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Engineer who stole Google secrets wants Uber to pay legal fees

Anthony Levandowski, 39, a pioneer in the field of driverless vehicles, claims that Uber reneged on an agreement to pay for his legal expenses after it convinced him to leave Google in 2016.




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YouTube is making money from videos promoting quack coronavirus cures, report says

YouTube is allowing ads to run on videos that promote sham coronavirus advice such as listening to music that 'improves cognitive positivity' and even not entering Chinese restaurants, a report says.




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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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Where they refuse to stay home: Arkansas has four counties where people are going out MORE

The data, released on Friday by Google, uses aggregated, anonymized data harvested from from Google Maps to track recent changes in population movement.




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Google Maps app puts restaurants with delivery upfront so people know where to eat during lockdown

According to 9to5Google, when users open up their Maps app they will now see shortcuts on the home screen that help them find restaurants that are relevant from a delivery standpoint.




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Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies

Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google.




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Let them eat play! Google makes its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months

Google will make its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months while many around the world are living under restrictive shutdown policies. Current subscribers are eligible.




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NHS 'discussed allowing coronavirus app to identify people using their mobile phone ID'

A draft document from last month considered whether the app should include the ability to reveal a person's identity 'if ministers judge that to be proportionate at some stage'.




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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 may be developing own processor for powering its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops

Google's development of a processor for Pixel phones and Chromebooks could materialize a chip as soon as early next year and could help the tech giant support on-board artificial intelligence.




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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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Increase in UK Google searches for home workouts, deliveries and recipes during coronavirus lockdown

Investigators used the search engine marketing tools Google Trends and SEMrush to determine what UK internet users have been looking up in lockdown.




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Online searches for 'bread', 'at home workout', 'animal crossing' and 'buzz cut' soar

Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown.




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Fly-tipping ground has so much rubbish it can be seen from space

The site is piled high with household items with hundreds of car tyres, piles of clothes, suitcases and doors scattered across the disused road off the M4 in Newport, south Wales.




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Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned

France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent.




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Apple and Google promise to discontinue COVID-19 tracking following the pandemic

The decision to disable tech supporting contact tracing apps designed to monitor the spread of COVID-19 be made on a geographic basis according to representatives.




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Contact tracing app to be released in weeks could help prevent Covid-19 infections

Professor Christophe Fraser, from Oxford University's Big Data Institute, said 60 per cent of the UK population - or 40 million - would need to download the app.




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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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Google makes its video conferencing service Meet free in a bid to unseat popular rivals like Zoom

Meet was previously only available to customers who paid for Google's G Suite, but the service will be free without restrictions until Sept. 30 in a bid to challenge rivals like Zoom.




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NHSX Covid-19 contact tracing app doesn't work on two-year-old phones

Residents on the Isle of Wight today claim they are unable to use the new NHS contact tracing app on phones which are more than two years old.




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Google mobility data shows people are flocking to parks during sunny weather

At a coronavirus pandemic press briefing at Downing Street today, Medical Director for NHS England Professor Stephen Powis shared data showing the public's movements for the first time.




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NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app

Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight.




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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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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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Royal Mail warns of text scam claiming to offer free iPhone 11 Pro

The fraud targeting UK phone users involves a text from a sender entitled 'Royal Mail' which reads: 'There is an item waiting to be confirmed. You took one of the spots on our Currys' XMAS-list.'




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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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Man stole identities of 75 people in sim-swapping cryptocurrency scam where he made $1M in months

Yousef Selassie was arrested in California for stealing the identities of at least 75 people in the scam based from his New York apartment and targeted people in lucrative industries.




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Brendan Fevola shares a hilarious photo of his one-year-old daughter Tobi 'drinking beer'

He's the proud father of four adorable daughters. And on Thursday, Brendon Fevola took to Instagram to share a cheeky snap of him enjoying some adorable father-daughter time




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Photographer Amos Chapple tests the new iPhone 11 Pro's night mode in Arctic Murmansk during winter

Where better to test the iPhone 11 Pro than in Murmansk in December, when the sun never rises? That was the thinking behind Kiwi photographer Amos Chapple's odyssey to the Russian city.




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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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Dominatrixes are using the WETHERSPOONS app to order fawning men to buy them food and drinks

Hundreds of women are using social media to demand cash for drinks and food through the Wetherspoon app. Dominatrixes are using the app to get subservient men to pay their bills.




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Elyse Knowles forgets her helmet and clutches her iPhone while riding a bicycle in Byron Bay

She's the Myer ambassador who divides her time between Melbourne and Byron Bay.




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Apple offering FREE replacement for battery cases after flaw that prevents them from charging

Apple will replace cases with built-in chargers for its XS, XS Max, and XR models after issues prevented them from charging the case and sometimes the devices they were attached to.




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Upcoming iPhone 12 WILL support super-fast mmWave 5G despite prior reports, top analyst says

Analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, who has often forecast major moves by Apple, says that despite prior reports, the tech giant will make its iPhone 12 line compatible with 'true' and hyper fast mmWave 5G.




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British tourist is filmed punching a man on Bangkok metro

Footage taken on a smartphone on Bangkok's Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) metro line, shows a Thai man accidentally bump into a Westerner, causing his iPhone to fall to the floor.




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Father reveals his daughter painted a "rainbow-farting moose" on her bedroom wall and door

David Neal, from Colorado, revealed his ten-year-old daughter sneakily drew a 'rainbow-farting moose' on her bedroom wall and while he wasn't exactly impressed, Twitter users found it hilarious.




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Photographer snaps downbeat commuters during their daily struggle to work

Adam Gray spent eight months travelling the London Underground during the morning commute to capture the candid portraits, using nothing but his iPhone.




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Skiing photographer captures stunning 'ice halo' around the sun over the Swiss Alps

Using just an iPhone 11, Michael Schneider snapped a stunning image the moment the moment ice crystals froze midair, creating a perfect 'halo' around the sun while skiing in the Swiss Alps.




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Tore Bempasciuto remains locked up in Bali for 'hitting taxi driver'

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth , allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.




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David Beckham secretly films wife Victoria achieving the 'perfect' selfie as he watches The Crown

The former footballer, 44, shared the great lengths his wife Victoria, 45, goes to achieve the perfect selfie as he secretly filmed her attempts in a cheeky Instagram clip on Saturday.




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Victoria Beckham pokes fun at husband David for neatly laying his clothes out every night

It seems Victoria Beckham has evened the score between her and husband David, with her latest Instagram post.




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Australian tradie accused of headbutting a Bali taxi driver reaches peace deal with alleged victim

Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto, from Perth, signed a peace agreement with Saipul Nurokhim for an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday following an incident last week.




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Motorcyclist saves driver's Ipad who was travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel with it on bonnet

The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him.




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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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Long-awaited app that lets iPhone users record video from two devices simultaneously rolls out today

The app, called 'DoubleTake' is tailored to Apples triple-camera system in the iPhone 11 and allows users to record and switch between two simultaneous devices through a single interface.




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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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Apple to sell tags for tracking everyday items and new headphones alongside the iPhone SE 2 in March

The predictions come from Taiwan's well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who also forecasts the release of new iPad models and a small wireless charging mat.




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Parents are left shocked after their two young daughters are exposed to PORN

Nathaniel and Jessica Zambottie took their children to a Big W store in Chermside, Brisbane, over the Australia Day weekend to buy an iPad.