All news on the topic: Apps

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U.S. reports white supremacist leaders planned worldwide attacks through online platforms
US prosecutors in California charged two people with running a white supremacist group on the messaging app Telegram to inspire acts of violence across the country.
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The dating app Feeld, which caters to "throuples" and unconventional relationships, has nearly doubled its turnover to £39.5 million
Platform run from industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally
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NatWest app down, leaving furious customers unable to transfer money or pay bills
NatWest customers say they cannot send payments through its app this morning, with the banking giant confirming the issues on its X/Twitter social media account
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Apple receives EU warning over app store regulations
The iPhone maker is the first company to be told it may not be complying with the EU’s Digital Markets Act.
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Cheating husband plans to sue Apple for £5m after wife discovered his messages to sex workers via iMessage
The businessman, who lives in England, aims to recover cash he lost in the separation, plus legal costs
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Major outage leaves thousands of customers unable to access banking app
Thousands of NatWest customers have been unable to log into their banking apps this morning after a major outage hit the service.
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WhatsApp users warned over group scam targeting family and friends
Experts are warning WhatsApp group chat members about an audio call scam which could cost friends and family their savings.
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Major banking app crashes leaving thousands unable to access their accounts
HSBC’s mobile banking app has crashed leaving thousands of customers unable to access their accounts.
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The app aimed at reducing queues at EU borders will not be ready in time for deployment
An app designed to reduce disruption for Brits travelling across the Channel will not be ready in time for a new EU border scheme, the boss of Eurostar has told the BBC.
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Tory MP was with his wife when he received first ‘honeypot’ WhatsApp nude
A second Conservative MP has claimed to have been targeted in a parliamentary honeytrap sexting scam, as the Met Police open an investigation into ‘unsolicited messages’.
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BBC iPlayer app shuts down for good tomorrow - full list of devices facing block
Some iPlayer users will finally find they can no longer access their downloads from tomorrow, April 8.
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Meghan Markle slams 'cruel' social media toxicity days before Instagram relaunch
Just days before Meghan launched her new venture on Instagram, she appeared in a panel and slammed 'cruel' social media bullying, and hit out at conspiracy theories being incentivised
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TikTok CEO says US ban means 300,000 jobs at risk with creators losing billions
Shou Zi Chew took to TikTok in a desperate plea to the American people urging that the app ‘will be banned’, lamenting the loss of ‘300,000 American jobs’ if the Senate passes the bill
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Tech firms need to 'act now' to protect children from online harm, says Ofcom
The regulator said the 247 children it spoke to during a research workshop had commonly encountered violent 18+ gaming content, verbal discrimination and fighting
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Deliveroo boss says 'weight of inflation' is easing after takeaway costs soared
Will Shu, the platform's founder and chief executive, said some consumers started viewing food delivery as non-essential when the cost-of-living crisis worsened
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New Android alert issued to millions using WhatsApp - check your settings now
Millions of Android users could be at risk from a nasty new malware that can secretly raid bank accounts.
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Lord Sugar fires The Apprentice candiate after losing all seven tasks
Lord Sugar decided it was time to say goodbye to another candidate on Thursday after instructing the two teams to put on a city tour away from home in Budapest, Hungary
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Four in 10 blame their other half for a bad night's sleep
Research of 2,000 adults who share a bed with their partner revealed more than a quarter of couples don't go to bed at the same time.
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TikTok users furious after House passes bill that could ban app in US
TikTok users, content creators and influencers have hit back after the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that could see the platform banned in the US
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Tesco employee proposes to girlfriend at self-checkout - and people are divided
Proposals are unique to each couple, and when one Tesco worker decided to propose to his girlfriend at the self-checkout, people had plenty to say about the choice of location
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Bank transfers could be delayed by up to four days under new plan to stop scams
The UK has seen an increase in authorised 'push payment' fraud over the past few years, and in 2022 victims lost £485 million to such scams, the Government said
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Nothing beats Samsung Galaxy with a brilliant budget phone that's available now
There's some new budget smartphones in town with Nothing beating Samsung by releasing its first.
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Walmart and Target limit self-checkouts as customers grow frustrated
Stores are changing self-checkouts, including limiting the scan-yourself registers to paid app subscribers and delivery drivers depending on busyness and time of day
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US lawmakers say TikTok will only escape a ban if it finds a new owner
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it