Popular age-filter app FaceApp is back, provoking a mixture of delight and revulsion among those using it to transform themselves in older avatars. FaceApp uses…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s planned cryptocurrency Libra could help boost financial inclusion, but also raises concerns about consumer protection, data privacy, and potential “backdoor…

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The FaceApp challenge is sweeping through social media giving us all a glimpse at how we’ll look in our twilight years. A host of celebs…

Read More FaceApp age challenge goes viral but iOS and Android users need to be cautious

The eerie FaceApp photo filter, which uses AI to digitally age your face, has gone viral, with millions on social media sharing their sagging simulacrum,…

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Wireless broadband operators have told TDs they could roll out a high-speed rural service with a total of just 20 new masts at a cost…

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The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum has harnessed the power of augmented reality (AR) and combined it with the celebrations for the 50th anniversary…

Read More This augmented reality Apollo 11 iPhone app is delighting space fans

Over a million people have signed up to ‘storm Area 51’ next month despite a warning from the US Air Force they could be shot…

Read More UFO hunters picture Area 51 in unprecedented detail as millions join alien hunt

The “Happiest Place on Earth” is also one of the most surveilled — with Disney honchos using the park’s wearable “MagicBands” and smartphone apps to…

Read More Disney uses apps, ‘MagicBands’ to spy on guests: report

Original footage from the Apollo 11 moon mission is expected to fetch over $1 million at an auction coinciding with the 50th anniversary. Sotheby’s is…

Read More Nasa's original Apollo 11 moon landing tapes could sell for $1 million

CHANTILLY, France (Reuters) – G7 finance ministers will have the growing powers of big digital firms in their sights when they meet on Wednesday outside…

Read More G7 finance ministers look to rein in tech giants at French meeting

Google Maps is undoubtedly the most popular navigation app in the world – the programme is available on desktops in addition to iOS and Android…

Read More Google Maps has just been overtaken by one of its biggest rivals

EE switched on its 5G signal back in May with the network the first in the UK to offer superfast downloads. 5G is capable of…

Read More EE is offering you a very tempting reason to upgrade to superfast 5G

Mate 20 Pro was unwrapped by Huawei back in October last year and shook the smartphone industry with its diverse camera system, then unmatched battery…

Read More Mate 20 Pro update – Huawei’s next flagship could have a major advantage over the P30 Pro

I can’t remember the last time I used money, as in actual notes and coins, to purchase something. I’ve become the kind of person who…

Read More Kids’ banking in the age of contactless payments

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers leveled stinging criticism and sharp questions at Big Tech executives on Tuesday, attacking Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google for their market power,…

Read More ‘I Don’t Trust You Guys’: Lawmakers Unite to Take Aim at Big Tech

Connecting your loungeroom's dumb speakers, TV and hi-fi to your multi-room audio setup, the Sonos Amp is a powerful piece of hardware that will be…

Read More Sonos Amp is a whole-home hi-fi upgrade

NASA’s Mars exploration projects have yielded many surprising discoveries over the years, and we know more about the Red Planet today than we ever have…

Read More NASA boss: ‘Political risk’ has stopped us exploring Mars

LONDON (Reuters) – British sports car maker Lotus revealed its pure electric “hypercar” on Tuesday, the first completely new vehicle to be launched under the…

Read More Lotus showcases first pure electric sports car

Facebook users are reporting that the 'Status Update' box has disappeared from their news feeds, leaving them unable to post comments, photos or videos. The…

Read More Facebook ‘Status Update’ box inexplicably disappears from some users’ news feeds

Lawmakers grilled a top Facebook executive at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday, heightening scrutiny of the company as it prepares to enter the…

Read More Senators Grill Facebook on Libra Cryptocurrency Plans

Samsung is taking a walk on the wild side with its latest mid-range Galaxy A80 smartphone. With a pop-up camera module reminiscent of the ones…

Read More Tech review: All-screen Samsung Galaxy A80 comes at a price

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The head of Husqvarna, the world’s biggest gardening power tools maker, said it could take another decade before batteries on the market…

Read More Power tools firm Husqvarna CEO sees battery restraints for another decade

Hackers have devised a new form of stealing sensitive photos or videos sent by WhatsApp users. That’s the claim from security researchers who’ve discovered that…

Read More How to protect yourself from WhatsApp hackers who've learned a scary new trick

Elon Musk is one of the most famous doom-mongers in the world and fears humanity will be wiped out during an inevitable rise of the…

Read More Elon Musk's Neuralink to reveal big news about bid to plug brains into computers

Over a million people have signed up to a ‘storm Area 51’ event with an apparent view to finding evidence of the existence of aliens.…

Read More When is the Storm Area 51 event and how many people have signed up so far?

Momentum is growing behind a plan to ‘storm Area 51’ and find out once and for all what the US government knows about alien visitors.…

Read More UFO expert warns us not to contact aliens as millions pledge to 'storm Area 51'

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When the first TikTok star is elected president, I hope she will save some room in her cabinet for older and more…

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SINGAPORE – A new cyber-security competition for students of tertiary institutions was launched on Tuesday (July 16) to encourage interest in the field, amid the…

Read More New cyber-security competition for tertiary institutions launched

It was 50 years ago today that Neil Armstrong and the crew of Apollo 11 blasted off from Earth with the aim of setting foot…

Read More Skywatchers in the UK will be treated to a partial lunar eclipse tonight

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is drafting new rules to impose value added tax to online products and services provided by offshore companies, as authorities target…

Read More Indonesia drafting rules to apply VAT on online products and services