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PowerWash Simulator 2 has been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards – but why have mundane job games become so popular?

Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.

The company, which manufactures rockets, space exploration technology and Starlink satellites, is currently privately held. But on Wednesday it made a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering, which would allow shares to be traded in the stock market.

It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world’s largest tech companies.

While Australia’s ban was brought in with huge fanfare, it is widely acknowledged that many under-16s continue to use the 10 platforms covered by the law: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, and streaming platforms Kick and Twitch.

In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as smaller firms such as Pinterest and Atlassian, have all announced or warned of plans to shrink their workforce, pointing to developments in AI that they say are allowing their firms to do more with fewer people.

The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK.

“If this were merely a contracting impasse, DoW would presumably have just stopped using Claude,” Judge Lin wrote, referencing the Department of War, a secondary name for the Department of Defense. “The challenged actions, however, far exceed the scope of what could reasonably address such a national security interest.”

A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.

The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media – particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as well as absence and bullying in schools.