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PETER HITCHENS: The deep velvet quiet of our cities is as terrifying as a fire bell in the night

PETER HITCHENS: How is it to be paid for? Oh, everyone says, the Government will pay. But when will it sink in that when we say 'the Government' we mean us?




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PETER HITCHENS: Matt Hancock is trying to run the UK like my 1950s prep school 

Until I started travelling in the Communist world, my main experience of living under tyranny was my time at a boarding school on the edge of Dartmoor, 60 years ago, PETER HITCHENS writes.




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PETER HITCHENS: Have five weeks of mad lockdown panic actually done us good? 

PETER HITCHENS: The report from the Office for Budget Responsibility has made clear that the damage done by crashing the economy is deep and dangerous. It may last for many years.




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PETER HITCHENS: Don't be fooled by the sunshine - there are only dark days ahead 

PETER HITCHENS: I have come to hate this beautiful weather, the loveliest spring for 50 years.




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Google HR chief steps down after 20,000-strong worldwide staff walkout over sex scandal

Eileen Naughton had faced a mass walkout of some 20,000 staff around the world in 2018 over huge severance packages going to Google executives implicated in sexual misconduct claims.




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Huawei's first smartphone without Google apps will be released in the UK this month 

Huawei has confirmed its first smartphone made without access to Google apps will be released in the UK on February 20, sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse.




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Thrifty mum reveals she saved £100 on a food order using an anti-food waste website

Julia Young, 33, from Maidenhead, has told how she spent £22.50 on an anti-food waste website - and saved herself £100. Amongst the buys were snacks bars, crisps, toothpaste, and hair care.




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America's 50 richest towns in 2020

Bloomberg on Thursday released its Richest Places annual index, and Atherton, California tops the list for the fourth year in a row with an annual household income of $525,324.




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Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times

Apps violated rules on ad policies, by showing ads that were 'displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions'




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YouTube users search for 'Videos for Cats' 55m times in 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Dining, a wildlife photographer from Cornwall who has been active on YouTube for 10 years, was the top beneficiary of this bizarre trend.




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Young people are capitalizing on cheap flights because of the coronavirus 

Their need to travel comes as more than 1,000 people in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 across 38 states and the District of Columbia, and 31 people have died.




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Thrifty mum transforms her empty stairs cupboard into a handy pantry for just £50

Kelly Sharp, 34, from Slough, had minimal storage space in her kitchen, so decided to turn her under stair cupboard into a handy pantry - and it cost just £50.




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Social media giants team up to combat coronavirus misinformation

Major tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have issued a joint statement on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has killed over 7,100 people.




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Google's website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day 

Verily, Google's sister company, which was helping Americans living in the San Francisco Bay Area book appointments to get tested for coronavirus reached capacity one day after launching.




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Couples share self-isolation horror stories as they are forced to work from home amid coronavirus

Couples have shared their self-isolation horror stories, as they've been forced to work together from home in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic.




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Speech recognition systems from five tech companies are bias towards people of color, study reveals 

A study found AI-powered voice recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft make twice as many errors when interpreting speech from black people than words spoken by whites.




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Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic 

A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus.




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How to use Australia's new coronavirus app 

The Australian Government has launched a coronavirus app to provide up-to-date information about the pandemic.




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Facebook and Apple say personal N95 masks they are donating were stockpiled during wildfires 

Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile.




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Australia's best and worst April Fool's pranks for 2020 revealed

April Fool's Day has rolled around once again and a few Australian companies still got in on the shameless tricks.




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Reese Witherspoon is giving away 250 dresses to teachers

They can enter via Google Form, from April 5, where eligible teachers will be able to win a gown from her line - which she launched back in 2015 - with the winners unveiled on April 7.




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Google CEO Sundar Pichai donates $1million to support families struggling in the coronavirus crisis 

The donations from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google.org are going to GiveDirectly, a charity which provides cash to needy families in the San Francisco Bay area.




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Google maps show that Sydneysiders are flouting restrictions more than others 

Sydneysiders are not following social distancing measures as strictly as Melburnians, according to new data from Apple and Google.




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Twitter's Jack Dorsey gives nearly $400m less to charity than the $1 billion he claimed

Dorsey tweeted that he would donate a billion dollars in the form of shares in Square to help coronavirus efforts but Securities Exchange Filings show he has donated less than that.




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These are the top 10 most Googled recipes during the coronavirus crisis

People are most interested in learning how to bake banana bread and roll pizza dough from scratch in isolation during COVID-19, new data from search giant Google reveals.




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A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps

According to a recent survey, three out of five Americans are either unable or unwilling to use contact tracing technology that uses a phone's Bluetooth signal to track the spread of COVID-19.




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Apple iPad now has up to 20% off in Amazon's Last Minute Christmas Deals

Looking for the best iPad deals this Christmas? You won't want to miss out on Amazon's current offer. The retail giant has slashed up to 20% off the Apple device. Here are the best iPad deals.




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iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country's smartphone market continues to grow 

iPhone shipments to China fell by 35 percent in November, the second straight month of double-digit declines in the country compared to the same periods the previous year, likely due to tariffs.




