I hate real life golf – too many things can go wrong. So why do I love playing PGA Tour 2K23? I’m sitting here trying to work out why PGA Tour 2K23 is the greatest video game of all time. Rationally, objectively and empirically it cannot be. It lacks the emotional gut punch of Final …
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Some customers claim titanium frame of more expensive models becomes ‘so hot it’s too hot to hold’ Apple is facing complaints from users about overheating in relation to its new iPhone 15 models, with some customers claiming the titanium frame becomes too hot to hold. The iPhone maker’s community forum is carrying customer feedback about …
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Critics decry media shut-out as judge permits evidence and testimony to be presented behind closed doors The landmark antitrust trial pitting the US justice department against Google is now in its third week, and the government continues to roll out its case arguing that the internet search behemoth abused its power and resources to maintain …
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Mail-based service has had a 25-year run in the US but the streaming business eclipsed it long ago Most of Netflix’s 238 million streaming customers around the world will be unaware that the company first launched 25 years ago as a DVD mailing service. Even fewer might realise that operation has continued, with under 1 …
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Lawsuit claims company knowingly sold defective car that led to Micah Lee’s 2019 death while Tesla blames ‘classic human error’ The lawyer representing victims of a fatal Tesla crash blamed the company’s autopilot driver assistant system, saying that “a car company should never sell consumers experimental vehicles,” in the opening statement of a California trial …
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The lighthearted trend – using questionable numbers to justify indulgent purchases – has been accused of fueling sexism Anyone who watched 2000s episodes of What Not to Wear or read Cosmopolitan in the 90s knows girl math well. Back in the day, we used to call it fashion math. Let’s say a designer bag costs …
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Amazon considers its ‘Flex drivers’ independent contractors – meaning they’re not promised worker’s compensation after a bite The app told her to deliver to the porch. Jennifer Anderson, a 43-year-old gig worker for Amazon Flex and a single mother, had brought packages to the house before – so she didn’t think much of it when …
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News comes after EU says platform formerly known as Twitter has highest disinformation of social networks surveyed Elon Musk, owner of X, has confirmed he has ditched his team working to prevent disruption to elections, just days after the EU announced the platform, formerly known as Twitter, had the highest proportion of disinformation in three …
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Report into toxic content aimed at young men finds drug use being promoted and risks downplayed Young TikTok users in the UK have viewed videos that promote deadly and illegal bodybuilding drugs 89m times, a report has found. The report, titled TikTok’s Toxic Trade, by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), looks into the …
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In this week’s newsletter: Get unmatched access to the musician’s story in the 12-part Life in Lyrics. Plus: five of the best podcasts about modern masculinity • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here McCartney: A Life in Lyrics Widely available, episodes weekly from WednesdayPoet Paul Muldoon has had enviable access …
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