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Real-world rollercoaster designers and the game’s creator, Chris Sawyer, reflect on the impact of the primitive-looking theme park sim that became a late 90s icon ‘I remember I would rush home from school just to play RollerCoaster Tycoon,” recalls John Burton, a senior creative lead at Merlin Entertainments (the owner of UK-based theme parks including …

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Coffee chain appears willing to come to the table, which could mean good news for Trader Joe’s, Amazon and REI workers For more than two years Starbucks has fought fiercely against unionization. Now the company appears willing to come to the bargaining table. Starbucks and its union made a surprise joint announcement in late February: …

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Channel 4 News finds 255 British people including its presenter Cathy Newman to have been doctored into explicit images More than 250 British celebrities are among the thousands of famous people who are victims of deepfake pornography, an investigation has found. A Channel 4 News analysis of the five most visited deepfake websites found almost …

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The US government filed a sprawling antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. ‘Apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority, but because of its unlawful exclusionary behavior,’ said US attorney general Merrick Garland US accuses Apple of ‘broad, …

US government sues Apple in landmark iPhone monopoly lawsuit – video Read More »

Company stock price climbed nearly 70% from its IPO, with Condé Nast’s parent company standing to make nearly $1.4bn Reddit shares opened 38% above initial offer prices in the company’s trading debut on Thursday, valuing the social media platform at $8.87bn in a closely watched opening. The stock peaked at $57.80 a share, up 70%, …

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It was the biggest online game in lockdown. Now the National Videogame Museum has collected players’ experiences to find out what it meant to them “Today is the first day of your new life on this pristine, lovely island. So, congratulations!” says Tom Nook, the benevolent tanuki landlord, a few minutes into Animal Crossing: New …

‘A fascinating insight into pandemic psychology’: how Animal Crossing gave us an escape Read More »

Justice department lawsuit alleges tech giant illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware The US government on Thursday filed a sprawling antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the tech giant has illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware. The case is a direct challenge to the company’s …

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This wacky Japanese game leaves a lifelong impression on everyone who plays it, if only because they can’t get its theme music out of their head • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here My parents were somewhat sceptical of video games when I was growing up. I did have a …

The surreal, colourful Katamari Damacy is 20 – and still the weirdest game I have ever loved Read More »

The Seinfeld star hears from female friends like Sally Field and Billie Jean King in the return of Wiser Than Me. Plus: five of the best paranormal podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Dial F for FootballWidely available, weekly from WednesdayListeners of Total Sport FM are used to …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns with more words of wisdom from women Read More »

For decades, Eliezer Yudkowsky has been trying to warn the world about the dangers of AI. And now people are finally listening to him. But is it too late? You can read more from Alex Hern, the Guardian’s UK tech editor, by signing up to his newsletter TechScape. The AI Does Not Hate You and …

Episode six – Shut it down? Read More »