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Located on a traffic island on the outskirts of Coventry, a small yet dynamic organizing team from the GMB union is challenging Amazon with homemade signs…

IBlocky World Chipotle Burrito BuilderIn Chipotle, players don the uniforms of the Tex-Mex restaurant chain and make burritos for virtual customers. Available toppings are taken from…

TThe Vision Pro has arrived in Australia five months after its US debut, priced at $5,999 – making it a premium product that Apple treats with…

a Weather apps were a staple of the first iPhone in 2007, and their popularity hasn’t waned since. Forecast accuracy and options may have improved dramatically,…

vinegarFrancesca Simon, author of the children’s book “Horrid Henry,” pulls out her phone and checks the weather multiple times a day — not just where she…

Meta has lifted previous restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts as the 2024 presidential election approaches, the company announced on Friday. After being banned…

The EU has warned Elon Musk’s company X that it could face a substantial fine for violating social media regulations with its blue checkmark system. Regulators…

The Last of Us is a story of tension: between love and loss, violence and intimacy, protection and destruction, life and death. It’s also a study…

T”Wait for the crackle, crackle and pop” is the warning when three glowing electrodes are dropped into Cardiff’s electric arc furnace, followed by a thunderous boom:…

MaPregnant women have become familiar with their first look at the baby through a blurry, black-and-white ultrasound scan that they share with loved ones. However, in…

This week’s picks Peppa Pig Play-Along PodcastAll episodes available now on AudibleThe Pig Queen has been an icon to toddlers around the world for 20 years,…

MaAsteroids hurtling at planet-destroying speeds, glowing spheres of hot gas, black holes from which even light cannot escape: outer space can be the stuff of nightmares,…

Since November, I have been using my boss’s car for work and after crossing the Dartford junction of the M25 for the first time, I attempted…

I We bought an Apple HomePod mini speaker in February 2023. We are trying to play audio from our iPhone, but it’s not working on a…

I I’m a comedian, a Twitch streaming clown, and a journalism degree holder. While people typically conclude their bios with a third funny thing, I’m here…

I I play a lot of RPGs (when I can make time), and have been doing so ever since I could read. I was an avid…

An innovative British startup focusing on technology to prevent cold and damp in rental homes has received new funding to expand its operations. This comes as…

Amid regulator scrutiny over big tech companies’ relationships with artificial intelligence startups, Microsoft is stepping down from its observer role on OpenAI’s board, and Apple will…

ohOne of the biggest changes in the modern video game industry is happening just beyond the reach of the average console gamer. Free-to-play gacha games, where…

On Tuesday, Meta Platforms announced that it would take action to remove posts targeting the term “Zionist” when used in a derogatory manner towards Jews or…

Dyson, a maker of vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, will be reducing its UK workforce by more than a quarter by cutting around 1,000 jobs as…

At the World AI Conference held in Shanghai last week, SenseTime, one of China’s leading artificial intelligence companies, revealed its newest model, the SenseNova 5.5. The…

IIn 2006, I was fired from my job at EB Games. Looking back, it was a justified decision. One Sunday, I recorded myself leaping over piles…

circle What if AI isn’t as great as we thought? What if its potential has been exaggerated to the point of being dangerous? Leading cancer experts…

ohOn Sunday, The Observer published a sensitive article about video game addiction, interviewing therapists who work in the field and affected families. Real, compulsive, life-altering addiction,…

Meta maintains its stance against paying media companies for news in Australia, arguing that it does not address the issue of misinformation and disinformation on Facebook…

The latest Surface tablet from Microsoft is expected to bring significant improvements, moving beyond just being faster, quieter, and more efficient. The key change is the…

In Australia, Tesla battery owners may lose a profitable revenue stream due to restrictions placed by a U.S. energy company on local third-party transactions for their…

circleA live jazz band plays Mario Kart, Full Orchestra Sonic plays. But there's an entire subgenre of video game music artists, who are happy to describe…

A scammer calls and asks for a passcode, leaving Malcolm, an older man with a British accent, confused. “What business are you talking about?” Malcolm asks.…

JAmes Muldoon is a lecturer in management at the University of Essex, Mark Graham is a professor at the Oxford Internet Institute and Callum Cantt is…

debtMark Aitken has been working on a photo series in Lapland for the past two years. The Presence of Absence”The work explores the delicate, sometimes eerie,…

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has become the first to use artificial intelligence to protect Wimbledon players from online abuse. The AI-driven service monitors players’…

I In the aftermath of Joe Biden’s disappointing debate performance, liberal Americans have taken to discussing their vice president on social media. Memes of Kamala Harris…

Justine Bateman won’t name names, but a TV showrunner friend once came to her with a dilemma: Their team was well into shooting the second season…

debtFacebook users of a certain age may remember a particularly lonely-looking farm animal that appeared in their feeds during the platform’s heyday. A lonely cow wandered…

I Traffic laws and courts leave no doubt as to what the big numbers in red circles mean, but as any quick drive on any city…

TThe notion that highly intelligent robots are extraterrestrial intruders “coming to steal our jobs” reveals significant flaws in our understanding of work, value, and intelligence itself.…

The rise of artificial intelligence has propelled the stock prices of major tech companies to new heights, but this growth has come at the expense of…

I I don’t often miss my teenage years, but I do miss the time I had to play video games. I used to get into games…