Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities

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Would you pay for an algorithm to pick your friends? New social apps spread across cities

With many adults admitting they feel lonely, meetup platforms offer the chance to make new connections

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'An act of resistance': Baltimore’s holdout homes

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'An act of resistance': Baltimore’s holdout homes

Ben Marcin’s stunning photographs show lone houses, derelict homes and makeshift camps that stand as epitaphs to past lives and offer insight into how Americans on the margins live

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Hanging By a Wire review

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Hanging By a Wire review

The extraordinary fate of eight people trapped above a chasm in Pakistan makes for a tense, skilfully assembled survival story with unexpected flashes of comedy

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Couple left baffled after being charged £370 after scanning car park pay-and-display machine code

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Couple left baffled after being charged £370 after scanning car park pay-and-display machine code

Home Alone and Rocky Horror Picture Show star Tim Curry dies aged 80

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Good Good have TV show postponed and products REMOVED from stores

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Good Good have TV show postponed and products REMOVED from stores

The social media stars, who have built a huge online following and even have a deal with the PGA Tour, were forced to issue a groveling apology after releasing - and quickly deleted - a commercial.

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Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China

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Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China

Hidden car door handles - the sleek designs often found on electric vehicles (EVs) - have come under the spotlight over the past week.

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Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana

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Musk's SpaceX to build $100bn launch facility in Louisiana

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has announced that it will build its largest launch site yet in the southern US state of Louisiana.

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Billionaire investor says he used AI to write critique of former mentee Scott Bessent

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Billionaire investor says he used AI to write critique of former mentee Scott Bessent

Stanley Druckenmiller said he was ‘proud of using it’ as wider media grapples with parameters around AI use

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Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial

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Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial

Adam Mosseri is first top executive from Meta to testify in blockbuster lawsuit brought by 29 US states

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

How would it feel to find yourself face to face with one of the Arctic's most formidable predators?

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AI build out: AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin

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AI build out: AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin

Companies that once filled warehouses with computers to earn Bitcoin - a process known as mining - are now using that computing power for AI.

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Train Derails Near New Mexico Golf Course, Leaving Massive Pile-Up

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Train Derails Near New Mexico Golf Course, Leaving Massive Pile-Up

Video showed the freight train at a halt near the course, which is located in Santa Rosa, about 118 miles east of Albuquerque.

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