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[ad_1] The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app has finally launched in England and Wales after months of delay and questions about its effectiveness. The app was first tested on the Isle of Wight and the London Borough of Newham and was used to send alerts to users after someone had …

[ad_1] By Leo Travel and Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology reporters Related topics Coronavirus pandemic ScreenshotUsers will be prompted to self-isolate if the application determines that they are at high risk of infection. People living in England and Wales are urged to download the official government contact tracing app after its official launch. …

[ad_1] The government will finally launch a mobile phone app on Thursday that people in England and Wales can use to establish whether they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The launch follows the ignominious scrapping of previous app despite months of development, although some features are being incorporated …

[ad_1] By James ClaytonNorth America Tech Reporter image copyrightfake images Tesla founder Elon Musk has announced a technology that he says will make Tesla batteries cheaper and more powerful. In a live performance that Musk labeled ‘Battery Day’, he also teased the possibility of a fully autonomous $ 25,000 (£ …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported by your device Media titleTrump, Xi Jinping and Guterres address the UN General Assembly The United Nations is celebrating its 75th anniversary, as the post-World War II global order that created it has shaky foundations. Multilateralism is in serious disarray, as former UN Secretary-General …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot The US President’s speech came in the form of a prerecorded message. Tensions between the United States and China came to the fore at the annual UN General Assembly in New York, where US President Donald Trump blamed China for the spread of the coronavirus. …

[ad_1] Protect Microsoft’s next-gen consoles from day one, right here. After months and months of waiting, you can now pre-order Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Microsoft’s next-gen consoles aren’t scheduled for release until November 10, but you can already make sure that some of the new boxes will …

[ad_1] Twitter has launched an investigation after users claimed that its image cropping feature favors the faces of white people. An automatic tool in the social network’s mobile app automatically crops images that are too large to fit on the screen and selects which parts of an image should be …

[ad_1] Image copyright Airbus Aerospace giant Airbus has revealed plans for what it hailed as the first zero-emission commercial jet. It said its hydrogen-powered airliners could be in service by 2035. Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury said the three ZEROe concept designs marked “a historic moment” for the commercial …

[ad_1] Surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in serious human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are used across the UK, from entertainment venues in London to school toilets in West Norfolk. While the use of surveillance cameras had already …