Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, LondonAΦE’s first major work explores psychoanalytical themes through cutting-edge technologyAΦE is a dance company founded by Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Fourmi, and based in Ashford, Kent. Whist, its first major work, unites dance and virtual reality in a work that offers an intriguing new framework for performance. Wearing headsets, spectators […]
As the number of young gamers has risen sharply, so have addiction narrativesGaming disorder may be a newly recognised condition, but disordered gaming is anything but new. In 2010, a Korean couple was arrested for fatal child neglect spurred by an obsession with Prius Online. Five years earlier, another Korean man collapsed and died after […]
The electric carmaker is suing a former technician for alleged hacking, but he says he’s being scapegoated for leaking concernsOn Wednesday morning, Martin Tripp was an out-of-work Tesla technician trying to figure out what to do next. By the end of the day, he had been sued by his former employer for alleged hacking and […]
Victoria says it will stick with decisions being made by individual schools • Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noonThe New South Wales government has announced a comprehensive review of smartphone use in schools, but the Victorian government says it is unlikely to follow suit. On Thursday the NSW […]
The culture secretary who heads up the digital brief says tech makes parenting harderThe culture secretary has called on more schools to ban mobile phones.Matt Hancock said he admired those headteachers who did not allow their use during the school day and linked social media use with the problem of bullying among young children. Continue […]
Despite their potential, no one has managed to take them from flight of fancy to everyday reality In 1940, Henry Ford said: “Mark my words – a combination aeroplane and motor car is coming.” With flying taxis apparently on the way, it looks like he was right, but what a wait. Eight decades years later, […]