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‘Games are more important to Apple than ever’: what’s next for Apple Arcade?15:45 The head of the company’s gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution, and tries to bring originality to a market still dominated by free to play mobile titles When Apple launched its games subscription service , Arcade, in September 2019, it drew a huge amount of attention – as with everything the company does. Offering 100 premium (ie, not ad-… No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama13:35 While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Another day, another set of troubles for Apple’s App Store. This time, the company had bowed to orders from the Chinese state to remove WhatsAp… ‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward but feels like a monumental step backwards | Arwa Mahdawi12:30 AI models take every toxic gendered beauty norm and bundle them up into completely unrealistic package Meet Madame Potato. She doesn’t actually exist, but, if things go my way, she’s going to be the world’s first “Miss AI”. I recently created her image on a website that generates AI faces and then entered her into a beauty pageant. Now I am sitting back in anticipation of netting the $20,000 gran… Paedophiles create nude AI images of children to extort them, says charity9:46 Internet Watch Foundation has found a manual on dark web encouraging criminals to use software tools that remove clothing Paedophiles are being urged to use artificial intelligence to create nude images of children to extort more extreme material from them, according to a child abuse charity. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said a manual found on the dark web contained a section encouraging criminals to use “nudifying” tools to remove clothing from underwear shots sent by a child. The manip… EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature9:46 App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers The EU has said it will ban a new service launched by TikTok in Europe that it believes could be “as addictive as cigarettes” unless the company offers “compelling” fresh evidence that children are safeguarded. If the ban goes ahead, it would be the first time the EU has used sweepin… Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing9:46 The Tesla billionaire uses posts on his social media platform to attack Anthony Albanese and the eSafety commissioner Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Elon Musk has hit back at the Australian internet watchdog’s attempts to force his social media platform X into blocking users from seeing violent footage relating to the Sydney church stabbing. On Monday evening the Australian federal court ordered E… Muting people on social media is fast and free and will change your life22.dubna Experts say setting boundaries online creates a healthier digital environment and helps preserve your mental wellbeing I don’t generally believe in life hacks . As much as I’d love to imagine that one easy tweak could resurface my life like it’s a cracked tennis court, time and experience have shown me that positive change usually comes slowly and incrementally. But there is one hack I fully beli… Lawsuit in London to allege Grindr shared users’ HIV status with ad firms22.dubna High court action will claim US owner allowed access to app users’ private information in breach of UK law Grindr faces the prospect of legal action by hundreds of users who will allege that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies. The law firm Austen Hays is to file a claim on Monday in London’s high court alleging that the US owner of the app breached British data protection laws. Continue reading... Manchester women: filmed by voyeurs and stalked online22.dubna Two friends tell their story for National Stalking Awareness Week, as police bring in new powers to protect victims Maddy Laing and Phoebe Collin had not seen the camera pointing at them as they walked down a busy Manchester street last April. It was a warm spring day and the women were wearing brightly coloured cycling shorts, oblivious to the fact that someone was taking voyeuristic videos of t… Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream21.dubna As the show becomes a global hit and is renewed for a second season, experts say game adaptations are the new superhero movies In the first few days of its release, Fallout – the Prime Video adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game franchise – has become a hit with global audiences, shooting to the top of the UK chart and ranking among Prime’s top three most-watched titles ever. On Friday, just a week after the show debuted in more than 240 countries and territories, Amazon announced it ha… The Game Boy at 35: a portal to other magical worlds21.dubna The handheld console introduced millions to the joy of video games, and remains one of the best-selling consoles ever On April 21, 1989, Nintendo released a chunky grey game-playing rectangle to stores in Japan. It’s fair to say that nobody expected much of it. Internally, at Nintendo’s Kyoto HQ, the portable console was reportedly not a well-loved project. But within two weeks, it had sold out i… ‘I was very nearly dead’: high achiever Martha Lane Fox is now on a mission to conquer mountains20.dubna After a car crash nearly killed her 20 years ago, the dotcom entrepreneur is climbing three peaks to make £300,000 for charity Even to the able-bodied, climbing Britain’s three highest peaks might seem like a test of resolve. But Martha Lane Fox has had 47 operations, struggles with her balance, nerve damage and constant pain, and needs two sticks to walk anywhere – the legacy of a car crash 20 y… ‘I was trying to create the sound of a really warm hug’: the poignant story behind Monument Valley 2’s music19.dubna Todd Baker composed the soundtrack for the indie puzzler as he was living through the loss of his mother. On the series’ 10th anniversary, he reflects on the experience ‘The part where the mother and child are separated on a red mountain, in a level quite early on in the game where you have to get back to the mother and find her … I was completing the sound design and music for that in a hospital… Pushing Buttons: The Fallout series doesn’t just look right – it feels like it was made by gamers, too19.dubna In this week’s newsletter: Great game adaptations are increasingly high-budget fan-fiction, thanks to a generation of writers who actually understand games • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I am a few episodes from the end of the series Fallout on Prime Video. It’s funny and gory, at times sentimental and at other times ridiculous. In other words, it’s just like th… Reigns Beyond review – sci-fi silliness meets rock band road trip18.dubna iPad/iPhone, Nintendo Switch (version tested), PC; Nerial/Devolver Digital Quick-witted and hilarious, this madcap band tour/space caper is sold short by its premise You may remember the Reigns series from its excellent Game of Thrones tie-in : its signature is Tinder-esque card swiping, where you make snap decisions on what to say or do by flicking left or right, before watching the consequences… |
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