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From Cuphead to Super Meat Boy: 10 of the most fiendishly difficult games

Roguelike shooters, punishing platformers and brutal, sword-heavy RPGs … not all great games have to be a walk in the park Modern Toss on twiddling their thumbs If you want to try and enjoy beautiful 1930s-style animation while being so frustrated that you nearly throw your controller at the wall, Cuphead is your game. It’s …

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Wild tales of illegal animal trading – podcasts of the week

The Natural History Museum’s new podcast covers poaching, smuggling and more. Plus: To Live and Die in LA returns, and Atlas Obscura offers instant wanderlust Wild CrimesAs the Natural History Museum’s Tori Herridge informs us, wildlife crime is the fourth most lucrative illegal industry in the world, after narcotics, human trafficking and arms dealing. The …

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Currency and control: why China wants to undermine bitcoin

Beijing’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has captured headlines, while behind the scenes its reserve bank set up its own digital currency Few would dispute that China’s recent crackdown on cryptocurrency trading and mining has contributed to the recent plunge in the value of bitcoin and other cryptos. But while the argument rages about whether the volatility …

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Will Trump’s big tech lawsuits succeed? Experts say chances are slim

Legal scholars suggest former president’s complaint may bring the attention he craves but doesn’t present a serious legal argument Donald Trump may have filed lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, claiming he and other conservatives have been censored – but legal scholars say his case is probably doomed to fail. The former president was suspended …

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Cryptocurrency firm Circle to float in US in $4.5bn merger deal

Operator behind USD Coin will merge with company chaired by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond Circle, the company behind digital currency USD Coin, is to float in the US in a $4.5bn (£3.27bn) merger deal with a company chaired by former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond. It will merge with Concord Acquisition Corp, which …

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Montaigne: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

We ask Australian comedians to tell us where the funny stuff is online. Montaigne is not a comedian, but she does spent a lot of time on the internet Hello! I’m Montaigne and I’m a singer-songwriter. I represented Australia at Eurovision this year (and, technically, last year as well). I’m currently writing songs for an …

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Can you hear the Hum? The mystery noise that says a lot about modern life

The insistent low-frequency sound has been heard from Bristol to Swansea and ascribed to everything from horny fish to 5G – but the enigma itself is telling Maybe you hear it. A low frequency hum, almost a vibration, just on the threshold of human hearing. It’s not particularly loud. In fact, you might not have …

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