election results 2024 If a week is a long time in politics, the five-year gap between UK elections is an eternity. The political landscape has changed dramatically since the …
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New computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t afford to get left behind in a winner takes all market The artificial intelligence boom has driven big tech share prices to fresh highs, but at the cost of the sector’s climate aspirations. Google admitted on Tuesday that the technology …
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The makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out – on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance In 2002, a group of five Italians made the local news: they were going to be the first company in the country to develop a game for Nintendo’s …
Kein, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years Read More »
Schools, parents and even governments need to set boundaries, without demonising devices that bring many benefits A few weeks ago I was scrolling through social media, and Andy Murray (I am one of his 2 million followers) posted a graphic showing the average number of hours a teen in the US spends per day on …
The seven-time grand slam winner and patron of the arts hosts a new series, Widening the Lens. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the single life • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I’ve probably listened to, at most, three episodes of the Longform podcast in my life. And …
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Proposed sale of 25m shares disclosed in notice on Tuesday after stock hit all-time high of $200.43 during session Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost $5bn worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a record high. The proposed sale of 25m …
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