Brussels at loggerheads with UK regulator over acquisition of Call of Duty maker The EU has approved Microsoft’s $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of the Call of Duty creator Activision Blizzard, in a move that puts Brussels at loggerheads with its UK counterpart over the gaming mega-deal. The EU accepted Microsoft’s concessions on cloud gaming, the same …
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For three decades, the search for Princess Zelda has been thrilling fans and smashing records. As its latest incarnation grips players in their millions, Nintendo’s Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Eiji Aonuma reveal how they took Hyrule to new heights The release of a new Zelda game is always a major event worldwide. Ever since 1986, when …
Attack has caused worst disruption in decades to city’s paper of record and it is unclear when normal editorial services will resume The Philadelphia Inquirer is scrambling to restore its systems and resume normal operations after it became the latest major media organization to be targeted in a cyber-attack. With no regular Sunday newspaper and …
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From restoring artefacts destroyed by Isis to training robot vacuum cleaners, architects, artists and game developers are discovering the potential – and pitfalls – of the virtual world A shower of pink petals rains down in slow motion against an ethereal backdrop of minimalist white arches, bathed in the soft focus of a cosmetics advert. …
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Fast, slick screen, excellent camera and great software makes for a hard to beat combination Google’s latest mid-range phone brings high-end features down to a reasonable price, including the firm’s top chip and class-leading camera. The Pixel 7a costs £449 (€509/$449) – £50 more than the initial price of last year’s 6a but £150 cheaper …
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We would like to hear from readers around the world about their screen time and what changes – if any – they’d like to make Two hours a day, three, even five: the time we spend on our screens is gradually ticking up. According to Nielsen, Americans now spend almost half of their days gazing …
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The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Apple has launched a new emergency feature on all iPhone 14 models in Australia and New Zealand that …
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Tales of rare finds, Instagram stories and, of course, that hit TV comedy means metal detecting is buzzing. Today’s detectorists reveal what they love about it Set up Roman Found on Instagram Continue reading… Tales of rare finds, Instagram stories and, of course, that hit TV comedy means metal detecting is buzzing. Today’s detectorists reveal …
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Tech advances that make it easier to recreate human voices also raise ethical questions about the rights of actors and musicians Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast When the epic open-world PlayStation 4 game Red Dead Redemption 2 was developed in 2013, it took 2,200 days to record …
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Meta sank tens of billions into its CEO’s virtual reality dream, but what will he do next? Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember the metaverse, which was quietly laid to rest a few weeks ago by its grieving adoptive parent, one Mark Zuckerberg. Those of you with long memories will remember how, …
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