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Apple tipped to release SEVEN new iPhones in 2020 - including the long-awaited iPhone SE 2

Details of the new models were revealed in a private note to investors by analyst Jun Zhang of international brokers Rosenblatt Securities, leaked to Apple Insider.




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Ariel Winter looks refreshed as she  braves the wind for a self-care day in Studio City

She's been spotted out with her rumored new beau Luke Benward. But on Sunday, Ariel Winter, 28, stepped out for some solo time as she headed off to a nail salon in Studio City.




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The decade's top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets' - with Apple's iPad ranking first

Apple's iPad took the number one spot, followed by Tesla Model S and Raspberry Pi ranked as the second and third of the decades top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets'.




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Last minute Christmas deals: Shoppers are saving a massive £300 on the iPhone XS Max today on Amazon

The silver iPhone XS Max 64GB is currently an Amazon Lightning Deal. Shoppers are snapping it up fast, so you'll need to be quick if you want to take advantage of this unmissable deal.




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A Foxconn scheme sold more than 300,000 bootleg iPhones made from defective parts

Workers at Foxconn's biggest iPhone assembly plant were allegedly running a side business selling bootleg phones made from defective components that should have been destroyed.  




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Renders claiming to be the 2020 iPad Pros reveal each will have a triple rear camera

Renders claiming to be Apple's 2020 iPad Pro family have surfaced online. The images show two devices, an 11in and 12.9in, both of which will be designed with a triple rear camera system.




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Apple's top 2020 iPhone model may be first entire-screen device with embedded fingerprint reade

Among the major changes, according to LetsGoDigital, would be getting rid of Apple's current face recognition software, Face ID and replacing it with in-display fingerprint technology.




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O2 admits Apple's iPhone XR loses signal 'several times a day' on its network 

It is unclear whether a recent update to the iPhone operating system may have caused the connectivity issues for users of the UK-based mobile network provider.




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Apple reveals it scans iCloud photos to check for child sexual abuse images 

Speaking at a panel at CES in Las Vegas, Jane Horvath from Apple said the company uses specialist software to automatically screen iPhone images backed up to iCloud.




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Cloud in the shape of Jesus Christ is spotted in the skies over the West Midlands 

Caroline Hawthorne, 42, spotted the bizarre formation from her kitchen window in Willenhall, West Midlands. Her friends and family members likened the eerie image to Jesus or an angel.




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Firefighters tell teens to stop setting fire by putting pennies on the exposed prongs of chargers 

Officials in Massachusetts are warning against a new viral TikTok trend where teenagers sliding a penny behind plugged in iPhone chargers to spark a fire. One student will face charges.




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Phone repair man paid £40 cash NOT to fix customer's mobile

Oli Pickles, 28, was handed the smashed up iPhone 8 plus by a mystery man who refused to leave either his name or any contact details when he came into the workshop in Sheffield.




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Apple could release FOUR new iPhone 12 models in 2020 including a palm-sized iPhone 'Mini'

Apple could be releasing five iPhones this year, including four iPhone 12 models - standard, Pro, Pro Max and a new 'Mini' model with a 5.4-inch screen, as well as the rumoured iPhone SE 2.




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CRAIG BROWN on fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's VERY wealthy cat 

CRAIG BROWN: No doubt she breakfasts with Gwyneth Paltrow, exchanges selfies with Kim Kardashian and makes impassioned calls for inclusivity at all the major red-carpet events.




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Osher Gunsberg says coal-powered stations are like using an old Nokia 3210 instead of an iPhone

The Bachelor host, who has become a vocal environmental activist, criticised the push by some MPs to increase Australia's coal capacity.




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Samsung unwraps its second folding phone, the $1,380 Galaxy Z Flip, which bends like a clam shell

According to Samsung, the phone will be released on February 14 for $1,380 - several hundred dollars more than Apple's most expensive iPhone 11 Pro model. It will be available on




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Apple Pay will be responsible for 1-in-10 global card transactions by 2025

The mobile wallet currently accounts for about 5 per cent of all global card transactions, according to research by market analysts Bernstein.




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Virgin Galactic stock skyrockets more than 400% in two months

Shares of the company backed by billionaire Richard Branson have taken off in popularity among individual investors in recent sessions, nearly displacing Tesla, another retail investor favorite.




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Billionaire Warren Buffett FINALLY trades in his $20 Samsung flip phone for Apple's iPhone 11

Billionaire Warren Buffet shared in a recent interview with CNBC that his 'flip phone is permanently gone' and he is now using Apple's 'latest model' smartphone, the iPhone 11.




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The best spa breaks and retreats for 2020, from Germany to Iceland

When it comes to a proper spa break, the challenge is finding the right retreat to deal with whatever is your issue. So, here is our guide to show you what's on offer around the world in 2020.




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Police will use high-tech scanners to 'frisk' suspects without them knowing from up to 20 yards away

Police will soon be using a new high-tech scanner that can 'frisk' suspects without them knowing. The device can detect concealed weapons through a suspect's clothing 20 yards away.




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Apple's 2020 iPhone could have a 'world-facing' 3D camera that make photos pop off the screen 

Sources revealed this year's iPhone (stock) will feature a 'world-facing' 3D camera system that would make pictures 'pop off the screen and improve the smartphone's augmented reality experiences.