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Apple products are about to get more expensive, Tim Cook says

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Thu, June 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM UTC Apple is about to raise the price of its products, chief executive Tim Cook has warned. Mr Cook did not indicate what prices would rise, or when. But the warning comes before Apple is expected to announce the new iPhone 18, in September, as well as a range of other products. The changes were "unavoidable" because of a rise in the price of memory chips that had become "unsustainable", he told the Wall Street Journal.
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DoorDash down: Delivery giant issues statement on widespread outage

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DoorDash down: Delivery giant issues statement on widespread outage

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DoorDash was hit with a big outage Tuesday as more than 36,000 users reported issues accessing the delivery service. “We're aware of an issue affecting our platform and are working urgently to resolve it. We thank our users for their patience and understanding, and apologize for any inconvenience,” DoorDash wrote on X. Reports on DownDetector, a website that tracks outage reports, peaked at around 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Doordash and Spotify down as users report mass app and internet outages

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By Andrew Griffin Verified
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Doordash, Spotify and other apps have gone down in what appears to be a major and widespread internet outage. Tracking website Down Detector reported a huge spike in issues with both apps on Tuesday. Spotify said that it “We’re aware of some issues right now with the app and are checking them out!” Soon after, it said that the problems appeared to have cleared. But Doordash continued to not work properly, with users reporting problems opening and using the delivery app.
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Doordash and Spotify down as users report mass app and internet outages

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Tue, June 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM UTC Doordash, Spotify and other apps have gone down in what appears to be a major and widespread internet outage. Tracking website Down Detector reported a huge spike in issues with both apps on Tuesday. Spotify said that it "We're aware of some issues right now with the app and are checking them out!" Soon after, it said that the problems appeared to have cleared.
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Social media ban: What technology companies have said about sweeping new rules

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The government has launched sweeping new plans to ban social media for under-16s – and technology companies have warned that it could in fact put young people at greater risk. Announcing the changes that will take the UK further than any other country in cracking down on social media, prime minister Keir Starmer said that "a full ban is the right choice" and that it was necessary to "give kids their childhood back".
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Social media ban: What technology companies have said about sweeping new rules

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The government has launched sweeping new plans to ban social media for under-16s – and technology companies have warned that it could in fact put young people at greater risk. Announcing the changes that will take the UK further than any other country in cracking down on social media, prime minister Keir Starmer said that "a full ban is the right choice" and that it was necessary to "give kids their childhood back".
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Is Facebook down? Live updates as Messenger and Meta apps offline in major outage

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Facebook has gone down in a huge outage. Problems were reported across Facebook’s services, including Messenger, and appeared to be affecting users right across the world. The issues began around 6.45am local pacific time, or 2.45pm in the UK. It is still unclear the cause of the issues or when Facebook will be back online. Follow below for the latest updates on one of the biggest online outages of recent times.
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Instagram and WhatsApp down: Websites not working amid widespread Meta outage

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By Andrew Griffin Verified
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The web versions of WhatsApp and Instagram have gone offline in a major outage that has taken down Facebook. Only the websites of the two apps were offline. WhatsApp and Instagram’s apps appeared to be functioning as normal. :: Follow the latest on the outage in our live blog here. That was in contrast to the outage at Facebook, which knocked all of its apps including Messenger offline, as well as its web version.
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Instagram and WhatsApp down: Websites not working amid widespread Meta outage

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Instagram and WhatsApp down: Websites not working amid widespread Meta outage The web versions of WhatsApp and Instagram have gone offline in a major outage that has taken down Facebook. Only the websites of the two apps were …
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Facebook and Messenger go down as users report major outage

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By Andrew Griffin Verified
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Facebook has experienced a significant global outage, affecting its main app and website, as well as Facebook Messenger , with users being automatically logged out and unable to log back in. Users attempting to access the services were met with error messages such as 'an unexpected error occurred' or 'something went wrong', indicating the company was working on a fix.
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Anthropic launches a version of the AI it claimed was too powerful to release

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Anthropic has released a version of Mythos, the AI system it said was too powerful to exist. The new system, called Fable 5, includes additional safeguards. They are intended to stop the potential threats posed by the Mythos model, which Anthropic had previously said were so significant that it was too dangerous to be released to the public. At the same time, Anthropic said that it would launch Mythos 5.
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iOS 27 release – everything you need to know about the Apple iPhone update

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iOS 27: Apple just updated every one of its products. It does three important things

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By Andrew Griffin Verified
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Apple has updated all of its products, adding a host of performance improvements, child safety features and long-promised AI changes. The updates were revealed at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, held in California this week. Usually, Apple uses the conference to reveal an array of feature updates for all of its software – but, this time around, the company focused primarily on three themes.
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iOS 27 release date: Apple reveals when new iPhone update will arrive

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Mon, June 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC Apple has revealed iOS 27, the next major update to the iPhone. The new update is focused on three main strands: performance updates, a suite of new safety features for young people, and a new, AI-powered version of Siri. Apple launched the changes at its Worldwide Developers Conference in California this week. But they won't arrive for everyone for a few months.
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Scientists search for signs of alien life on a visitor from another solar system

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Thu, June 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM UTC Interstellar Comet (NASA) Scientists have searched one of the only known visitors to us from another solar system for signs of alien technology – and found nothing. 3I/ATLAS was discovered last year and identified as the third such interstellar visitor ever found, after 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. The rare and unknown nature of such objects has led to speculation that they could even be spacecraft sent by alien civilisations.
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Apple building first ‘developer centre’ in Europe

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Thu, June 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM UTC Apple will open its first developer centre in Europe later this year. The move comes amid a testy relationship between Apple and Europe. While the company has long had a heavy presence in the continent, it has more recently sparred with European regulators, who have argued that the company has abused its power over its platforms and forced it to make a number of changes for European users.
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Google forced to let publishers opt out of controversial new AI search

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Google has been required to let news companies and other online publishers opt out of its new AI-powered search. The change comes in response to demands from the UK’s competition watchdog, which said it was a “world first”. Google has been increasingly using AI to show its search results, which it claims allows for more customised and helpful responses to users.
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Claude down: Anthropic AI not working in major outage

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Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, has gone offline in a major outage. The system refused to respond to questions from users as a result of the technical issue. The chatbot page itself appeared to load as normal. But any attempt to use it brought only error messages, such as “a bit longer, thanks for your patience”. Anthropic said it was aware of the errors which were present across its models and that it was working to fix them.
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Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot not working in major outage

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Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot not working in major outage

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Claude down: Anthropic AI not working in major outage

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Claude down: Anthropic AI not working in major outage Tue, June 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM UTC Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, has gone offline in a major outage. The system refused to respond to questions from users as a result of the technical issue. The chatbot page itself appeared to load as normal. But any attempt to use it brought only error messages, such as “a bit longer, thanks for your patience”.
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Scientists listen to the ‘heart’ of our Sun – and find mysterious behaviour

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Andrew Griffin Tue 2 June 2026 at 3:10 am UTC 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sun is behaving in mysterious and unexpected ways, scientists have found after listening to its “heart”. A new study suggests that something has changed about the Sun’s internal rhythm over the past 40 years, the researchers say.
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Astronomers might have decoded a mysterious signal from space

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