It doesn’t have the pizzazz of E3, but Gamescom in Cologne is a great place to check out the titles you’ll be reading about in future newsletters Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A slightly shorter missive this week as I’m on my way to Gamescom in Cologne, a convention …
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Technology should not be used as it is unproven for such high-stakes elections, one security specialist says Politics live: latest updates The Conservative party should not use online voting to pick its leader and next prime minister, cybersecurity experts have warned, as the technology is not proven for such a “high stakes” use. For the …
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UK home secretary hits out at Facebook’s owner over move that could hinder child abuse investigations Priti Patel has hit out at Facebook’s plans to encrypt direct messages, even as the company is facing criticism in the US for failing to protect the privacy of women seeking abortions. The UK home secretary has urged Meta, …
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New tech is promising to take rap artists to new lyrical heights. But will its algorithm be able to handle our novice writer’s rubbish rhymes? I may be many things, but I’m not a rapper. I discover this when I’m asked to freestyle a few verses on a visit to London’s Abbey Road recording studios. …
Experts say case highlights well-known dangers of automated detection of child sexual abuse images Google has refused to reinstate a man’s account after it wrongly flagged medical images he took of his son’s groin as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the New York Times first reported. Experts say it’s an inevitable pitfall of trying to …
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Tesla CEO’s attempt to back out of acquisition of social media company heads for trial in Delaware on 17 October Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44bn agreement to acquire the social media platform. The subpoena was revealed in …
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Deep Silver; PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X (version tested)With its wonky sets, dodgy cameras and bizarre plotlines, this reboot of the gangster adventure series is haphazard but joyful When the trailer to this reboot of the long-running gangster adventure series arrived last year, gaming’s gutter world of gatekeeping nerd misanthropes swung straight into …
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UK consumer champion files collective redress case alleging the company has been abusing its market dominance Sony has been overcharging PlayStation gamers for six years, a new legal claim alleges, and could be forced to pay almost £5bn in damages if the claim succeeds. According to Alex Neill, the consumer champion who has filed the …
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A film star faces financial and family ruin as sleazy Russian mobsters blackmail him after malware films him watching porn Nigerian film-maker Obi Emelonye has written, produced and directed more than a dozen films, but his work is barely known beyond the Nollywood distribution circuit that serves viewers in west Africa and immigrant communities elsewhere. …
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Group responds to CEO’s memo calling for ‘in-person collaboration’ at least three days a week Apple employees have hit back at the tech company’s return-to-office orders, and launched a petition saying the firm risked stifling diversity and staff wellbeing by restricting their ability to work remotely. The petition is in response to an all-employee memo …
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