The crisis engulfing the music industry in the 21st century is as profound as it is irreversible. While Robin Hood types believe that the dramatic collapse of corporate behemoths is almost karmic payback for years spent...
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Murad Ahmed, Technology Reporter, and Rob Fahey When it began it was just a computer game. World of Warcraft marks its fifth birthday today as something more than just an online role-playing game where users become wizards,...
When HMS Challenger left Portsmouth in 1872 on the world’s first dedicated expedition to explore the nature of life, many believed that beneath 300 fathoms (164 metres) lay a barren, lifeless wasteland. Whalers talked of huge...
As The Times announces a pay wall for online content, Ian Burrell looks at the implications for the rest of the newspaper industry The British newspaper industry is on the verge of an historic schism, a fundamental split in...
In responding to Johann Hari's important and perceptive article, Peter Mandelson ("Company money for universities", Letters, 18 November) avoids the key issues raised by Hari in favour of trotting out the usual platitudes....