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In this week’s newsletter: from zipline stunts to illegal parties, British Scandal charts the highs and lows of the former prime minister’s career. Plus: the five spookiest podcasts fit for Halloween. Sign up for the full article here High Low With EmRataWidely available, three episodes weeklyEmily Ratajkowski (above) has come a long way since exhibiting …

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The performance-capture body suits, the annoying helmet cams, the makeshift props … actors describe the experience of making video games ‘where there’s nowhere to hide’ The Call of Duty series is the action-movie blockbuster of the video game world. Loud, violent and filled with crazy stunts, these globetrotting military romps put their fictitious heroes through …

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Tesla CEO changes his profile to ‘Chief Twit’ as Friday deadline to finalize his takeover deal nears Elon Musk paid a visit to Twitter’s headquarters ahead of an end-of-week deadline to close his deal to buy the company, posting a video of himself in the company’s San Francisco lobby carrying a sink. “Entering Twitter HQ …

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Facebook parent company’s revenue was 4% less than the same period last year as it struggles to compete with TikTok Shares in Meta dropped on Wednesday after the company announced mixed results in its third quarter earnings report, beating analyst predictions for revenue but offering a weak forecast for the upcoming quarter. The Facebook parent …

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Reuters learns US DoJ launched investigation last year after more than a dozen crashes, some fatal, involving Autopilot system Tesla is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) launched the previously undisclosed …

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Metallopolymer conducts electricity and can be painted, sprayed or moulded into any shape A plastic material that has metallic properties and remains stable even when heated, chilled, left in the air or exposed to acid has been revealed, with researchers saying it could prove valuable in wearable electronics. What’s more, the material can be made …

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Firm says it has no choice but to switch from proprietary Lightning port to the USB standard in EU Apple will ditch the Lightning connector on its iPhones, the company has confirmed, after European regulators decided all smartphones should have USB charging as standard in two years’ time. New EU rules require all phones sold …

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Aileen Barratt of @tindertranslators shares what makes her laugh online, including Adam Levine memes, Saturday Night Live and a horse called Steven Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The 10 funniest things I’ve seen on this internet, you say? No problemo. I’ve been training for this for quite a while. All those nights scrolling …

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In his 36-year career, Kojima has become one of the world’s best-known game directors – and he has never been keener to welcome fans into his world On 8 July 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was delivering a political campaign speech outside the Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Japan, when a man approached …

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Owner Alphabet reveals first decline since it began reporting streaming site’s performance separately two years ago YouTube’s long battle against TikTok has started to take its toll after its parent company, Alphabet, reported a decline in revenue at the video-streaming site. The fall, from $7.2bn (£6.2bn) in 2021 to $7bn this year, is the first …

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