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Spotify’s kid-friendly app that curates music and stories for children launches in the US The app is expanding to the US and Canada after being rolled out in the UK Spotfiy says that the app is still in the beta phase, however Spotify Kids has music curated for kids by human experts By James Pero … Read more
Britons share their Houseparty horror stories about uninvited guests crashing their video chats – as privacy campaigners warn of genuine threat of intruders accessing personal spaces Houseparty app has seen huge success as UK enters its seventh day of lockdown Users create open chat rooms in app where people can drop in on their contacts … Read more
Rise of the coronavirus cohabiters! Couples take the plunge and move in together to avoid being separated while the world is on lockdown – including lovebirds who have only been dating for a WEEK Couples living apart were told to move in together if they want to see each other Social media users shared posts … Read more
A new virtual library in Minecraft will let people in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Russia and Vietnam read stories from banned journalists Reporters will be able to use Minecraft as a workaround for censorship The popular videgame will host a new virtual library filled with censored news stories in both English and the language they … Read more
Twitter begins testing ‘Fleets’ feature that makes tweets DISAPPEAR after 24 hours just like an Instagram or Snapchat story The ‘Fleets’ are only live in Brazil and are almost identical to Instagram stories They can’t be retweeted or replied to, instead users respond via direct message Users can check someone’s ‘Fleets’ by tapping their profile … Read more
March 2016 – Filters One of the first signs Facebook was copying Snapchat was in March 2016 when it bought MSQRD, an app that overlays silly live filters to your selfies. The app lets users apply filters to their faces – similar to Snapchat ‘Lens’ filters. One of the first signs Facebook was copying Snapchat … Read more
From wartime chance encounters to modern day ‘meetings’ on an app, these real-life stories are sure to restore your faith in love. The romantic tales, spanning the last 90 years, were all shared by biography-writing service StoryTerrace, which works with people to record their stories – or those of their loved ones – in a … Read more
House Of Glass Hadley Freeman Fourth Estate £16.99 Rating: The dedication at the front of this remarkable book is short and sweet. ‘For my father, Ron Freeman,’ it reads, ‘and my Grandma Sala.’ But like so much else in House Of Glass, those simple words contain a universe. Twelve years after her grandmother’s death in … Read more
Rob Brydon is getting ready to take a big risk. ‘I will be nervous on the first night,’ says the comedian and actor as he prepares to change style and go out on the road as a singer like his hero Sammy Davis Jr, performing straight songs alongside jokes with a highly accomplished eight-piece band. … Read more
SHORT STORIES By Eithne Farry For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 24 October 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 24 October 2019 THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 2019 (Comma Press £7.99, 144 pp) THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 2019 (Comma Press £7.99, 144 pp) As ever, the BBC National Short Story Award had … Read more