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#mobile-phones

The British parliament is to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network, citing the need for cybersecurity.A parliament spokesperson said: Following the government's decision to ban TikTok from government devices, the commissions of both the House of Commons and Lords have decided that TikTok will be blocked from all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network.

A Minister of State at the Department of Communications has said there is "more than one risky app out there" but said Government advice for official mobile phones does not name specific companies.hinese-owned TikTok has come under fire in the US, Europe and Asia, where a growing number of governments have banned the app from devices used for official business over worries it poses risks to cybersecurity and data privacy or could be used to push pro-Beijing narratives and misinformation.

P olice have launched a corporate manslaughter probe into the crowd crush at the O2 Academy Brixton as it emerged one victim's young sons are asking: Where's mummy?Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and security worker Gaby Hutchinson, 23, were fatally injured when ticketless fans tried to force their way into a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Asake in December.

Agencies dealing with domestic violence cases may wish to reflect on the death of a Co Fermanagh mother killed by her controlling and abusive ex-partner to learn lessons, a coroner has said.Coroner Anne-Louise Toal found that Concepta Leonard, 51, was stabbed to death by Paedar Phair, 55, at her home in Maguiresbridge on May 15 2017.

Visitors to historical landmarks have been told to use their senses to imagine the past as today's culture is overstimulated with the continued use of mobile phones.English Heritage has put up signs to encourage visitors to use their sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell when visiting the charity's sites.

The driver in the Croydon tram disaster has apologised to the families of the victims, saying: I'm sorry that I became disorientated.Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly going three times the speed he was supposed to be doing before his tram derailed on a sharp curve at Sandilands in south London, killing seven passengers and seriously injuring 19 more.

P ickpocket thefts on the London Underground have more than doubled in the space of a year, new figures show.The crime reached reached a record high of 7,899 thefts last year, British Transport Police data shows - more than twice the 3,380 seen in 2021, when overall Tube usage levels were lower.The Central line was the worst hit last year, with more than 1,200 pickpockets reported - a large rise from the 484 incidents reported in 2021.

The Duke of Sussex would feel some injustice if a judge found that people suing the Daily Mirror's publisher did not have their phones hacked by its journalists, the High Court has heard.Harry returned to the witness box on Wednesday for further questions after facing nearly five hours of cross-examination on Tuesday as part of his claim over alleged unlawful information gathering.

The family of Paedar Phair have said they are devastated that he killed his former partner Concepta Leonard.Ms Leonard, 51, was stabbed by Mr Phair, 55, at her home in Co Fermanagh on May 15 2017.Her son, Conor Gallagher, who has Down's syndrome and was 30 at the time, was also injured in the attack at the house in Maguiresbridge.

Photograph of National Symphony Orchestra by Yassine El Mansouri.Since January 2022, Gianandrea Noseda has been leading the National Symphony Orchestra through performances of all nine Beethoven symphonies, often paired with the sinfonias of African American composer George Walker.Now the series comes to an end with Beethoven's Ninth.

A 21-year-old terrorist has admitted plotting a gun attack in London's Hyde Park.Edward Little planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher and her camera crew at Speakers' Corner as well as any police or soldiers in the area at the time, it was alleged.He was on his way into London in a taxi with thousands of pounds in cash when he was stopped and arrested last September 23.

A 21-year-old terrorist has admitted plotting a gun attack in London's Hyde Park.Edward Little planned to buy a gun to kill a Christian preacher and her camera crew at Speakers' Corner as well as any police or soldiers in the area at the time, it was alleged.He was on his way into London in a taxi with thousands of pounds in cash when he was stopped and arrested last September 23.

A lot of items have been lost on TfL services.(Image: Canva) New research has found that from 2022 to 2014, more than 250 sex toys were left on public transport.Although most were left unclaimed destined to collect dust, some did return to claim their lost property with 22 reclaimed.The exciting information comes following a freedom of information request from The Sun to Transport for London (TfL).

One of the UK's most wanted tax fugitives who was jailed for eight years has had her sentence more than doubled after failing to pay back the millions she stole.Former private school girl Sarah Panitzke, 48, now faces 17 years in prison and will still owe 2.4 million plus interest for her part in the massive VAT fraud.

Food security and air quality in the UK are being put at risk by outdated IT systems at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), a parliamentary committee has found.MPs have said the situation cannot continue as officials are having to use paper forms rather than digital systems to track fast-moving animal disease and keep food, air and water safe.

A new report has raised concerns over the disparity in internet access between women and men in low-income countries.Nine out of 10 young women and teenage girls in the world's poorest countries have no access to the internet, a UNICEF report published on Wednesday says.The wide disparity in internet access poses a serious risk that women will be left behind economically in an increasingly digitally connected world, the report from UNICEF stated.

