Trump has never shown the slightest repentance for his role in what Facebook gingerly calls ‘civil unrest’ It was left to Nick Clegg – once a great hope for liberal politics in Britain, nowadays cutting a sad figure as global lobbyist for a company with major PR problems – to announce that Facebook was open …
The photo-sharing app leads to some pretty random images – and with them unexpected but useful style lessons The social media platform BeReal, in which users take a photo during a random two-minute period every day, is not an obvious place to look for style inspiration. Unlike Instagram, which is full of selfies taken specifically …
Subtitles aren’t just for the hard of hearing, with Netflix reporting 40% of its viewers regularly use them. But do we just enjoy them or is there a more annoying reason? There’s a reason Bradley Johnston watches “literally everything” with subtitles on. It’s not an accessibility issue – the 25-year-old is a native English speaker …
The N64 shooter was one of the most innovative games in history – and the myths around its creation still intrigue Life moves pretty slow on a video game magazine when the last pages are being sent to the printer. As a writer on Edge, I’d have to be available in the office to write …
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Petty France, LondonTaking part in a trial shift to help coma patients wake up, the tension grows as it slowly becomes clear why you’re really mining strangers’ secrets A deliciously uneasy atmosphere lies under the mask of a welcoming smile in the intensely unsettling Saint Jude. We’re here to volunteer for a good cause, but …
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Game Freak/Apple; iPhoneThe cult 3DS game has been refreshed for smartphones and the combination of card game and horse racing is as weird and addictive as ever Ten years ago, Pokémon programmer Masao Taya had the idea of combining a solitaire card game with a horse-racing sim and somehow, instead of sending him home to …
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Biz Stone, one of quartet who set up company, says positive changes he oversaw have been undone by Tesla chief executive Elon Musk “doesn’t seem like” the right person to own Twitter, the social media platform’s co-founder has said, adding that improvements to morale and content policies at the business have been reversed under its …
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Ex-president allowed back on platform after two years away Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email High-profile California congressman Adam Schiff has announced a run for the US Senate, putting him up against congresswoman Katie Porter in a race for seat that is not yet vacant. The person occupying it, …
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I really did have more time on my hands when I quit addictive online platforms. But I missed connecting with friends and discovering unexpected inspiration A year into the pandemic, in early 2021, I was spending most of my time online. I sat and I scrolled – on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – letting the …
A new wave of game makers are attempting to influence a generation of environmentally conscious players. Will it work, and is it enough? “It was scary. It made you realise how, despite all the sophistication of modern society, we’re still reliant on water falling from the sky.” Sam Alfred, the lead designer at Cape Town-based …
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