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Stop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s | Dominik Diamond

Retail sims aren’t my thing, but the tactile, nostalgic pleasures of hit indie title Retro Rewind have me yearning for the era of physical media, smoking indoors and uncomplicated geopolitics It’s ...

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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounterTow...

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Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game | Letters

Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new gameJosh Wardle, the inventor of Wordle, a game that gave huge pleasure ...

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My quest to preserve VHS-era gaming culture, one eBay bid at a time

As physical media makes an unlikely comeback among younger gamers, the humble VHS emerges as an unexpected archive of gaming’s messy, magical evolution that I saw first time around• Don’t get Pu...

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Anthropic and Pentagon face off in court over ban on company’s AI model

After Anthropic refused to let its AI to be used in autonomous weapons systems, Trump ordered US agencies to quit using itSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inb...

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New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say

Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projectsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxOn Tuesday, major US...

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We Know You Can Pay a Million by Anja Shortland review – the terrifying new world of ransomware

Criminals extorting money online have created huge businesses, complete with branding and HRThe birth of ransomware was a stunt that got out of hand. In 1989, an evolutionary biologist called Josep...

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‘Thank God they’re still alive’: Kaiser therapists claim its new screening system puts patients at higher risk by delaying their care

Kaiser pushed back on striking workers’ claims and AI fears, saying it delivers ‘timely, high-quality care to meet members’ needs’Ilana Marcucci-Morris is worried about the patients she treats and ...

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Resident Evil at 30: how Capcom’s horror opus has survived

From owing a debt to obscure Japanese horror Sweet Home to the influence of Aliens and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the franchise continues to petrify players three decades onTo many of us playing and...

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‘We don’t tell the car what it should do’: my ride in a self-driving taxi

Driverless ‘robotaxis’ will be accepting fares in Britain’s biggest city by the end of next year. Can they deal with London’s medieval roads, hordes of pedestrians and errant ebikers? I got in the ...

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Inside China’s robotics revolution

How close are we to the sci-fi vision of autonomous humanoid robots? I visited 11 companies in five Chinese cities to find out Chen Liang, the founder of Guchi Robotics, an automation company headq...

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Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money

In this week’s newsletter: the creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign u...

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The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless home: 10 tried and tested favourites

Stick vacuums are a convenient alternative to corded designs, but which model wins for overall cleaning prowess? Our expert reveals all• The best robot vacuums• How to make your vacuum last longerC...

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Mythmatch review – a match-three game made in heaven

Team Artichoke; PC/MacAncient Greek gods, adorable raccoons and hypnotic puzzling from Olympus to the mortal realm and backThere’s been a trend for a while where familiar puzzle game genres are imb...

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What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government

Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its peopleIn 2025, when Elon Musk joined the government as the de...

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‘Like a DVD in the present tense’: are we ready for film distribution via USB drives?

As big tech continues to dominate the film industry, Video StoreAge is a uniquely crafted company that works with film-makers to sell independent films on USB drivesThe streaming-skeptical cinephil...

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Bafta games awards 2026: Clair Obscur and Dispatch lead the nominations

Last year’s celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong showings...

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Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times

A lot is riding on the success of the latest multiplayer online shooter from Halo creator Bungie, a DayGlo spectacular that whisks players to a far-off planet mired in an endless battle for resourc...

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With its fluorescent characters and ASCII text, Marathon is a masterclass in 90s nostalgia

The revival of this 90s favourite is a retro-futuristic fever dream that is first incomprehensible, then thrillingly evocative. Plus, Donald Glover’s Yoshi debutBack in the mid-1990s, when I was a ...

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Apple iPad Air M4 review: still the premium tablet to beat

Faster laptop-level power, rapid wifi and 5G, plus much-improved multitasking make the middle iPad highly capable beyond just watching TVThe latest iPad Air is faster in almost all facets, packing ...

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Scott Pilgrim EX review – is it time to grow up?

PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5; Tribute Games IncA treat for nostalgia fans and completists, but there’s little new in this rehashing of a classic that feels like an add-on rather than ...

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