8 h. ago Google settles privacy lawsuit for $68m over voice assistant

Tech company denied illegally recording and circulating private conversations to send phone users targeted adsGoogle agreed to pay $68m to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy.A preliminary class action settlement was filed late on Friday night in the San Jose, California federal court, and requires approval by US district judge Beth Labson Freeman. Smartphone users accused Google, a unit of Alphabet, of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations after Google Assistant was triggered, in order to send them targeted advertising. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago How John Bishop inspired Bradley Cooper’s new film Is This Thing On?

British comedian John Bishop became the inspiration for the new film Is This Thing On, directed by Bradley Cooper, after sharing his life story with a film producer at a nightclub in London.

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27 h. ago Hunt to find two rescued walkers 'who fled hotel that put them up late at night after seven

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team said it was called to an 'avoidable' seven-hour rescue of two young men on Scafell Pike.

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33 h. ago Monty Don announces heartbreaking death and is comforted by fans

The Gardeners' World host had some sad news for fans tonight, revealing that his beloved dog Peggy has died.

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35 h. ago Man, 44, left seriously injured after early morning disturbance in Scots town

A MAN has been left seriously injured after a violent street bust-up erupted in a Scots town centre in the early hours of this morning. Cops scrambled to Cathcart Square in Greenock, after chaos broke out between a group of people at around 2.10am on Sunday. The late-night disturbance turned nasty, with a 44-year-old man suffering...

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35 h. ago Tragic teenaged qualified accountant, 18, among two killed following late night car crash after he and a friend popped out for a McDonald's

George Herd - described as 'one in a million by his heartbroken family - died at the scene of the accident. A 60-year-old man in another car, who hasn't been named, passed away in hospital.

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41 h. ago Night shift workers see just 29 minutes of daylight on a working day, new study finds

THE average night shift worker sees just 29 minutes of daylight on a working day during January. A poll of 2,000 workers, including 500 who work night shifts, found 24 per cent of these have felt cut off from the outside world as a result. With four in 10 late night workers going at least...

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55 h. ago Teen, 18, dies in late night crash heading to McDonald’s with best pal as family pay tribute to ‘gentle giant’

A TEENAGER has tragically died in a late night crash while heading to McDonald’s with one of his best friends. George Herd was the passenger in a Mini Cooper when the 18-year-old pair collided with a Kia Picanto on Tuesday evening. The Kia driver was a man in his 60s who sadly later died in...

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3 d. ago Stephen Colbert taunts network bosses while mocking Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ fee: ‘CBS got to do it for just $16 million’

‘Now, admittedly, the idea of paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep; after all, CBS got to do it for just $16 million,’ the late-night host quipped.

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin cronies issue horror threats to destroy Britain with nuclear missiles

The threat came as hours of late night 'peace talks' involving Putin and Trump envoys ended with the Kremlin ruling out ending the war in Ukraine - unless it surrendered Donbas

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3 d. ago Russia joins landmark trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Zelensky says: 'It's all about the land'

First trilateral talks on Ukraine war follow late-night meeting between Vladimir Putin and three US envoys in Moscow

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4 d. ago Jimmy Kimmel trolls Trump over Greenland speech with savage jab at Melania

The late night talk show host said Trump’s speech to world leaders in Switzerland was “Dementiacon 5”

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5 d. ago Why are British people so obsessed with bins? | Polly Hudson

Our nation’s fascination with rubbish knows no bounds – as was proved by one recent online debateEven if you’ve never been anywhere near it, the Mumsnet message board is legendary. Since it launched in 2000, it has changed the vernacular – “am I being unreasonable?” is not just a question, it’s a shorthand for the type of person who asks it – and introduced us to the penis beaker (one maverick husband’s postcoital hygiene regime, made infamous). It’s a screenshot of society, a cultural thermometer; if it’s happening on Mumsnet, it’s big news. And one of the most popular recent threads is about bins.The post that kicked it off was written by a woman who lived opposite an empty house where tenants had moved out. The landlord popped round late at night to drag the bins out for collection, and the next morning, at 6.45am, she could hear the lorry approaching. The coast was clear, and she still had a backlog of rubbish from Christmas. Deciding it was a victimless crime, she slipped one o...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump storms Davos: US President jets to Switzerland after broadside against Starmer and Nato allies

The stone-faced US President was seen boarding Air Force One late on Tuesday night, heading for the Swiss town for its annual World Economic Forum.

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6 d. ago John Bishop reveals dark joke about wife 'saved marriage' after break

Comedian John Bishop has opened up about how he and wife Melanie reconciled after she unexpectedly heard him make a shocking joke about her.

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8 d. ago Zoe Ball finally reveals truth behind mystery 'boyfriend' after cryptic clues

The beloved presenter and radio host has broken her silence on her new boyfriend and addressed the 'carnage and chaos' of juggling work and co-parenting with her ex Fatboy Slim

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu cruises through at Australian Open as Brits enjoy perfect day in Melbourne

Raducanu completed a perfect opening day of the Australian Open for the British contingent, her late-night victory over Thailand's Mananchaya Sawangkaew making it three wins from three.

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8 d. ago A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: what actually happened at jousting tournaments?

From partying late into the night to dressing up in fancy armour, here’s what really went down

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9 d. ago ‘It doesn’t make sense’ – Emma Raducanu blasts Australian Open scheduling as she faces brutal opening match

EMMA RADUCANU took a shot at Australian Open schedulers on Saturday, saying that playing late at night "doesn’t make much sense". The British No 1 will play Mananchaya Sawangkaew of Thailand in the night session on Margaret Court Arena on Sunday, but only after the completion of a men’s match, played over the best of...

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1 week ago New Love Island feud emerges as Whitney Adebayo clashes with co

A NEW Love Island feud has emerged between Whitney Adebayo and one of her co-stars. In a trailer for tomorrow night's episode, the first ever on a Saturday, Whitney can be seen storming off after a shock comment from Charlie Fredrick. Teasing drama between the Islanders, the preview showcased them playing a late-night game which...

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