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What is a solar flare and what happens when it hits earth?

All you need to know. https://bit.ly/3ms9SEe

Google Pixel 6 Pro and Facebook Portal Go make it on the Lust List

It's gadget galore this week. https://bit.ly/3vWL6iA

Shibu Inu coin cryptocurrency sees 750,000% price gain

The joke crypto is surging right now. https://bit.ly/3Cuubq2

Facebook: What is the ‘metaverse’ and why is Mark Zuckerberg building it?

Everything you need to know about Facebook's ambitious plans to create a new kind of internet. https://bit.ly/3GDe1gO

The best and cheapest electric cars 2021: Fiat 500, Volkswagen ID.3, Nissan Leaf

Low emissions, low price. https://bit.ly/3GKxoVh

The internet reacts to Facebook’s new ‘Meta’ name

Not everyone is impressed. https://bit.ly/3jOlLmm

Facebook’s internal staff video is worse than anything revealed by whistleblowers

A lesson in cringe. https://bit.ly/3vVIkdx

Over a million Brits get sent mystery Amazon packages to boost sales

The ‘brushing’ scam raises concerns over people’s identities being hijacked. https://bit.ly/3Ew3amZ

Facebook down again as mysterious outage plagues users

Users are reporting problems loading the social network's website. https://bit.ly/3nDIMt9

Your handy climate pub chat guide to: Renewable energy

A quick and easy guide to the types of renewable energy available to us. https://bit.ly/3pMkFuV

UK’s greenest city revealed – as well as the least eco-friendly

Green space, car and energy use, waste and recycling and air quality were key factors. https://bit.ly/31cJCpe

Barclays app goes down as online banking outage infuriates customers

The Barclays app stopped working for customers around 6am this morning. https://bit.ly/3Eo5Lz2

Your handy climate pub chat guide to: Net zero

Here's what net zero actually means and how we're trying to get there. https://bit.ly/3beFIh9

WhatsApp will stop working on thousands of phones next week

WhatsApp is phasing out support for older devices on November 1 https://bit.ly/3mkd6tr

Apple AirPods 3 review: An improvement in every way

Still not Pro, though. https://bit.ly/3BkWE0e

Elon Musk richer than any billionaire ever after gaining $36 billion in a day on Hertz order

Elon Musk is now also worth more than Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg combined. https://bit.ly/3miLe8P

6,000,000-year-old footprints left by human ancestors found in Crete

Scientists say the prints are the oldest direct evidence of a human-like foot used for walking. https://bit.ly/3DCexck

AstraZeneca’s antibody jab ‘prevents virus’

A single shot reduced the risk of severe Covid or death by 50 per cent. https://bit.ly/3iXOILV

Are aliens giving us a wave? Radio signals detected for first time

They were detected using the world’s most powerful telescope. https://bit.ly/3lx2I10

Covid: Why are people testing positive on lateral flow tests then negative on PCR?

A number of explanations have been put forward. https://bit.ly/3v72b91

TfL ‘has case to answer’ over tech that struggles to recognise non-white Uber drivers

Facebook and Amazon are distancing themselves from facial recognition software - so why isn't Uber and TfL? https://bit.ly/3DCMHg2

‘Hellish’ exoplanet where it rains liquid iron may be hotter than previously thought

Wasp-76b is known as a hot Jupiter - a gas giant that orbits very close to its star. https://bit.ly/3avDPME

Facebook and Instagram go down for second time this week for thousands

It comes after a major global outage of all of Facebook's apps. https://bit.ly/3aoGA2l

Sky Glass: Price, UK release date and how is it different from Sky Q?

