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Bite my shiny metal ass! TV’s all-time top robots
The article marks the launch of the BBC comedy Ann Droid by looking back at notable robots from television and presenting the Guardian’s top 20, arguing that robotic characters have long been a distinctive part of small-screen entertainment. – Ann Droid, starring Diane Morgan as an elderly care robot opposite Sue Johnston, is used as…
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Pedro Porro turns from defender to destroyer as Spain outwit France once more | Sid Lowe
The full-back was supposed to be busy shackling France’s vaunted front line but found time to score the killer goal at the other end “Let me loose in a prison and I’ll end up owning the place,” Pedro Porro once said. Let him loose in the penalty area and that will belong to him too.…
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Didier Deschamps pays the price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Joanthan Wilson
France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too open Maybe Didier Deschamps was right all along. He has been criticised over his 14 years in the France job for being too cautious, for prioritising control, for not unleashing his great…
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New-style ‘Asbos’ to be rolled out across England and Wales in bid to tackle yobs
The Government’s ‘respect orders’ will be imposed on yobs by a civil court and breaches could lead to immediate arrest and a jail sentence.
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Microsoft Deletes User’s 25-Year-Old Account With Thousands Spent on Games and His Son’s Baby Pictures After It Was Hacked
A Microsoft user has lost all of his digital belongings after having his account deleted by the tech giant.
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DOJ charges 3 Russians in alleged $63M cybercrime scheme targeting Americans
Three Russian nationals allegedly ran bulletproof hosting firms that powered ransomware, malware, and phishing attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Beast Of Reincarnation’s Perfect Parry Ping Makes Me Want To Git Gud
With its launch around the corner, Beast of Reincarnation co-developer Fictions has dropped a new gameplay video outlining how players will hack and slash their way through a post-apocalyptic world. We already knew that the game borrows a few ideas from Sekiro for its moment-to-moment gameplay–including a parry mechanic that has one of the best “PING”…
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Householders to be told how to prepare for major emergencies in new government public information campaign
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Darren Jones said the campaign would help people prepare for crises such as cyber attacks or severe weather.
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Balogun expected World Cup ban reversal to distract US squad
Folarin Balogun has said he expected the reversal of his World Cup suspension to create controversy and unsettle the United States squad, after he was allowed to return for their last-16 defeat to Belgium. His remarks matter because they add a first-hand account from the player at the centre of a wider row over Fifa’s…
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Fallout: New Vegas writer says he feels “embarrassed” by some of the Fallout TV show dialogue, but has no notes for “really cool” Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
He wishes the “script quality” was “a little higher”