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There's a face-blurring feature which is hidden within your iPhone's Photos app that's very useful
There's a face-blurring feature which is hidden within your iPhone's Photos app that's very useful

You likely never knew you had this privacy option

Canadian man CT scans real AirPods vs $10 Temu homage to see what’s really inside
Canadian man CT scans real AirPods vs $10 Temu homage to see what’s really inside

You can tell why the original AirPods cost a lot more

People are only now finding out about a hidden arcade game in Instagram DMs
People are only now finding out about a hidden arcade game in Instagram DMs

Arguably not particularly useful, but fun

Dialing this secret code on iPhone or Android shows an important number you’ll need if your phone gets stolen
Dialing this secret code on iPhone or Android shows an important number you’ll need if your phone gets stolen

It’s one of those things you hope you’re never going to need

Tourists keep turning up to an AI landmark that doesn't exist so a warning has been issued
Tourists keep turning up to an AI landmark that doesn't exist so a warning has been issued

Better check your itinerary if you used ChatGPT

British woman claims she’s 80% human and 20% robot thanks to a mind-reading bionic arm
British woman claims she’s 80% human and 20% robot thanks to a mind-reading bionic arm

The use of AI in the medical sector is game changing

Man turns on his Windows computer and decides to travel to whichever location it shows on the background
Man turns on his Windows computer and decides to travel to whichever location it shows on the background

A lot of people don’t give their Windows computer wallpaper a second thought – it’s just scenery, there to fill space between emails and tabs. But one YouTuber stared at his Windows background and decided it wasn’t just decoration. It was a destination. And once the screen loaded, he locked himself into whatever came next. […]

Voyager 1 just said hello to NASA from interstellar space despite being over twenty-five billion kilometers away
Voyager 1 just said hello to NASA from interstellar space despite being over twenty-five billion kilometers away

Voyager 1 has been drifting through the dark for nearly half a century, long after its original mission wrapped up and its expectations quietly expired. Now, from more than 25 billion kilometers away, it’s checked in again. The signal was faint, almost laughably so, but it arrived all the same. And at this distance, that […]