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End of the satellite dish? Sky launches its own smart TV

Company says Sky Glass will be paid for ‘like a mobile phone’ and removes need for dish or set-top box

Nearly half of toys from third-party online sellers found to be dangerous

UK industry body warns of ‘wild west of safety’ after investigation into toys being sold on major sites

How fraudsters can use the forgotten details of your online life to reel you in

You may think you’ve been careful, but a determined scammer can probably find enough to manipulate you

Social media firms serve as gateway for scammers, says finance watchdog

FCA threatens action unless platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not toughen up against fraudsters

New UK broadband rules will make it easier to switch supplier

Ofcom hopes One Touch Switch process will encourage people to seek out better deals

Scam ‘epidemic’: Big tech firms must join fight, says Nationwide chief

Building society launches pre-payment hotline after bank-transfer scams rise sharply during pandemic

Uber to pay pensions to all its UK drivers, backdated to 2017

Ride hailing company calls on rival operators to create a cross-industry pension scheme

My Virgin.net email account has frozen me out

I can’t send, receive, or check emails and customer service has proved useless

Three becomes latest mobile firm to bring back roaming charges

End to almost five years of free roaming across Europe will come into effect from 23 May 2022

From a villa of bees to a £7 onion: online deliveries take a strange turn

No apps can summon couriers in minutes, readers and riders tell of more unusual pandemic orders

PayPal to allow UK users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies

Payment platform offers service for bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin and bitcoin cash

As ‘finfluencers’ spread through social media, beware the pitfalls

YouTube, Instagram and TikTok are full of finance ‘experts’ promising riches to the young and credulous

Disinfection robots and thermal body cameras: welcome to the anti-Covid office

A workplace in Bucharest filled with anti-virus innovations could become the new normal in office design, its creators hope

How to buy a secondhand smartphone – and what to look out for

They are good for the environment and your wallet but there can be pitfalls. Here’s how to grab a bargain safely in the UK

Apple refuses a refund after my sister ran up £1,100 app bill

She has a learning disability and doesn’t know what in-app purchases are

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  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
  • From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?

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