Jack Sweeney, who wants Tesla CEO to hand over $50k to remove flight tracker bot, sets sights on other celebrities The Florida teenager demanding Elon Musk hand over $50,000 to stop him tweeting the location of the billionaire’s private jet has said he is creating dozens more accounts tracking the movements of other rich and …
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The feud between major artists and Spotify has overlooked problems faced by those with less power and finances The past week has seen artists such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash and Nils Lofgren stand up to Spotify, boycotting the streaming giant because of Covid-19 misinformation spread on its popular and exclusively available The …
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The Netflix documentary unravels the financial and emotional cons of Simon Leviev, who scammed women who thought he was their friend or boyfriend When Cecilie Fjellhøy first met the man she knew as Simon Leviev for a 10am coffee date at the Four Seasons Hotel in London in January 2018, he seemed to align with …
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Struggling to hit the right notes over email and chat? Perhaps you need the ‘sarcasm converter’ Who am I when I’m behind a screen? It’s a question we face more and more as the pandemic minimizes face-to-face contact, forcing even more workplace communication to take place over email and messaging apps. Continue reading… Struggling to …
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Fourth-quarter revenues of $75.3bn for parent firm Alphabet Big tech faces growing scrutiny over digital ad dominance Google’s parent company, Alphabet, ended 2021 on another high note, reporting better than expected results in a year when it nearly doubled profits despite growing regulatory scrutiny of its business. The company reported revenues of $75.3bn for the …
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There are plenty of streaming options available for music and podcasts – or you could listen the old-fashioned way The recent decision by Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to pull their music off Spotify amid a backlash over Joe Rogan’s podcast has put fans of the folk icons in an awkward position – and reminded …
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Radlandia, the skating game’s exuberant and diverse world, was created during the pandemic as a happier place to which its developers could escape In a skate park under the arches near London Bridge, a couple of game developers called John Ribbins and Simon Bennett are messing around in a half-pipe. (I do not join in …
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In this week’s newsletter: farming, city planning, even golf – I admit I find games about unbelievably boring activities addictive Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian’s gaming newsletter. If you’d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in …
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This weird postmodern drama sees a lonely teenager join a virtual world where she becomes a hugely successful singer There’s some amazing big-screen spectacle in this weird postmodern emo photo-love drama from Japanese anime director Mamoru Hosoda, whose previous film Mirai elevated him to auteur status. Suzu, voiced by Kaho Nakamura, is a deeply unhappy …
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‘Rolling stop’ lets vehicles go through intersections with all-way stop signs at up to 5.6mph Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs. Documents posted on Tuesday by US safety regulators say Tesla will disable the feature with an over-the-internet software update. The “rolling …
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