4 h. ago Is this the most stupid TikTok trend yet? Users film themselves dropping increasingly heavy objects on their FEET for likes

Hundreds of creators on the short-form video app have shared the absurd clips of themselves dropping objects such as vacuum cleaners, glass jugs and wooden tables on their feet.

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4 h. ago LOUIS DE BERNIERES: Why should I let America's AI pirates steal my work just so a robot can learn how to write the next Captain Corelli's Mandolin?

As human beings, we've always been suckers for becoming progressively enslaved by the products of our own ingenuity.

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6 h. ago TikTokers dropping heavy objects on feet in viral trend ‘risk lifetime of pain’

A trend of people dropping heavy objects such as toasters, vacuum cleaners and computer screens has gone viral.

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19 h. ago Pub cleaner with bad neck wins payout after colleagues mocked her for struggling to use a mop

A cleaner afflicted by chronic neck pain who was mocked over her physical limitations by staff at the Lancashire pub where she worked has won her case for disability discrimination and harassment.

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25 h. ago A train through Germany: is Europe’s powerhouse going off the rails?

In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to talk to votersCreaking, overcrowded, neglected, Germany’s railways, once a source of national pride, have taken a battering to their image in recent years. Amid wider concerns about the health of Europe’s stagnating largest economy, the state of its trains has become something of a metaphor for a more general sense of malaise.On Sunday Germans will go to the polls in one of the most important elections in recent times, with an emboldened far right hoping to more than double its share of votes. In the run-up, the Guardian travelled more than 850 miles on trains across Germany to hear what its citizens have to say about the state of their nation. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Rise of the RoboMop! AI machines could be cleaning your floors within a decade

Robots which wash the dishes, vacuum the carpets, cook and even pick up dirty laundry could be available to purchase within a decade, according to experts.

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36 h. ago Best countertop water filters to dispense refreshing glasses of H2O

Cleaner, fresher, better: water that tastes as it should

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36 h. ago Woman facing deportation after stealing $850,000 worth of TrumpCoin from ex

‘We don’t care about her in the end what happens to her. We just want the money’, said the victim’s private investigator

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38 h. ago Russia could agree to letting its $300 BILLION in frozen assets be used to rebuild Ukraine as part of peace deal

After Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, the US s and its allies prohibited transactions with Russia's central bank and finance ministry, blocking $300-$350 billion of sovereign Russian assets.

Economics

40 h. ago 'I just moved house and found the best cordless vacuum for dust'

Small enough that I barely notice it in my cupboard this cordless vacuum has changed the game for me

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60 h. ago Scenic Scottish island with 'unspoilt' white sand beach for sale for £350,000

An uninhabited island close to a popular beach in Lewis is being sold for offers over £350,000.

Economics

61 h. ago 'Synthetic human' robot twitches and spams into LIFE in terrifying new video

Experts have developed a robot with astonishingly lifelike movements - thanks to synthetic muscles beneath translucent skin.

Events

61 h. ago New Look to close 26 stores with 350 jobs at risk – full list

High street fashion retailer New Look is to close 26 stores in the Republic of Ireland with the loss of 350 jobs, after the Irish wing of the business went into liquidation

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63 h. ago Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues

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68 h. ago B&M shoppers 'in love' with £3.50 cups that 'look like a £43 Stanley'

A proper version of the steel cup could set people back nearly 10 times what B&M is offering - and in 'cute' designs too

Economics

2 d. ago Amazon deal knocks an incredible £800 off this flagship Roomba robot vacuum

This is the cheapest price we’ve ever seen for iRobot’s latest and most high-tech Roomba robot vacuum

Economics

3 d. ago Awkward moment couple renovating their dream home in prime Solihull location realise they've made enormous £10,000 mistake

Kazal Ahmed and his wife Eleena featured on last night's episode of George Clarke's Building Home on Channel 4 , showcasing their journey to renovate a £850,000 property in Solihull, near Birmingham.

Economics

3 d. ago This £850 Roomba robot vacuum cleaner is now down to just £350

Saving £500 off this high-spec robot vacuum cleaner from Roomba is an opportunity not to be missed

Economics

3 d. ago Vax cleaner for pet owners worth £170 now less than £100 dubbed 'best carpet cleaner I've owned'

One of the hottest deals for clearing up after messy pets and humans

Economics

3 d. ago The 'best airport in the world' revealed with 2kms of conveyer belts, themed air bridges and a robot named Pepper

The survey of travellers ranked the hubs and two popular Spanish ones also made the top five.

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