'Sky Glass is more than a TV.' https://bit.ly/3lmqa0F

When is the Apple Watch 7 coming out? UK release date and new features

All the information you need to know about Apple's latest smartwatch. https://bit.ly/3ahYeFd

Space tourists can take an ‘eco-friendly’ balloon ride to orbit for £37,000

Space balloon company World View is offering an alternative to Virgin Galactic https://bit.ly/3iKOfwx

Eat less meat and ditch the boiler – independent advice to fight climate change

The independent statutory advisory Climate Change Committee has told the government of the changes Brits need to make in everyday life. https://bit.ly/3lnfj71

Treatment for Parkinson’s may come from zapping the brain with electricity

Electrodes deliver high frequency jolts to a targeted area. https://bit.ly/3lnu0GV

When will the Draconid meteor shower 2021 peak and how to see it in the UK?

Stargazers could see up to 10 shooting stars an hour. https://bit.ly/2YmdxK9

UK facing invasion of stink bugs after being spotted in Surrey

This particular insect, the brown marmorated stink bug, has migrated west from Asia. https://bit.ly/3DlEA7u

Mystery of giant rock with perfect split – but was it the weather or aliens?

Natural geological formation or aliens? You be the judge. https://bit.ly/3ad7z0Z

‘Awestruck’ scientists reunite oldest surviving pair of skis after finding second one buried beneath the ice

The pre-Viking wooden skis are a staggering 1,300 years old. https://bit.ly/3AocV3Y

UK’s oldest meat-eating dinosaur was the size of a chicken

It dates from the Late Triassic period and was first discovered in southern Wales. https://bit.ly/3uNhxQ9

Apple set to face EU antitrust charge over Apple Pay tech

The technology giant is in the crosshairs of EU regulators. https://bit.ly/3mLNm8r

Google Maps will start steering drivers along more eco-friendly routes

Google estimates the feature could save over one million tonnes of carbon emissions per year. https://bit.ly/3FjVCop

How to secretly view WhatsApp images without opening the chat

The sender won't know and you avoid the pressure of having to reply. https://bit.ly/2WRz8da

Zuckerberg responds to Facebook whistleblower in the most robotic way possible

The billionaire called the claims 'deeply illogical'. https://bit.ly/3Fj1MoO

Amazon opening its first ‘4-star’ physical store in the UK

It only sells products rated four stars or higher by customers. https://bit.ly/2Ym68Ln

How to download Windows 11 and upgrade your computer for free

The latest version of Microsoft Windows is available worldwide from today. https://bit.ly/2ZPvVM8

Russian actress blasts into space to film first ever movie in orbit

Superstar Yulia Peresild took off on board a Soyuz MS-19 rocket on her journey to the ISS. https://bit.ly/3izy6Kq

Who owns Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok?

Who is behind the services that connect the world online? https://bit.ly/3iz9fWS

How a BGP error knocked Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram offline for millions

It lost the internet equivalent of an air-traffic controller. https://bit.ly/3annWYZ

Mark Zuckerberg lost $6,000,000,000 in yesterday’s Facebook outage

He's still worth $121.6 billion, though. https://bit.ly/3iSmGBN

What is World Space Week, when did it start and events

This year's theme is out of this world! https://bit.ly/3iyVRlE

Mountains of plastic ‘weighing the same as 40 blue whales’ floating in the Mediterranean

Researchers estimate around 3,760 metric tonnes of plastics are currently floating there. https://bit.ly/2WDIQQ6

Commuters saved from ‘leaves on the line’ by engineering breakthrough

Railway operators are trialing a technique that involves freezing the leaves with dry ice. https://bit.ly/3oALuSf

Facebook whistleblower claims social network profits from hate speech

Frances Haugen has made some explosive claims about her former employer. https://bit.ly/2YfLQCA

Norway insists it hasn’t ‘reclassified’ Covid-19 as flu

At the end of September, the country removed most of its social distancing guidelines. https://bit.ly/3aaRpF3

Smart lamps and coffee machines join our Lust List this week

Beat back the autumnal chill with these piping hot new gadgets. https://bit.ly/3l1gBEo

Working from home? The best ergonomic gadgets for remote workers

Are you sitting comfortably? https://bit.ly/3inedpI