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Apple launches Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payments in the UK

People can now accept contactless payments in person directly on their iPhones, instead of needing to connect to a card reader.

<p>Tinder users are increasingly turning to the app for entertainment and social connections, a new survey has revealed </p>
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Majority of Tinder users already in a relationship, study finds

And almost half aren’t interested in finding a date...

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London at risk of measles outbreak, health chiefs warn

Parents are being urged to check their children are up to date with their MMR vaccines.
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Arsenal’s Jorginho backs investment app as he urges players to save for future

The footballer acquired a 10% stake in new app Gather which launches this week and features funds from asset management giant Blackrock.
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ChatGPT users are calling new feature a ‘game changer’

The new setting allows subscribers to upload and edit videos, images, documents and more

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Nothing Phone 2 review: high design on a tight budget

With head-turning looks, solid performance and sensational value — this is a smart upgrade.

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Google Bard chatbot can now speak in 40 languages

You can also customise the bot’s repsonses and upload images for it to analyse and caption

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Superagers ‘more resistant to overall age-related decline than typical adults’

They are more likely to have greater movement speed as well as lower rates of anxiety and depression.
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How to get access to the iOS 17 public beta

Any iPhone owner can preview iOS 17, months before its official release

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Mission: Impossible’s technology —From AI to facial recognition

Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 has a world of tech, from evil all-controlling AI to augmented-reality glasses. But how much of it matches reality?

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Nasa finds organic matter on Mars

The discoveries might have important ramifications for the hunt for extraterrestrial life

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Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings revealed by chemical imaging

An international team of scientists has uncovered the changes made to two ancient Egyptian paintings.
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Above-the-elbow amputee ‘moves individual fingers in bionic limb in world first’

The researchers said that until now this technology has only been demonstrated in amputations below the elbow.
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Ice Age sabre-tooth cats and dire wolves suffered from diseased joints – study

Today the developmental bone disease is known to affect the joints of vertebrates, including humans and various domesticated species.
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Claude 2: ChatGPT rival Anthropic launches improved chatbot

The chatbot can digest entire novels and is two times safer than its predecessor, according to the startup behind it

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Perseverance rover discovers diverse organic matter in a crater on Mars

Researchers have suggested a number of different explanations for the origins of organic matter on the red planet.
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Barbie and Bumble team up to help singles find love

The collaboration will showcase the personalities of the various Barbies and Kens in the film

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Archive of Our Own goes down again following crippling cyberattack

Cybercriminals demand $30,000 (£23,200) in bitcoin to stop the attack

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AirPods not working? Six fixes for the most common problems

From battery issues, to gunk buildup reducing sound, there are several things that can go wrong with the dinky earbuds

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PM urged to keep independent appeals process for removing harmful online content

Baroness Newlove says the Online Safety Bill as it presently stands risks harm to victims by not including an independent appeals process.
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Who are Anonymous Sudan? Hacker group behind spate of cyberattacks

The cybercriminals claim to have carried out attacks on Microsoft, Reddit and fanfiction site Archive of Our Own

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Parts of the Moon’s surface ‘200 million years older than previously thought’

Researchers from Norway and France have found a way of coordinating and recalibrating different systems of dating the surface.
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UK watchdog halts legal battle with Microsoft over £55bn Activision takeover

It comes shortly after a US judge handed Microsoft a victory saying it would not stop the impending 69 billion US dollar deal.
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Anthropocene: Scientists close to declaring new epoch to mark human impact

Crawford Lake has been chosen as the official starting point of the Anthropocene epoch.
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Unborn babies use ‘greedy’ father gene to get more food from mothers – study

University of Cambridge scientists found the foetus controls its mother’s metabolism so the two are in a nutritional tug of war.
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How to get verified on Instagram and Threads

Looking for a blue badge on Meta’s hottest platforms? We’ve got you covered

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Sarah Silverman joins authors in suing OpenAI, Meta over AI training

Lawsuit alleges that artificial intelligence used pirated copyright content to train their large language models

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What is TikTok Music and will it come to the UK?

TikTok has launched its rival to Spotify and Apple Music. Here’s what it is and its likely price if it comes to this country

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Apple designer helped make this £50,000 turntable

Sir Jony Ive’s LoveFrom company made the 50th anniversary Linn turntable look a little more Apple

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Threads plans new features to make app ‘better and fast’ after user feedback

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri responded to users on the platform suggesting updates they would like to see on the nearly one-week-old app.
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How many users does Threads have? How it compares to other apps

It looks like Threads is here to stay following the number of sign-ups

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Google tests medical chatbot at world-leading hospital

Here’s how the US-based Mayo Clinic, which also has a facility in central London, has used generative AI since April

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What is Bluesky? Twitter alternative hits one million installs

Hollywood stars and directors sign up to the app created by Twitter co-founder

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What to do if Ticketmaster crashes when you are waiting in a queue

The overwhelming demand for the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s tour causes the site to crash

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Apple Vision Pro tipped for UK release in late 2024

Apple insiders suggest Canada and the UK are next in line for a taste of Vision Pro

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How much will Apple Vision Pro cost in the UK?

We can speculate from Apple’s recent pricing strategy — and it’s likely to cost more here than in the US

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What is Temu? Sellers reportedly cloning Amazon listings

With items costing just pennies, sceptical customers are wondering: is Temu too good to be true? Here’s all you need to know about it