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‘RAMageddon’: tech crunch hikes the price of your next iPhone by £100

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Shortage of memory chips and other critical components reverses trend of electronics becoming cheaperApple’s recent product launch caused headlines around the world as it unveiled its first folding phone. But hidden in the slick technology showcase was a nasty surprise: a £100 increase in the price of all iPhones, including older models.It is blamed on […]

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Reαd carefully: how to spot – and avoid – a homoglyph attack

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Scam emails are increasingly using psychological tricks, such as using near-identical URLs like miсrosoft.comYou’ve read the email carefully and it looks legitimate. The link it asks you to click on has none of the usual red flags: there are no weird numbers or extra parts to the URL. You feel safe to proceed.But if you

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Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home

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Energy bills are scheduled to rise next month but there are innovative ways to heat your home and save money‘When Giles Gibson turns on the hot tap in his home, the water that comes out of it is not heated by gas but by the tiny datacentre strapped to the tank.Attached to the hot water

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Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears

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Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost petsAmazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbours community app in the UK in an attempt to supplant neighbourhood WhatsApp or Facebook groups.The service is intended as a modern equivalent of a community message

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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?

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Humans will have to compete with AI-powered virtual employees in the near future. Here are our tips for the last human holdoutsFutureproofing your career with an AI-resistant degree is a tough ask, says Charlie Ball, an expert on graduate employment for Jisc, the UK’s higher education digital, data and technology agency.“What you’re trying to do

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‘Cheap iPhone deal’: warning over scam sites selling latest Apple mobiles

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Criminals exploit demand for iPhone 18 Pro and foldable Duo to trick people eager to get their hands on oneApple has just launched a range of new iPhones, including a foldable handset, just as you decide it is time to replace your own ageing mobile. But you balk at the £1,199 price tag for the

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OnlyFans and AI training: why gen Z doesn’t care where our money comes from | Alice Lassman

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With traditional goals such as stability and homeownership feeling out of reach, young people are focused on the presentBy now, we all know the shape of financial nihilism: the throw-your-money-at-anything reaction to the dissolution of the slow, linear path to wealth; the prediction markets, meme stocks, cryptocurrencies and microluxuries growing in its place. We’re left

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Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities

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With many adults admitting they feel lonely, meetup platforms offer the chance to make new connectionsWould you pay £20 a month for the chance of making a friend, on the understanding that an algorithm – not you – gets to decide who you’ll meet?Driven by the decline of “third spaces” such as youth centres and

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‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

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Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account detailsYou are on a short break in Porto and post some pictures of your family on Instagram or Facebook. With a small section of the Douro river in the background, you think it could have been taken anywhere.A few days later,

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Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud

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Lender was told money was being taken without authorisation, with cash used to buy credits for Claude chatbotA Metro Bank customer has told of his fight to get more than £14,000 back after its systems failed to stop a fraud involving the AI chatbot Claude.Zoli Rutter, a businessman from Sussex, had a total of £14,244 taken

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