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Apps
Check your phone now because there’s a ‘high risk’ vulnerability which lets hackers steal your money
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
Tech security experts have discovered a ‘high-risk vulnerability’ which could let hackers access victims’ browser history, chat messages and banking …
Samsung
Samsung’s pioneering Galaxy Fold ‘has an annoying crease in the middle of its screen’
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
Samsung’s pioneering foldable phone has a crease running down the screen, it has been revealed. The Galaxy Fold is a handset which can be unfurled to …
AirPods
Apple finally announces AirPods 2 and they’re much better than the originals
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Apple has confirmed rumours of a new generation of AirPod headphones today with a surprise announcement. Although the new AirPods look identical to …
Game of Thrones
Sky TV flash deal will knock almost £200 off your monthly bill
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
New and existing Sky TV customers may want to take advantage of a flash deal the company currently has on offer. According to its website, Sky has a …
eReaders
Amazon launches all-new Kindle for less than £100
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Amazon has revealed a brand new version of its Kindle e-reader that’s available to pre-order today for £70. The company has refreshed the design to …
Apple
Apple to release iPod Touch as third surprise announcement in 3 days
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
You wait ages for new Apple products and then loads come along at once. Apple is rumoured to be planning yet another surprise product announcement …
Google
Google fined £1,200,000,000 for ‘illegal’ advertising restrictions
metro.co.uk - Zoe Drewett
Google has been hit with a massive fine by the European Commission for ‘illegal practices in search advertising brokering’. The company has been fined …
Amazon Echo
Woman ‘hears the voice of her dead sister speaking through Amazon Alexa’
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
A woman has claimed that an Amazon Echo device channelled the voice of her dead sister. The unnamed lady was listening to music when her erstwhile …
University of London
Bee careful! Bumblebee queens ‘rest on the ground’ after hibernation say scientists
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
New research has shown that, after hibernating through winter, bumblebee queens spend most of their time resting among dead leaves and grass rather …
Business (UK)
Doctors should prescribe technology to tackle loneliness, report urges
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
GPs and health service practitioners should be able to prescribe technology such as wearable devices and monitoring systems to tackle loneliness …
Conspiracies
Conspiracy theorist spots ‘alien buildings’ on surface of the Bennu asteroid
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Nasa has recently beamed back pictures from the spinning space rock dubbed ‘Bennu’ allowing space enthusiasts to pore over the rocky landscape. The …
Artificial Intelligence
One in four Europeans trust artificial intelligence more than politicians, says study
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Amid general political divisiveness these days, it appears plenty of us would be happy to have robots make the tough decisions instead. New research …
Space Station
The International Space Station has been ‘colonised’ by mutant superbugs, scientists confirm
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
The International Space Station is packed with superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, scientists have confirmed A new study has been published …
Michael Kors
Instagram now lets you buy stuff directly through the app
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Instagram has introduced a checkout feature allowing people to buy products directly within the app, as the photo sharing social network looks for …
iMac
Apple releases new iMac range with Pro model costing up to £15,000
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
Apple has just dropped a surprise new range of products and offered customers the ability to upgrade one model until it costs almost £15,000. This …
Magnetism
Humans have a ‘sixth sense’ tuned to Earth’s magnetic field
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Humans have a hidden ‘magnetic sense’ similar to that of many animals that may have helped their nomadic ancestors navigate without getting lost. The …
Tenants sue landlord for installing electronic keyless lock
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
A group of tenants in New York have decided to sue their landlord for putting an electronic lock on the front of the building that rendered their …
Apple
Netflix confirms it won’t be on board with Apple’s streaming service
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has confirmed that the streaming giant won’t be available on any Apple-branded service. That’s a bit of a smack in …
Tesla
Elon Musk’s Twitter gaffe defence is ‘tortured’, ‘frivolous’ and ‘borders on the ridiculous’, SEC claims
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
The US financial watchdog has savaged Elon Musk’s bid to defend himself against contempt charges, labelling his arguments ‘tortured’ and …
Light Bulbs
Mysterious UFO captured blazing through the night sky above Russia
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Footage showing a ball of light streaking across the Russian night sky has been caught by the dashcam of a local driver. The mysterious UFO changed …
Autumnal Equinox
What is the spring equinox? Everything you need to know about the start of spring 2019
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
If you’ve been waiting for the end of the long, dark winter then we’ve got some good news for you: spring is finally here. Specifically, the spring …
Supermoon
A ‘full worm supermoon’ will shine brightly tomorrow and mark the first day of spring
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
Tomorrow marks the beginning of spring and will also see the last supermoon of 2019 light up the night sky. The celestial wonder is called the ‘full …
South Korea
South Korea tackles smartphone ‘zombies’ with flickering lights
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Step out in London and you’ll more than likely see people walking around gazing intently at their smartphone screens. But South Korea, the home …
Pigs
Pigs have feelings too – scientists used facial recognition to understand them
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Scientists are using facial recognition technology to assess pigs’ emotional states in a project to help improve animal wellbeing. Researchers hope …
Financial Regulation
Elon Musk’s ‘ongoing public belligerence’ could get him in trouble, analysts claim
metro.co.uk - Jasper Hamill
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could end up removing Elon Musk from the top job at Tesla, analysts from JP Morgan have …
MySpace
What happened to Myspace Tom and what is he doing now?
metro.co.uk - Daniel Mackrell
Tom Anderson was a very recognisable face during the noughties as his face appeared whenever someone logged on to Myspace. The 48-year-old co-founded …
Apps
Android anti-virus apps are mostly useless, say experts
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Security experts have tested 250 different anti-virus apps on Google’s Play Store just to find that two-thirds of them were mostly useless. The …
David Bowie
Spacecraft orbiting Mars spots ‘hairy blue spider’ on the surface
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
A giant, ‘hairy blue spider’ has been pictured crawling across the surface of Mars by a spacecraft orbiting the planet. It’s a testament to the …
MySpace
MySpace lost over 50 million uploaded songs from a period of 12 years
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
Social networking site MySpace has confirmed losing over 50 million songs that its users uploaded over a 12 year period. The site, which has been …