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The history of brilliantly terrible World Cup video games

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The history of brilliantly terrible World Cup video games

As football fans revel in the real world tournament, its digital counterparts continue to stumble in capturing the hyped up atmosphere

2 months ago

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I was wary of driverless cars and their tech overlords – but they could give me a different future

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I was wary of driverless cars and their tech overlords – but they could give me a different future

For those of us who can’t drive due to disabilities, the drawbacks of these vehicles are vastly outweighed by the possibilities they offer

2 months ago

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Warriors come out to Broadway with Lin-Manuel Miranda musical

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Warriors come out to Broadway with Lin-Manuel Miranda musical

Miranda and Eisa Davis’s concept album based on the 1979 film is to be realised for the stage, co-directed by Jenny Koons and Hamilton’s Andy Blankenbuehler

2 months ago

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Game of stones: how paintings of marble reveal a world of magical medieval mysticism

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Game of stones: how paintings of marble reveal a world of magical medieval mysticism

From trippy swirls to blood-soaked slabs, a new book mines gothic and renaissance art for the supernatural significance of the precious rock

2 months ago

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Telescope captures most detailed image yet of Milky Way's heart: "Cosmic magnifying glass"

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Telescope captures most detailed image yet of Milky Way's heart: "Cosmic magnifying glass"

The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60 million stars, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.

2 months ago

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Would Claude Refuse an Illegal Military Order?

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Would Claude Refuse an Illegal Military Order?

The AI chatbot told me that it has misgivings about its role in modern warfare.

2 months ago

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The Last Viking review

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The Last Viking review

Danish shaggy-dog story about a man with a dissociative disorder has a fun premise but wastes it on lots of goofy, humourless violence

2 months ago

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'You Can’t Make Billions Without Hurting People': Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI Bubble and Bosses’ Cruel Fantasies

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'You Can’t Make Billions Without Hurting People': Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI Bubble and Bosses’ Cruel Fantasies

The writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power

2 months ago

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American nuclear power takes an important step

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American nuclear power takes an important step

President Donald Trump has made rebuilding the United States’s nuclear industrial base a central part of his energy agenda. Last week, a nuclear startup operating in Emery County, Utah, took an important step toward making that revival real. Valar Atomics became the first Department of Energy-authorized reactor built outside a national laboratory to reach “criticality.”

2 months ago

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AI Is Making Us Question What It Means to Be Human. Should It?

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AI Is Making Us Question What It Means to Be Human. Should It?

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2 months ago

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Morgan Stanley doubles China humanoid robot shipment forecast as commercialization accelerates

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Morgan Stanley doubles China humanoid robot shipment forecast as commercialization accelerates

Morgan Stanley has sharply raised its outlook for China's humanoid robotics market, as early commercial deployment in real-world scenarios accelerated.

2 months ago

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Brexit Echoes in Starmer’s Resignation

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Brexit Echoes in Starmer’s Resignation

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2 months ago

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