I surfed first-wave Pokémania. Today, the video games are as much a part of kids’ fiction as Disney Last weekend marked the 25th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green in their native Japan), the first video games in a series that truly would take over the world. Continue reading… I surfed …
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Queenpod offers a track-by-track, album-by-album look at the rock legends. Plus: women DJs from around the world, and a different spin on falling head over heels Queenpod What Simon Lupton – documentarian and Queen archivist – and superfans John Robins and Sooz Kempner don’t know about the shapeshifting rock legends probably isn’t worth knowing. In …
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When is a meme worth $600,000? When technology has created a ‘unique’ version that can’t be owned by anyone else Pat, I keep hearing references to cryptoart which are all very … cryptic. What is this thing? Hey Lucy! So you might have heard of it in context of the $US600,000 Nyan Cat gif or …
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Our updated list of the best pay-TV and streaming services in the UK The choice of how you get your TV and movies in the UK has exploded in recent years, with a growing number of premium pay-TV providers and streaming services available at a wide range of prices. Many of them have long contracts, …
Tori Dunlap, a self-proclaimed personal finance expert, and Shaunna Burns, a former debt collector, tell people how to gain control of debt in 15-60 seconds During the Covid-19 pandemic, the greatest crisis of our generation, healthcare has been top of mind for many Americans. For the one in six Americans drowning in medical bills, reform …
Is smartphone tracking a less intrusive reward for good behaviour or just a way to enrich the incarceration industry? In 2018, William Frederick Keck III pleaded guilty in a court in Manassas, Virginia, to possession with intent to distribute cannabis. He served three months in prison, then began a three-year probation. He was required to …
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UK watchdog opens inquiry over claims US firm is imposing ‘anti-competitive’ terms on app developers Britain’s competition regulator has opened an investigation into Apple over claims the company is using its control over the App Store to impose “unfair and anti-competitive” terms on app developers. The Competition and Markets Authority announced the investigation on Thursday …
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Store in Ealing, west London, is available to Prime members who must scan in phone code to enter Amazon has opened its first contactless grocery store in the UK today where shoppers can pick up their goods and leave without having to visit a till. The Amazon Fresh store in Ealing, west London, is only …
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Companies such as Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian environmental campaigners Republished with permission from The Intercept The bank of cameras camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a prime minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, …
Naomi Klein: how big tech helps India target climate activists Read More »
Microwaves are not just for poaching eggs. You can make a vast array of gourmet meals in minutes – from steamed fish to vegetarian chilli and sponge puddings They were once regarded as technological miracles – machines that allowed you to travel back in time to a moment when your cup of tea was still …
