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12 August 2021
Voice Retrospects: Tony Hawk's Underground
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamAn iconic video game of the PlayStation 2 era, Tony Hawk’s Underground successfully switched up the Tony Hawk’s series format and introduced the wonders of skateboarding to a new generation of gamers.
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3 August 2021
Interview with tech journalist and Y7 forum member, Mel Tranfield
by Elle Farrell-Kingsley Kickstart Team"As I spoke out against online abuse against women and girls and the bias within machine learning systems that ostensibly are there to protect against this, I could feel the support and approbation in that room"
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24 July 2021
Twitter to trial up and down vote buttons
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamThe new feature is being tested by the social media platform, and will only be available to some users of the iOS app.
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24 July 2021
Voice Verdicts: Dawn Butler and Jeff Bezos
by Claire Jenns Kickstart TeamA new series that issues judgements against the best and worst of our society from the week’s news.
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23 July 2021
Netflix to add mobile gaming for subscribers
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamIn what could be a landmark move in the streaming wars, Netflix announced the plans in a letter to investors, which will see the company bring mobile gaming to its subscribers at no additional cost.
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22 July 2021
Parliament appeals for reforms to streaming service payouts
by Cameron NaylorAn investigation published by MPs addresses the problematic business practice of music streaming platforms.
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21 July 2021
Disney: the greediest place on Earth
by Ellen BirkinshawIs Disney exploiting fans of Marvel by continuously churning out films and making them pay subscriptions to watch?
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21 July 2021
Digital exhibitions: the future of art events?
by Cameron NaylorHow does technology impact how we interact with the world of art?
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21 July 2021
Tencent to purchase Sumo Group for more than £900 million
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamThe Chinese tech conglomerate’s offer to purchase the British video game developer values the company at £913 million, with Tencent already owning Riot Games (League of Legends) and holding a large stake in Epic Games (Fortnite).
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16 July 2021
Google fined €500 million by French competition authority
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamThe Autorité de la concurrence accused the tech firm of refusing to seriously follow a mandate to negotiate with news organisations over the use of their content and material, and could lead to additional fines of €900,000 per day for Google.
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16 July 2021
Youth Card launched by leading social mobility charities
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamSpeakers for Schools, UK Youth and Young Enterprise have combined to create the free app which will provide young people with a variety of career development opportunities as well as numerous discounts at different retailers.
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16 July 2021
Review: New Coal by Stacie Woolsey
by Ash EdmondsReviewing Stacie Woolsey's three-part narrative, based on a fictional industrial revolution after creating the strong, malleable and corrosion-resistant material of graphene in the north of England.
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16 July 2021
F1 2021 Review - The Good, The Bad & The Racing Line
by Max WolfF1 2021 is the newest instalment to the franchise, whilst being the first to include next-gen consoles. Time to get behind the wheel and see what makes F1 2021 among the best in the series!
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13 July 2021
NFT: 3 Pros and Cons
by Niamh HarrisonNFT have been popular in recent months, but with anything new, it can start off rocky. I've boiled down my research into 3 Pros and Cons to spark debate and collect others views on the subject.
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9 July 2021
Nintendo announce new Switch OLED model
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamThe new Switch model will launch on 8 October 2021 and sees incremental improvements over its predecessor rather than an overhaul. New changes include a larger OLED screen, 64 GB of storage and an in-built LAN port for wired online gaming.
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9 July 2021
Audacity denies accusations of being 'potential spyware'
by Ali Muzaffar Kickstart TeamThe claims, which were made by the technology website Fosspost, have been denied by the audio-editing software, which was acquired this year by the Cyprus-based firm Muse Group.
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9 July 2021
How to Play Minecraft - a review by Mirel
by Helen MorleyThis is my review of Minecraft and how to play it.
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7 July 2021
New political debating app, Polemix Review
by Elle Farrell-Kingsley Kickstart TeamNo more leaving politics at the door. Instead, political debating done right.