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APPLE fans are gloating that their Mac computers are working just fine – as a global outage takes Windows PCs offline around the world.Described as the “world’s worst IT outage”, the software update bug prevented Microsoft’s Windows computers from booting up.8Windows PCs around the world were taken offline due to bungled updateCredit: Getty8A faulty update to CrowdStrike security software caused the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death”Credit: Getty8Luggage accumulated at Newark International Airport in New Jersey as airlines ground flights due to the IT outageCredit: ReutersIt’s launched the world into a day of computer chaos, with supermarkets, banks, airlines, and even…

AT 81, he is the oldest American president of all time and, sadly, is showing signs of it.But Joe Biden appears defiant to run in the next presidential election, despite mounting pressure to quit the campaign over concerns for his age and any related health issues.7Joe Biden is facing calls to quit the election campaignCredit: Getty7He has fumbled through speaking engagements and made several major gaffesCredit: APThe Biden campaign has faced weeks of speculation that the president will step down.The White House has had to deny NBC News reports that his family are discussing what an ‘exit plan’ might look…

CROWDSTRIKE’S global IT meltdown could have come straight out of a Black Mirror episode, an expert has said.Senad Aruc – who has has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity – said the financial impact of Friday’s “tech doomsday” will cost billions across the globe.12A Crowdstrike update is believed to be behind the outage12Hundreds of passengers wait in front of counters at BER Airport in Schoenefeld, Germany, after check-in was delayed due to a ‘technical fault’Credit: AP12Airports have been hit with ‘Blue Screens of Death’ leaving passengers scrambling amid delays and cancellationsHe told The Sun: “Even the best hacker…

DYSON has taken the wrappers off a brand new product not related to cleaning, fans or hair styling.The British tech firm is tuning into the audio scene with a set of funky headphones that users can customise.3New headphones have a whooping batteryCredit: Dyson3Over 2,000 colour combinations available with customisable caps and cushionsCredit: Dyson3Headphones go on sale on August 1Credit: DysonIf you’re having deja-vu and think Dyson has been here before, you’re not wrong entirely.Last year, the company released a wacky air purifier headphone device that not only allows you to listen to music but also filters air.This time around, Dyson…

A BRIDE-to-be choked to death on holiday just weeks before her wedding, her family say. Sophie Runkee and her fiancé Jj Warner had taken her three children on a trip to Turkey after he was diagnosed with skin cancer. 3Sophie Runkee and her partner Jj Warner on holiday before she diedCredit: MEN Media3The 34-year-old went on a night out before being found unconsciousCredit: MEN MediaThe “memory-making” getaway was to make sure the kids, aged 14, nine, and 11 weeks, spent some precious time together before Jj started treatment, Sophie’s relatives said. But their “once-in-a-life-time” holiday turned into a nightmare when…

THE “petrified” mum of the latest Brit missing on a Spanish holiday island is racing the clock to fly out of the UK to find her beloved son.Felix Robinson doesn’t have a current passport, but is hoping the Home Office provides her one on compassionate grounds so she can rush to Palma, Majorca, where son Ben Ross vanished.8Ben’s mum Felix (left) is scrambling to get down to Majorca8She hasn’t heard from her beloved Ben since July 108Ben went missing in Palma after experience a rocky start to island life8Felix plans on going door-knocking around the streets of PalmaBen, 26, hasn’t…

A MAJOR global tech outage has sparked chaos with flights grounded and TV channels and banks knocked offline.The severe issues at Microsoft have crashed computer systems across the world leaving major businesses, newsrooms and television networks all plunged into chaos.12Gatwick airport has been plunged into chaos with major disruptions expected in the coming hoursCredit: PA12Passengers wait at Barajas Airport in Spain amid severe delays for thousands of Brits heading abroad for the school holidaysCredit: Reuters12Stores have been forced to temporarily close due to the tech issuesCredit: Reuters12Airports have been hit with ‘Blue Screens of Death’ leaving passengers scrambling amid delays…

A SEVENTH person has been “cured” of HIV after revolutionary stem cell treatment, it is hoped. The man, 60, who also had acute myeloid leukaemia when he had the procedure to replace his bone marrow in October 2015, is now thought to be free of both diseases. 4Seven people are thought to be free of HIV after undergoing revolutionary treatmentCredit: Getty”A healthy person has many wishes, a sick person only one,” he said. The patient, from Germany, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been dubbed “the next Berlin patient”.The original Berlin patient, Timothy Ray Brown, was the first person to…

AN expert involved in the search for Jay Slater has described the perilous terrain where the teen had his fatal fall and said his mum is “crying, crying, crying”.Esther van Neerbos, who leads volunteer group Signi Zoekhondon, flew to Tenerife hours before Jay’s body was found on Monday morning.8A Dutch search crew was sent into the dangerous Masca ravine on ThursdayCredit: Ian Whittaker8Esther van Neerbos was deployed to find the exact spot where Jay’s body was recoveredCredit: Ian Whittaker8The Dutch search expert said Jay’s mum Debbie (pictured) is ‘crying, crying, crying’Credit: Ian Whittaker8Jay Slater’s body was discovered in a ravine…

Japanese honey bees have been captured using a new technique called “wing-slapping” to protect their hives from intruding ants.Bees have long used the flapping force of their wings as a defence mechanism that literally blows ants away. 4The behaviour was captured by Yugo Seko, Kiyohito Morii, and Yoshiko Sakamoto of the National Institute for Environmental StudiesCredit: National Institute for Environmental Studies4The team photographed the ant-swatting with a high-speed camera, showing the bees rotating their bodies and flicking ants away with their wingsCredit: National Institute for Environmental Studies4The effectiveness of their “wing-slapping” varied depending on what species of ants the bees…