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From pastiches of stilted old animations to trash-talking pubescents meeting their match, TikTok’s gaming zone is an often maddening place, full of energy, attitude – and space skullduggery Gaming culture has lived online since the internet became a thing, so it is no surprise that TikTok is now a primordial soup of video game memes. …

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The platform is full of tips, in-jokes, insights and some great mini-recitals, perfect for demystifying the music world. Our critic even learns how to play the violin hook to Britney Spears’ Toxic You might not think TikTok lends itself to the best of classical music and opera. After all, no classical fan ever said: “What …

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Hooked tells the story of how addiction led Tony Hathaway to embark on a shocking crime spree. Plus: chilling catfish hit Sweet Bobby, and the rise and fall of the phone sex industry Hooked“Let’s be clear here, I’m not saying it’s OK to rob a bank … but I found a way to justify it …

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Still played by millions, Bethesda’s 2011 fantasy RPG has become a touchstone in the video game world. Game director Todd Howard reflects on its development and legacy Is there anyone who’s played video games over the last 10 years who hasn’t played Skyrim? When it came out in 2011, this must surely have seemed to …

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From the user proudly exhibiting his dad’s nudes to the woman making sculpting dangerous, art on TikTok is direct, intimate and confessional, with little time for the abstract or avant garde Art on TikTok is more Tony Hart than Marcel Duchamp. It’s not hard to imagine the late BBC children’s artist enjoying “Here’s how I …

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PC, Microsoft/Relic EntertainmentRelic returns with this safe but solid modern revitalisation of the classic real-time strategy series Back in 2003, BBC2 show Time Commanders somewhat sneakily used the strategy game Rome: Total War as the basis for its entire high concept: to give normal people the chance to take on military leaders in famous historical …

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Report by MPs and peers says monitoring worker performance using AI should be regulated by law Monitoring of workers and setting performance targets through algorithms is damaging employees’ mental health and needs to be controlled by new legislation, according to a group of MPs and peers. An “accountability for algorithms act’” would ensure that companies …

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Company was briefly worth over £100bn after flotation, more than Ford or General Motors The Jeff Bezos-backed electric carmaker Rivian has raised more than $11bn in a stock market sale that briefly valued the company at more than $100bn in one of the world’s biggest ever floats. The share sale on Wednesday was the largest …

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Ride-hailing app says increase will provide better rider experience after lockdown led to driver departures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Uber is to increase its rates by 10% in London in an attempt to lure drivers back on to its platform, as cab companies across the UK struggle to meet booming …

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Speech is out. Daft captions are in. Nearly everyone is beautiful. And one guy amassed 11m followers while living in emergency accommodation with his mum. Our critic samples TikTok comedy I’m used to consuming jokes and sketches as part of shows, as components of a bigger whole. But that experience leaves me rudderless on TikTok, …

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