Charts can be social artifacts that communicate more than just data

The degree to which someone trusts the information depicted in a chart can depend on their assumptions about who made the ...
TechCrunch

Threads takes on X with new communities feature

Instagram Threads, Meta’s X rival that now has over 400 million monthly active users, is officially launching a new feature that could redefine how its app is used: Communities. On Thursday, Meta said ...
The Hill

Van Hollen says Democrats ‘not going to write a blank check’ to avert shutdown

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Democrats will not “write a blank check” to the Trump administration to avert a government shutdown. In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the ...
Metro

‘I created Peaky Blinders – the violence I write is always justified’

Steven Knight’s TV shows are often associated with gritty violence. But the writer assures us – the violence he includes is ‘always justified’. This week, his new historical drama House of Guinness ...
Video Games Chronicle

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 are coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has confirmed that the three Yakuza games currently associated with Switch 2 are also coming to other formats. Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut is an enhanced version of Yakuza 0 which ...