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People playing games at E3

Cloud gaming may be great for gamers but bad for energy consumption

11 June 2019

Cloud gaming services like Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud are hot topics at the gaming show E3, but a switch to streaming games could have huge ramifciations for internet traffic and gaming's energy use
Pokemon road safety sign

Did Pokémon Go really kill 250 people in traffic accidents?

28 November 2017

A surge in road accidents in Indiana has been blamed on Pokémon Go, but other apps are also likely to be contributing to a rise in crashes
A row of three fixed-odds betting machines with a man sat at the machine on the right

UK’s plan to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling lacks evidence

31 October 2017

Fixed-odds betting terminals suck in problem gamblers with the lure of quick wins, but few studies have investigated how to reduce their harm

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