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Next Xbox revealed in secret documents - and court claims Microsoft leaked them itself

Microsoft's plans for the next Xbox games consoles have been revealed in leaked court documents - and a judge has blamed the company itself.Information about refreshed versions of its Series X and Series S machines, which released in No...

Meta defends plans for encrypted Instagram chats despite concerns over child abuse

Meta's plans to introduce end-to-end encryption to Facebook Messenger and Instagram will "massively reduce" authorities' ability to protect children from online abuse, a boss at the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.The firm already...

NASA mission to return with 'pristine' samples from asteroid 'which could one day hit Earth'

A NASA mission is due to land in the US with "pristine" samples from an asteroid which scientists warned could one day hit Earth.The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft gathered rocks and dust from the Bennu asteroid's surface in 2020. The spacecraft...

Parents whose kids made purchases on Fortnite without them knowing could soon get refunds

Parents whose kids bought virtual gear without their knowledge on the popular Fortnite video game could soon be able to get a refund.US regulators are beginning to notify more than 37 million people via email that they may be eligible f...

Why man behind infamously violent fighting game keeps coming back after more than 30 years

"Finish him!"Besides "bon appetit", few phrases fill me with as much anticipation. The Mortal Kombat series might be even older than I am, but more than 30 years after it became a poster child for moral panic about video game violence,...

'Alarming' study reveals everyday tech problems facing older people - as millions don't use internet at all

Millions of older people in the UK are being excluded from doing "ordinary things" like book a medical appointment or pay for parking because of the "rush" to move services online, a charity has warned.A study by Age UK found almost hal...

Vital for safety or privacy nightmare? The landmark bill that could change how we use the internet

The Online Safety Bill is on the cusp of becoming law.It is expected to be one of the government's flagship pieces of legislation for this term, but comes following several delays due to controversy over its potential privacy implicatio...

Macron backtracks on video games after blaming them for French riots

Emmanuel Macron - who earlier this year blamed video games for fuelling street violence - has backtracked on his negative stance about gamers.The French president in June denounced video games as a cause for youths rioting after the pol...

'Deeply disturbing': 'Sextortion' cases involving children soar

Reports of children falling victim to a form of online sexual extortion have soared this year, a charity has warned.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said it had received an "unprecedented" 191 reports of "sextortion" in the first hal...

Living outside natural habitats can affect the bodies and behaviours of giant pandas

Living in zoos outside their natural environment may disrupt the bodies and behaviour of giant pandas, new research suggests.Experts say their body clocks can end up out of sync - leaving them less active and affecting their sexual beha...

What you need to know about the iPhone update

Ahead of the release of the iPhone 15, a major software update will land on Apple's existing handsets on Monday.iOS 17 brings new features including a standby mode that turns your device into a bedside smart display, interactive widgets...

GTA V turns 10: The impact of Rockstar's biggest game - and why sequel is taking so long

Ten years ago, on 17 September 2013, Grand Theft Auto V debuted on shop shelves.Even by the standards set by previous entries in the iconic video game series, its success - both immediate and long-term - could not have been anticipated....

This iconic game has 14,000 levels - and some hardcore fans have played every single one

Never mind typing on WhatsApp, swiping on Tinder, or scrolling on TikTok; even after all these years, few apps are able to turn you into a phone-obsessed zombie quite like Candy Crush.More than a decade since it debuted on Apple and Goo...

Why developers are threatening to boycott one of the world's most popular gaming engines

Incoming changes to Unity's gaming engine have caused outrage among developers who use the platform, with some of its biggest creators threatening to pull their games from the engine entirely.Developers have been scathing of pricing cha...

British judge admits using 'jolly useful' ChatGPT to write ruling

A British judge has admitted using ChatGPT to write part of a case ruling.Lord Justice Birss said he called on the "jolly useful" AI chatbot to summarise an area of law he wasn't familiar with, and then copy and pasted its response. The...