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Netflix is introducing a cheaper subscription plan with adverts
As it had previously confirmed, Netflix is launching a cheaper subscription tier with adverts. On Wednesday, the company announced that it was launching a new…
Read More Netflix is introducing a cheaper subscription plan with advertsUber sued by 550 women in USA over ‘kidnap, assault, stalking and rape’ claims
550 women have launched a legal case against Uber in San Francisco, claiming that they were assaulted, attacked or even raped by the firm's drivers.…
Read More Uber sued by 550 women in USA over ‘kidnap, assault, stalking and rape’ claimsElon Musk’s tweets to be used in Twitter lawsuit – including poo emoji to CEO
Elon Musk's tweets could be used against him in a Twitter lawsuit for trying to get out of his $44 billion (around £37 billion) contract…
Read More Elon Musk’s tweets to be used in Twitter lawsuit – including poo emoji to CEOTwitter down in major outage leaving some wondering if Elon Musk pulled the plug
The popular social media site Twitter has gone down with users completely locked out of the service. The site went down around 1:05PM today and…
Read More Twitter down in major outage leaving some wondering if Elon Musk pulled the plugPeople lose life savings as major crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy
Celsius Network becomes the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash following a dramatic plunge in token prices. On Wednesday, the American crypto lender said it…
Read More People lose life savings as major crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcyTikTok makes changes to its eerily accurate ‘For You Page’ algorithm
TikTok is giving you more control over your ‘For You Page’ and introducing stronger content moderation for young users. You will soon be able to specify…
Read More TikTok makes changes to its eerily accurate ‘For You Page’ algorithmAmazon Prime Day 2022: How much is Prime membership and what will you get from i
If you’re tempted by the deals on offer across the Amazon website today, you might be thinking about getting a Prime membership. Amazon Prime Day…
Read More Amazon Prime Day 2022: How much is Prime membership and what will you get from iHuman and animal remains found at Battle of Waterloo site
A team of archaeologists have uncovered rare skeletons of humans and horses at the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium. The discovery follows the latest dig which resumed this…
Read More Human and animal remains found at Battle of Waterloo siteiPhone makers ‘ate rotten food in rat-filled rooms’ doing overtime for £4 a day
If you've tried to buy an iPhone or Playstation in the last year or two, you might have noticed how little stock most shops have…
Read More iPhone makers ‘ate rotten food in rat-filled rooms’ doing overtime for £4 a dayOne in five Brits admit to knowing their ex-partner’s online log-in details
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Read More One in five Brits admit to knowing their ex-partner’s online log-in detailsAmazon Prime Day 2022: Best laptop, Chromebook, gaming laptop deals
It’s easy to forget that Amazon started off as an online bookstore: something that’s especially true on Amazon’s Prime Day, where all manner of tech…
Read More Amazon Prime Day 2022: Best laptop, Chromebook, gaming laptop dealsWhatsApp issues urgent warning about dangerous Android app – delete it now
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Read More WhatsApp issues urgent warning about dangerous Android app – delete it nowiPhone users can now fully customise their lock screen as iOS 16 beta goes live
iPhone users can now try out some amazing new lock screen customisation features, thanks to the launch of the iOS 16 beta. Apple suddenly released…
Read More iPhone users can now fully customise their lock screen as iOS 16 beta goes liveDitch the iPhone – metaverse contact lens puts the Internet inside your eyeballs
A human has put the Internet in their eyeball for the first time, thanks to a successful augmented reality contact lens trial. Tech company Mojo…
Read More Ditch the iPhone – metaverse contact lens puts the Internet inside your eyeballsScientist fears opening ‘Pandora’s box’ by teaching AI to write about itself
An artificial intelligence tool has written an essay about itself, sparking concerns that it could be on the way to self-awareness. Swedish scientist Almira Thunström…
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Read More Prime Video mega deal: Unlock new movies and boxsets to watch for just 99pGoogle Translate adds Quechua to its platform
By Mitra Taj, The New York Times Company LIMA, Peru — When Irma Alvarez Ccoscco heard that the language she has spoken her entire life,…
Read More Google Translate adds Quechua to its platformBird bodybuilding and a taxidermy fox: How to train parrots for life in the wild
Rewilding. We’ve all heard about it, but in reality, how is it done? Plants? Easy – plant them. But animals? How do you prepare captive…
Read More Bird bodybuilding and a taxidermy fox: How to train parrots for life in the wildLatest Echo Dot smart speaker drops to record low price ahead of Prime Day
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Read More Latest Echo Dot smart speaker drops to record low price ahead of Prime DayThree-eyed prawn from half-a-billion years ago owns world's oldest brain
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video The world’s oldest brain has been found in the remains…
Read More Three-eyed prawn from half-a-billion years ago owns world's oldest brainBritish households contain £16 BILLION of unused technology – like Tamagotchis
A whopping £16 BILLION worth of unused technology is cluttering up British households, a study has found – including old smartphones, DVD players, and even…
Read More British households contain £16 BILLION of unused technology – like TamagotchisBritish households contain £16 BILLION of old, unused technology – including Tamagotchis
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Read More British households contain £16 BILLION of old, unused technology – including TamagotchisAmazon customers beware! UK police warn of serious new threat targeting shoppers
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South Korea's national police force is gearing up for some seriously dystopian crimebusting using 'Iron Man' police armour and weaponised robot dogs. The country's police…
Read More Korean cops to stop crime with ‘dystopian’ Iron Man police armour and robot dogsOnline Safety Bill 'on verge of being unworkable', say campaigners
Campaigners are calling on the Government to make further amendments to the Online Safety Bill, warning it’s ‘on the verge of being unworkable’. In a…
Read More Online Safety Bill 'on verge of being unworkable', say campaignersEE half price broadband deal ends tomorrow! Time running out to get broadband for £12
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Read More EE half price broadband deal ends tomorrow! Time running out to get broadband for £12One-of-a-kind carbon crystals may have formed in meteor explosion
Almost a decade ago, a meteor caused chaos in the Ural mountains region of Russia. Exploding in the skies above the city of Chelyabinsk, the…
Read More One-of-a-kind carbon crystals may have formed in meteor explosionMillenia-old archaeological remains could change our understanding of prehistory
Known for its arid, sprawling deserts, it may be hard to imagine ancient populations thriving in the country we now call Saudi Arabia. But emerging…
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