Stores also warn of supply problems for McCoy’s and Tyrrells crisps after ransomware attack hits KP Snacks IT systems A cyber-attack targeting KP Snacks could lead to a shortage of some of the nation’s most popular snacks including Hula Hoops, McCoy’s and Tyrrells crisps, Butterkist, Skips, Nik Naks and KP Nuts. The company has sent …
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Subscriber outlook overshadowed fourth-quarter earnings as the company’s shares fell nearly 18% in late trading Spotify on Wednesday forecast current-quarter subscribers lower than Wall Street expectations, but executives sought to reassure investors that growth had not cratered even as it deals with the fallout from the controversy around The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The company’s …
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Parent company Meta reports revenues of $33.67bn but warns it faces ‘headwinds’ from competition and shift of engagement Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, became the latest tech company to suffer a dramatic share price slump on Wednesday as it reported higher costs and slowing growth. Reporting its first earnings under its new name, …
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Why is a 50-year-old comedian on TikTok? Who knows, but at least the TikToks are funny The 10 funniest things I have ever seen on the internet? Like, ever? How about the last 10 things I liked on TikTok? Cool. Why has a 50-year-old got a TikTok account? Before you call the authorities, we made …
PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X, Nintendo Switch (upcoming); TechlandIf you’ve played a zombie game in the past decade, this mishmash of tattered post-apocalyptic stereotypes will feel all too familiar Aiden is a pilgrim, a nomadic survivor who wanders the zombie wastelands of Dying Light 2, taking goods from one settlement to another like some sort …
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Will the hit game imminently be locked behind a paywall or stay as it is? What about ads? The NYT’s head of games explains the plan In a month of spectacular video game industry buyouts, symbolised by Microsoft’s incredible $68bn swoop for Activision Blizzard, there is one purchase that has sent paroxysms of fear across …
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In this week’s newsletter: a radical rethink of how the company uses cookies seems at first to be a win for privacy advocates. Here’s what you need to know Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Cookies are one of the many questionable pacts we have made online, …
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The puzzle’s global success has turned Josh Wardle into a megastar in the gaming world and bemused his family He is the toast of New York, of London – and of a small village called Llanddewi Rhydderch. Just four months after Josh Wardle invented the wonderfully simple and soothing puzzle Wordle, he is a megastar …
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Watch Duty, launched last year, sends users push notifications about new and spreading fire, giving them vital time to prepare Growing threats from wildfires loom large across the American west as blazes burn with greater ferocity and frequency. Alongside them, residents’ calls for on-demand information during disasters has only continued to grow. In California, just …
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Whether you’re boycotting the service over Joe Rogan or just looking for something new, it’s a cinch to cancel and you can take your playlists too How do you switch over from Spotify to another music service? What are the options? And which service pays artists the most? The ongoing controversy over Spotify’s flagship podcaster …
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