The Scottish Government has banned social media app TikTok from its mobile phones and other corporate devices following discussions with the UK Government.The move comes after the UK Government banned the app on its phones amid fears of sensitive data being accessed by the Chinese government though Beijing's embassy in the UK has hit out at the move.

Image: Cathryn Virginia/Motherboard Hacking.Disinformation.Surveillance.CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.An at large hacker who allegedly accessed a U.S. federal law enforcement database that gave him and his co-conspirator access to information on anyone in the U.S. has been arrested in Florida and released on bail, according to court records reviewed by Motherboard.

European Union lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on a candidate to replace a disgraced former parliament vice president, after a key suspect in the cash-for-influence corruption scandal rocking the assembly made a plea bargain with prosecutors, raising the prospect that more names might surface.Former parliament vice president Eva Kaili was removed from her post after she was taken into custody early last month facing charges of corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization.

Today Kyocera has announced that it's officially leaving the consumer mobile phone business, after a struggling period in which the company amassed a JPY 2.27 billion ($16.6 million) loss this February.In other news, it looks like Kyocera was still making phones - even though you, like us, may not have heard of any in the past few months (or years).

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A unique mosaic portrait of Sir Michael Caine in one of his most famous film roles has been created to mark his 90th birthday.The image of British secret agent Harry Palmer consists of thousands of coins, sourced from a bank in the southern Spanish town of Coin.

As the Nintendo Switch approaches the sixth anniversary of its launch, Nintendo has been extremely coy about the prospects for a true successor to the console (no, the Switch OLED doesn't count).This week, though, a stray redaction in a government document regarding the proposed Microsoft/Activision merger has some industry watchers speculating that the announcement of a Switch successor could be coming in the near future.

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The Finnish telecoms firm sold its mobile phone business to Microsoft in 2014, though Nokia-branded phones are still sold by HMD Global.If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.See our ethics statement.Finnish telecoms firm Nokia has redesigned its logo to remind the world that it doesn't make mobile phones anymore.

T wo men have been jailed after a 28-year-old was stabbed to death outside his home in Newham.Rayhan Yasin Ali, 20, and Junaid Sulaiman, 22, were found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter following a trial at the Old Bailey in July.The court heard how Ali and Sulaiman met on the December 29, 2020, with the intention of meeting 28-year-old Abiola Akerele at his home in Stondon Walk, East Ham.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Teenage boys as young as 13 are being lured with promises of money and gifts to work for drug dealers, police have warned.Young people are offered cash, mobile phones, vapes and clothes to take advantage of so-called business opportunities promoted on social media.

iPhone users trying to plan what to wear around the weather on Tuesday morning might have had some difficulty if they were relying on Apple's weather app.Apple Weather temporarily went down that morning, displaying only a city's name without any forecast an apparent repeat of other outages over the past month.

The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week banning the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices as privacy and cybersecurity concerns about the video-sharing app grow.TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China.

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How does AI change travel?How can these tools drive hotel efficiency, handle airline customer service, and reshape the way we search for and book travel?Skift dives deep into these discussions and more.Skift Research believes that generative Artificial Intelligence represents a $28 billion-plus opportunity for the travel industry.

On Friday, Meta announced a new AI-powered large language model (LLM) called LLaMA-13B that it claims can outperform OpenAI's GPT-3 model despite being "10x smaller."Smaller-sized AI models could lead to running ChatGPT-style language assistants locally on devices such as PCs and smartphones.

Dartford man charged after police find knife, cash and phones in stolen car (Image: Met Police) A man from Dartford has been arrested and charged with five offences including vehicle and knife crimes.At 3.40pm on Tuesday (March 21), police spotted a suspected stolen Ford Eco Sport in Princes Road.Officers asked the driver to stop but they failed to do so.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a preliminary report in relation to a mid-air crash between two sightseeing helicopters on the Gold Coast which resulted in the death of a British couple.Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision at around 2pm local time 4am GMT on Monday January 2 in Main Beach, not far from Sea World in the state of Queensland.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak is resisting calls to ban Government officials from using TikTok.It comes amid renewed concerns from some Tory MPs about the use of the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app by government and parliamentary staff following the European Commission decision to suspend the use of TikTok on devices issued to staff or personal devices that staff use for work.

Two more teenagers, who each face a second-degree murder charge in connection with what police have called a "swarming" attack on Ken Lee in Toronto, were granted bail Friday.Lee, a 59-year-old Toronto man, was pronounced dead in hospital after he was allegedly beaten and stabbed by a group of girls not far from a downtown shelter in the early morning hours of Dec. 18, 2022.