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NHS publishes guidance for COVID-19 app glitch on iPhones

Users have been reporting that the app does not load after opening it, with it instead becoming stuck on the blue screen.

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From sci-fi to reality: UK wants to use lasers to beam down energy from the sun

It is thought that energy could be beamed anywhere on the planet, save for the poles, according to the UK Space Agency.

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Trump's tweets 'systematically divert media away from harmful topics'

Behavioural scientists have investigated how Donald Trump's use of Twitter shifts news coverage away from stories he dislikes.

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Young people told to isolate 'should be offered free mobile data and gaming'

SAGE says compliance with COVID-19 restrictions is "declining" among young people due to a "lack of trust in government".

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No 10 rebuked over data used in lockdown news briefing

The official statistics watchdog has issued a rare rebuke to the government and its scientific advisors, warning that their use of coronavirus data could "confuse the public and undermine confidence

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Hulu tests its social viewing feature, Watch Party, with election news livestreams

Hulu is bringing its Watch Party social viewing feature to its livestreamed election news coverage, provided via its existing partnership with ABC News Live. The company announced today it will allow

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NBC News launches an iOS 14 widget that puts election results on your home screen

NBC News has updated its iOS app with a new feature that brings election news, data and results directly to your iPhone or iPad home screen. With the app’s new “Decision 2020” iOS 1

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T-cell immunity exists six months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

The study also found that those who had coronavirus symptoms in spring had T-cell levels 50% higher than asymptomatic people.

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'The world has had enough': Donald Trump campaign website hacked

Trump's communications director said there was no exposure to sensitive data and the site has been restored.

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Pinterest’s new widget brings photos from favorite boards to your iOS 14 homescreen

As iPhone owners began customizing their iOS 14 homescreens with new widgets and custom icons, Pinterest iOS downloads and searches surged as the app became a top source for design ideas and inspirat

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New boss of Test and Trace app only contracted for six months

Gaby Appleton is the third person to lead the app team in the last six months.

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Untrained staff take on contact-tracing jobs as Test and Trace struggles to cope with rise in cases

Staff from outsourcers will now take on jobs previously reserved for clinically-qualified contact tracers.

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Google introduces song matching via humming, whistling or singing

Google has added a new feature that lets you figure out what song is stuck in your head by humming, whistling or singing – a much more useful version of the kind of song-matching audio feature that i

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Spotify launches an automatically updating iOS 14 widget

Spotify today has released its highly-anticipated iOS 14 widget with the latest app update. The new widget, which comes in both the small and medium sizes for the time being, allows you to quickly acc

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Hospital patient suffers hearing loss after COVID-19 diagnosis

The 45-year-old was "fit and well" and had no history of hearing loss or ear problems, according to a journal.

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Facebook banning anti-vax adverts - but will leave posts discouraging jabs alone

Posts by users or pages that discourages vaccines, and are not deemed as paid adverts, will still be allowed on the platform.

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COVID virus can survive for up to 28 days on mobile phones and banknotes - study

Australia's national science agency CSIRO found coronavirus was "extremely robust" at 20C (68F), or room temperature.