Swatch have closed their stores in cities across the UK after hundreds of people queued outside branches eager to buy a new limited watch. The Swiss firm said it would not open its branches in the capital in light of safety considerations for both our customers and our staff. Stores in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield will also remain closed. The firm had been due to launch their new Royal Pop pocket watch collaboration with luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet, with eight models priced from £335. However the watch has been put on resale online for up to £16,000.

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Trump's unprecedented $347MILLION'mountain of cash' plan gives Republicans a glimmer of hope for midterm elections... as GOP aims to take down Democrats with blunt'gridlock' message As dozens of potential rat virus cases are monitored, lessons can be learned from forgotten outbreak that ravaged an American icon... and left a trail of death in its wake Top ISIS commander is killed by American forces as Trump says world's'most active terrorist' has been'eliminated' You CAN lose weight and keep it off after age 60: I was running daily but still piling on the pounds. Now I'm in the best shape of my life... and my secret is so simple anyone can do it Cheerful Christian mom is pillar of Florida community and loves going on TV... but she has a childhood secret so evil that she stuttered with shock when confronted with it Mortifying moment Bruce Springsteen leaves fawning Chris Christie hanging in brutal'snub' at concert HGTV star reveals fatal slip up that led to her being brutally removed from her own show... and catastrophic single word that turned network against her Kendall Jenner fuels Jacob Elordi dating rumors as they're'spotted TOGETHER in Hawaii' after her sister Kylie'set them up' Husband of doomed dive group leader says'something must have happened down there' as mystery surrounds why the five attempted to explore'cave so deep even divers with best equipment don't try' Jennifer Lopez mocked for diva antics as she waits for fans to clear out of the way for a'staged' paparazzi walk Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe reunite for son's NYU graduation... as Kate Hudson cheers on her boy at same ceremony with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Washington's Democrat ex-governor says she's disgusted at millionaires' tax brought in by her gleeful woke successors'How do you live with that?' Disgraced Eric Swalwell's'blindsided' wife dresses for revenge... as friends reveal brutal toll sex assault scandal has had on young mom Diet inspired by the Bible touted as helpful for depression, bad skin and processed food'poison' Brutal moment MLB pitcher's leg is broken by 111mph liner with team set to lose star man for'a long time' It's a debate as old as time: can single men and women truly be just friends? Now, scientists have revealed a tell-tale sign your male pal actually wants to date you - and it all comes down to the bill. Experts have discovered that men who are romantically or sexually interested in their female friends are more likely to regularly pay for things when hanging out. And rather than singling out a girl they like the most, they're more likely to simply pay for all their girl mates, the study found.

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. It's been a pretty big week for new games with arriving (albeit only for those who stumped up for the premium version) and hitting early access. However, we're here to tell you about some fresh indies you might like to check out this weekend, as well as some news regarding upcoming games. Speaking of which, we'll have a very busy spell of game announcements coming up with events like Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs and Wholesome Direct in just a few weeks. Before all of that, though, you can expect some other streams, such as the latest Six One Indie Showcase.

My Son's Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon Education games are taking over American classrooms. One afternoon earlier this year, my 11-year-old son was sitting at his laptop and working quietly on his math homework. At least, that's what he was supposed to be doing. When I glanced at his screen, equations were nowhere to be seen. He was controlling a monster in the midst of battle, casting magic spells to outduel an opposing player.

Go fully hands-free with these tips for Android and iOS. With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with AI. You can also use your voice to launch apps, fill out text fields, and do just about everything that was previously only possible with your fingers and thumbs. Of course, the traditional touchscreen input will often be the way to go.

Plus: Instructure's Canvas ransomware debacle comes to a close, an alleged dark net market kingpin gets arrested, OpenAI workers fall victim to a supply chain attack, and more. The worst part of your iPhone getting stolen may not be the theft itself. Instead, it's the phishing attacks waged against people in your contacts. New research this week shows that there's a thriving ecosystem for tools that let criminals unlock iPhones and target the phone numbers they find inside. Foxconn, the electronics manufacturing giant known for its role in building iPhones, revealed this week that it recently "suffered a cyberattack."

Ford and GM are backing away from electric vehicles and moving into the battery storage business. And it all comes back to AI. Automakers make cars--it's in the name. But lately, politics, current events, and Wall Street's latest preoccupation, artificial intelligence, have them looking a lot more like energy companies. The pivot, analysts say, could give US auto manufacturers struggling through a transition to electric vehicles an easier path over the next few years. Whether it works will come down to the same technology that automakers once promised would power the majority of their lineups: batteries .

"I've got one hand on the keyboard, one hand down below," an artist who role-plays with their chatbot tells WIRED. But some asexual advocates aren't thrilled about the association. Kor "got really addicted" to their NSFW role-playing AI chatbot last year. The 35-year-old artist from the Midwest recalls a two-month period spending "eight to 10 hours a day" creating elaborate fantasies with SpicyChat, a relationship role-playing platform . Sometimes inputting 3,000-word mini essays into the program, Kor and the AI spun narratives featuring a rotating cast of suitors often based on characters from the Marvel comic book universe.

More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to London, as crowds start to gather for two rival protests in the capital. Police will use drones, police horses and dogs and have armoured vehicles on standby. Officers will also manage a so-called sterile zone between the Unite the Kingdom march, organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. The Metropolitan Police has called it one of the most significant policing operations in years. In addition to the protests, tens of thousands of football fans are expected at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final on Saturday afternoon.