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Northern Ireland launches Covid track and trace app

The first part of the UK to successfully launch a track and trace app https://bit.ly/30iwI6i

Google teases Pixel 4a announcement on August 3

The news Android fans have been waiting for https://bit.ly/3jXo30C

iPhone 12 release date set for October, leaker claims

Along with new versions of the iPad https://bit.ly/2P8bBgs

‘Scrotum frog’ facing extinction without multinational effort to save it

Someone's got the balls to do something about it https://bit.ly/3hR5BFf

Stonehenge: Archaeologists solve mystery surrounding origin of ancient stones

Solved with the help of a missing piece of the ancient site https://bit.ly/3jTTc5f

Gorillas will limit the amount of relationships they form, study suggests

The animals won't generate more relationships in larger groups https://bit.ly/3fedbb6

‘Free Netflix’ scam will hack your bank account – don’t fall for it

The scam promises a 12-month Netflix subscription for free https://bit.ly/39zUmy6

Waitrose and John Lewis to introduce electric home delivery vans

The start of plans for an all-electric fleet by 2030 https://bit.ly/3gbjjCv

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down as UK users suffer outage

The popular services have gone dark in parts of Europe too https://bit.ly/335LcYH

Scientists sniff out what causes body odour

Sniffing out the science https://bit.ly/3hGIkpp

Google announces giant subsea data cable between the USA, UK and Spain

Designed to meet our ever-growing connectivity needs https://bit.ly/32ZajfW

Garmin ‘held to ransom by Russian hackers’ leaving millions unable to log in

They're apparently demanding a $10 million ransom https://bit.ly/2CSarDa

Will we have to pay for Twitter? Jack Dorsey suggests future subscription options

The Twitter boss has been speaking to analysts https://bit.ly/30RqA3N

Happiness is key to a healthy life, research shows

Scientists monitored volunteers through a 12-week program https://bit.ly/2OXs7j8

Facial recognition style artificial intelligence has been created…for birds

Takes bird watching to a whole new level https://bit.ly/3hFxY9q

China launches rocket in an ambitious mission to find life on Mars

A spacecraft known as Tianwen-1, or ‘quest for heavenly truth’, left from Hainan Island early this morning. https://bit.ly/3eSSbqp

How to watch the NEOWISE comet as it makes its closest approach to Earth

It'll be at its brightest. https://bit.ly/30uU2MI

OnePlus Nord revealed as Android alternative to the iPhone SE

Strange name, great looking phone https://bit.ly/3eLNhLS

When will the iPhone 12 be released and how much could it cost?

Everything we know so far. https://bit.ly/30zSyRo

Be wary of this Amazon Prime phishing scam

Amazon says it never cold-calls customers https://bit.ly/3eFS2GH

Perseid meteor shower 2020 gets underway above the UK tonight

The famous meteor shower starts tonight https://bit.ly/32wybXS

Could this artificial intelligence change programming as we know it?

This could improve jobs for coders everywhere https://bit.ly/39d7edm

Great white shark takes down 32-foot humpback whale in vicious attack

The 13-foot long shark severed the whale's artery before dragging it underwater https://bit.ly/392Ctrt

Medieval human remains discovered during excavation works

Believed to date back to 1300 https://bit.ly/3jeHSA7

These are the closest images ever taken of the sun

The Solar Orbiter pictured mini solar flares on the sun's surface https://bit.ly/2ZzOcdQ

What is the difference between 4G and 5G – do we need 5G?

What's all the fuss about? https://bit.ly/2OsuU3B

Zoom launches ‘Zoom for Home’ hardware aimed at remote workers

Zoom for Home is a 27-inch touchscreen device https://bit.ly/3jbYOY3

Apple drops a ‘working from home’ video and it’s all kinds of relatable

This feels familiar https://bit.ly/2OnPTEO

How to unlock your phone while wearing a face mask

Unless you want to go back to using a PIN every time https://bit.ly/39211AH

‘Whatsapp down worldwide’ as thousands of users unable to send messages

Users across the globe say they cannot connect via the messaging app. https://bit.ly/3j93o9M

Retro ‘Game Boys’ are actually £20,000 keyless fobs for stealing cars

Grand Theft Auto in real life https://bit.ly/3gYwUwK

Google Pixel Buds review: AirPods for the Android crowd

Google goes toe-to-toe with Apple again https://bit.ly/38Wtx6F

Technology reveals face behind 1,700-year-old Siberian death mask

The man was aged between 25 and 30 when he died https://bit.ly/30bdI8b

Apple warns users not to close MacBooks with a camera cover on

One person found out the hard way https://bit.ly/2ZY0Nq4

Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccine shouldn’t go to ‘the highest bidder’

The billionaire says rich countries shouldn't scoop up all the medicine https://bit.ly/32iApKF

Scientists figure out how bees reproduce without having sex

They've discovered the 'virgin' gene https://bit.ly/3gOjqUc

Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with bizarre new feature

This is....strange https://bit.ly/2ATCO36

World’s rarest gorilla spotted with offspring in Nigeria’s jungle

The Cross River gorilla is on the edge of extinction https://bit.ly/2Zf4c4F

Wild bison will soon be roaming the British countryside

The animals will be reintroduced to woodland in Kent https://bit.ly/3iIc7zg

Network bosses warn of blackouts if Huawei equipment removed too soon

Execs from the telecoms industry spoke to the government https://bit.ly/3gCvEzo

Nazi-themed song went viral on TikTok with over 6.5 million views

It was taken down after three days https://bit.ly/3gHIRHg

Sky Q TV boxes have just been given a massive upgrade

Sky says it's the biggest update to Sky Q since the service was launched https://bit.ly/2AJcKHH

You can now Rickroll office Zoom meetings – here’s how

Never gonna give Zoom up, never gonna let Zoom down https://bit.ly/38Eer5T

Yahoo engineer hacked 6,000 accounts looking for homemade porn

And he won't face any jail time https://bit.ly/2BS5BoZ

Could the UK ban Tik Tok after Mike Pompeo says app could be banned in the US?

Could this be the end for UK users? https://bit.ly/2BOY0rn

Wildlife Trust calls to end pesticides and reverse bee decline

New report says 16,900 tonnes of pesticides are applied to the countryside every year https://bit.ly/3iQWgP8

How to see Comet Neowise as it stays visible above the UK this week

The giant ball of ice and rock is blazing across space right now https://bit.ly/3e7fkVx

Aston Martin is building James Bond’s DB5 again after 55 years

For £3,300,000 a pop https://bit.ly/3iEfDL6

Royal Mail trials electric vans for delivering the post

All in the name of reducing emissions https://bit.ly/3e5ydbE

UK loses out on lucrative EU satellite contracts because Brexit

They're going to Germany, France, Italy and Spain instead https://bit.ly/2AyBJgV