Fraudsters are manipulating content of older adults as ‘sadness bait’ to push sales. The videos are going viral In April of this year, Daisy Yelichek was scrolling TikTok when something unusual appeared in her feed: a video of her 84-year-old father, George Tsaftarides, who runs an account sharing sewing videos from his small tailoring business …
‘Robo-adviser’ platforms use tech to help manage your money – here’s how the most popular ones stack up Rachel Reeves and her government colleagues are keen to get more Britons investing in the stock market. She said recently that a lot of money was being put into cash savings accounts “when it could be invested …
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Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among others What to do if your email account is stolen – and how to stop it happening again Internet users have been told to change their passwords and upgrade their digital security after researchers claimed to have revealed the scale of sensitive …
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An increasing number of people are experiencing motion sickness in EVs, and there is a scientific explanation as to why With electric cars skyrocketing in popularity around the world – in 2024, 22% of new car sales worldwide were electric vehicles, compared with 18% in 2023 – a growing body of studies and an increasing …
Regulator says it has ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect company breached groceries supply code of practice Business live – latest updates The UK’s grocery industry watchdog has launched an investigation into Amazon over allegations that the retail and technology company is failing to pay its suppliers on time. The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) said it had …
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US singer appears in court accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm after arrest last month over incident in Mayfair in 2023 The American singer and actor Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. Brown, 36, is accused of …
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The Door in Question uses VR headsets, sound and even smells to create an immersive experience inspired by its creator’s experience with mental illness Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I’ve visited the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Footscray many times but last week I saw it in an entirely different light: as a nightmarish …
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Ride hailing app’s ‘take rate’ – or cut – sometimes reaches more than 50% since introduction of dynamic pricing Uber drivers’ earnings cut after changes to secretive algorithm More than a decade after being one of 19 Uber drivers who took the company to court in 2015, Abdurzak Hadi continues to drive for – and …
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Wondering how to keep your cool as the temperature rises? Experts share their top tips, from face mists to fans, anti-chafe cream to sun hats • The best fans to keep you cool: 14 tried and tested favourites Heatwaves used to be marked by years, recalled misty-eyed by those who remembered them with fondness, like …
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Premium sports tracker adds built-in torch, smartwatch and accuracy upgrades, plus useful new training tools, but costs far more than rivals Garmin’s new top running watch, the Forerunner 970, has very big shoes to fill as it attempts to replace one of the best training and race companions available. Can a built-in torch, a software …
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