PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, PC; Codemasters/Electronic ArtsOne of the finest and longest-running racing sims has had a significant upgrade – and gives you the chance to try the new Las Vegas track before it opens Formula One may be the pinnacle of motorsport, but it’s also a soap opera, and with F1 23’s single-player story mode …
Social network says it will not back down from plan to levy data charges against third-party tool developers Reddit’s battle with its own users over new access fees will continue beyond the planned two-day protest, as hundreds of volunteer moderators declared their intention to maintain a blackout indefinitely. The social network, which intends to begin …
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Competition commission accuses firm of favouring its own services to detriment of rivals The EU has ordered Google to sell part of its advertising business, as the bloc’s competition regulator steps up its enforcement of big tech’s monopolies. The competition commission said it had taken issue “with Google favouring its own online display advertising technology …
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Bloc hopes to set global standard for technology – including ban on police use of live facial recognition technology in public places The EU has taken a major step towards passing one of the world’s first laws governing artificial intelligence after its main legislative branch approved the text of draft legislation that includes a blanket …
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For years, Microsoft’s lineup of games has been sorely lacking – but their new slate should have Sony envious Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here At some point last week, after watching my 100th video game trailer as part of the loosely connected series of livestreamed showcases that have replaced …
Some delivery and storage costs for European vendors more than doubled in 2017-23, analysis shows Amazon has been accused of being “no friend of the small business” after a report discovered evidence that the online marketplace has ramped up fees and advertising costs for sellers. It found that between 2017 and 2022 Amazon had tripled …
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Commissioner says existential threat unlikely, but ‘guardrails’ needed for decision affecting livelihoods Discrimination is a bigger threat posed by artificial intelligence than possible extinction of the human race, according to the European Union’s competition commissioner. Margrethe Vestager said although the existential risk from advances in AI may be a concern, it was unlikely, whereas discrimination …
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Federal Trade Commission secures delay of $69bn deal which it argues would be anti-competitive A US district judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to temporarily block Microsoft’s $69bn buyout of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. Microsoft’s bid to acquire the Call of Duty video game maker has …
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Regulators have launched two big lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, and Rishi Sunak could mine the benefits • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Rishi Sunak’s techno-moment has come. Unfortunately for him, it might be too late. Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched …
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PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox; Don’t NodThis choice-driven adventure gives the game away by showing what’s happening under the hood Polly thought she had left her home and her family behind, but her mother Ursula’s disappearance swiftly brings her back to the island of Atina. And it’s not just Polly’s family that’s in trouble. …
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