The players not the plot do most of the work in Elden Ring and other innovative titles – it could be the future of video games Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Recently some members of the video-game community were enraged by news that FromSoftware’s oblique open-world adventure Elden Ring …
Now that Elon Musk has bought the social media platform, some users fear a unique form of Black witnessing will be lost On Twitter – Black Twitter – Sydette Harry found people who resonated with her intersectional identities as a Black woman, a New Yorker, an immigrant and a member of the diaspora with family …
Take a trip down memory lane with six superb retro games consoles you can get your hands on without breaking the bank Since the hugely successful launch of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition back in 2016, the retro games console has become a lucrative little side hustle for the big console manufacturers and smaller retro …
Decision comes after heated debate as police oversight groups warn over further militarization of law enforcement Police in San Francisco will be allowed to deploy potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots in emergency situations. The controversial policy was approved after weeks of scrutiny and a heated debate among the city’s board of supervisors during their meeting on …
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Guardian writers look back at the platform’s triumphs and pitfalls as the service faces an uncertain future With Twitter in turmoil under its new owner, Elon Musk, many users are taking a moment to assess the legacy of the social media platform. Launched in 2006, the service has become an integral part of journalism, revolutionizing …
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Unannounced change in rules was made last week as health experts stress importance of combating disinformation Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against Covid-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the still-spreading virus. Eagle-eyed users spotted the …
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Ministers drop ‘harmful communications’ offence with some arguing it was ‘legislating for hurt feelings’ The online safety bill is returning to parliament under the aegis of its fourth prime minister and seventh secretary of state since it was first proposed as an online harms white paper under Theresa May. Each of those has been determined …
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An exciting multiplayer Discord game asks you to find things in the multiverse through an AI image generator. The hallucinatory results could mark a new frontier for AI art Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here The Bureau of Multiversal Arbitration is an unusual workplace. Maude Fletcher’s alright, …
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Michelle Donelan rejects claim by father of Molly Russell that online safety bill has been watered down UK politics live – latest news updates The UK culture secretary, Michelle Donelan, has defended removing a provision in the online safety bill to regulate “legal but harmful” online material, after the father of teenager Molly Russell said …
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Exclusive: a study shows the company has a long way to go in upholding its pledge to protect users In the wake of the US supreme court’s overturning of Roe v Wade, Google pledged fresh policies to protect people’s abortion-related data. But new research has shown the way our location and other personal data is …
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