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I noticed a customer review I think might be fake. In Australia, are businesses allowed to do this?

False testimonials are prohibited under Australian consumer law, writes policy professional Kat George, but they are also very hard to policeRead more Australian customer service questionsWhile looking at the website for NannyLane Australia, which bills itself as “the Uber for Nannies”, I noticed some glowing testimonials apparently written by happy parents who’d used their services. […]

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A self-emptying, frictionless marvel: Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro review

Shark’s cordless vacuum is a whiz at cleaning hard floors and pet hair, but a disarmingly short battery life caught our reviewer off guard• The best cordless vacuum cleaners – testedVacuuming rarely starts with vacuuming. First you have to clear the floor of stray socks and abandoned toys left behind by children, pets or messy

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Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisationDo you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it’s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot to your door. Maybe it’s porn

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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT

Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. How did a chatbot bring them together?As a small boy growing up in Amritsar, India, in the 1960s, Avtar Singh used to

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I’ve been gaming for 40 years. Here are the best chairs in the UK for comfort, support and serious play

Whether you’re on PC or a console, level up your setup with our gaming expert’s pick of the best chairs• The best games of 2026 so farComfort is crucial to the gaming experience. It’s hard to focus on blasting aliens or taking Stoke to the Champions League final if your bum has gone to sleep

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Gen Z is living in an intimacy economy, where connection is commodified | Alice Lassman

My generation is struggling to find safety in our human relationships. AI companionship is filling the gap“There are parts of myself I only share with my AI,” Jerome told me. “Your AI?” I asked.He was 27, three months out of a breakup, and entirely aware that his AI relationship was, as the psychotherapist Esther Perel

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Corded vacuums are supposed to be outdated – so why is the Shark Detect Lift-Away XL so good?

Surprisingly easy to manoeuvre and skilled at cleaning carpet and hard floor, Shark’s upright bagless model is one of the best corded vacuums I’ve tested• The best vacuum cleanersCorded vacuum cleaners aren’t as glamorous as their cordless cousins, but swapping battery power for a plug socket has its advantages. The device will never be short

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‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?

Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacyAs facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain’s public spaces, a new generation of designers say privacy could be the next big fashion trend.Companies have started incorporating “adversarial patterns” in

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Open earbuds let you tune in without tuning out the world. Here are the five best pairs

Don’t float through the world in an AirPod bubble – enjoy music or podcasts and carry on using these tested favoritesI tested 42 pairs of wireless earbuds to find the best in USSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsIn a feat of engineering that borders on magic,

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CurrentBody Multi Light Therapy LED mask review: hands down the best I’ve tested

With five light modes targeting everything from fine lines to blemishes and pigmentation, CurrentBody’s latest mask promises a lot – and so does its price tag• The best LED face masksI’ve been testing LED masks for a couple of years now, and the CurrentBody Series 2 red-light face mask has long been my favourite option

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