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People are pretending to be 'NPCs' on TikTok and it's not just weird, it's also lucrative

The one constant the internet offers us is a continual rotation of trends. Months ago, the trend was people exhibiting “main character energy”. People were imagining themselves as main characters in their own life show: they were the ones who knew everyone’s name in the coffee shop, they were having…

The Conversation

What is NCP, TikTok's latest phenomenon? Here's the scoop on the odd trend

But be warned: NPC definitely isn't a compliment

My Imperfect Life

Shanghai Lawmaker Booted From Top Legislature Following Graft Probe

Dong Yunhu, placed under investigation last month, is the first representative to be publicly removed from the 14th National People’s Congress, whose members were confirmed in February

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What the 'NPC streaming' TikTok trend spells for the future of gaming and erotic work

“Yes, yes… mmm, mmm ice cream so good,” coos a platinum-haired woman known on TikTok as Pinkydoll. Holding a hair straightener, she plays with popcorn kernels and audibly pops her lips. Your screen brightens with emojis of food, roses and stars purchased by her audience. What are we watching? Why?

The Conversation

No, I didn’t imagine it – the ‘NPC’ craze really offers money for robotic gibberish

People online pretend to be jerky video-game characters – and some make tons of money doing it. What on earth?

The Guardian - US

$7,000 a day for five catchphrases: the TikTokers pretending to be ‘non-playable characters’

There are anarchic, erotic undertones to ‘NPC streaming’, the trend in which ordinary people play video-game characters

The Guardian - US

Brits could miss out on state pension for 15 years after healthy life expectancy

Unite union and the National Pensioners Convention will join forces to demand the Tories rule out 'an attack on the state pension' after the Tories pushed back a decision to after the election

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Oblivion's Adoring Fan voice actor confirms he's on board for Starfield

Craig Sechler is lending his vocal tones to the iconic NPC once again

GamesRadar

From rugby pro to physio, Te Tamaki keeps the game alive

Teresa Te Tamaki, the Chiefs head of performance therapies and former Black Fern, reflects on her playing years, physiotherapy career, and rugby’s next generation.

Newsroom.co.nz

ABC ‘actuated by malice’ in publishing Higgins speech

Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims the ABC maliciously broadcast a speech by Brittany Higgins about her alleged rape that prejudiced his criminal trial.

The New Daily

Bruce Lehrmann accuses the ABC of broadcasting Brittany Higgins’ NPC address with ‘prejudice’

The former Liberal Party staffer alleges the ABC was ‘recklessly indifferent’ to the possibility it would prejudice a Supreme Court trial against him.

Crikey

Bruce Lehrmann says ABC acted maliciously by showing Brittany Higgins speech, court documents show

Former political staffer suing national broadcaster over a February 2022 joint address by Higgins and Grace Tame at the National Press Club

The Guardian - AU

ABC argues Brittany Higgins broadcast did not identify Bruce Lehrmann and could not have defamed him

ABC says press club address could not have been defamatory even if Lehrmann’s identity already widely known

The Guardian - AU

US journalists renew calls for justice for Shireen Abu Akleh

US National Press Club leaders demand ‘full accounting’ in the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist.

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China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage laws

After three days of discussions, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passes the first update to anti-spying laws in almost a decade, under which authorities can gain access to data, information on personal property and ban border crossings.

Chronicle Live

Paramedic students spend placements in Rothbury and Whitley Bay GPs and boost urgent care at doctor's

Did you know paramedics work in some of the North East's GP surgeries?

PC Gamer

The lead researcher behind those Sims-like 'generative agents' on the future of AI NPCs

PhD student Joon Sung Park spoke to us about his team's research and how science can be helped by science fiction.

PC Gamer

AI-driven NPCs are living lives and planning parties all on their own

Rich open worlds with emergent NPC social structures aren't as far off as we thought.

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The global semiconductors race is tightening, and China is racing to catch up

China is focused on technology, aiming for self-reliance after being buffeted by international restrictions on importing computer chips.

Crikey

Ambassador Joe Hockey and the AUKUS business bonanza take centre stage as the Keating blast subsides

A firm run by Australia’s former treasurer is well-placed to take advantage of the AUKUS deal.

Crikey

‘Great wall of steel’: Xi Jinping promises security and stability

Defence, the economy and Taiwan were among the issues addressed by China’s supreme leader as the CPPCC concluded.

ABC News

Xi Jinping calls for China's military to become a 'Great Wall of Steel' at National Peoples' Congress address

Speaking to the National Peoples' Congress, the president says China must ensure its military can safeguard the country's sovereignty, security and developmental interests, as their new premier takes a swipe at the US.

Dynamite News

China: Xi Jinping grabs unprecedented 3rd term as President of the country

Xi Jinping was on Friday unanimously appointed as Chinese President for the third time, making him the country's longest-serving leader since founding father Mao Zedong. Read further on Dynamite News:

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Xi Awarded 3rd Term as President, Extending Rule

Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US and others. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was…

Caixin Global

China Elects New Head of Legislature

Zhao Leji, the Communist Party’s No. 3 official, will take the helm of the NPC for the next five years, while Li Hongzhong and Ding Zhongli were appointed vice chairs of its standing committee

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