Google challenges Fisa court’s gag orders on reporting user surveillance
Tech firm US petitions government to allow it to publish number of user accounts affected by secretive court's requests
Web firms pledge £1m to help block child abuse images
Culture secretary says leading internet service providers have agreed to change approach and work more closely with police
Huawei unveils Ascend P6, world’s slimmest smartphone
Smartphone's 'instant facial beauty support' capitalises on growing trend for 'selfies' and will retail below price for latest Apple iPhone
Francesca Annis, actor – portrait of the artist
Stage and screen actor Francesca Annis talks about the cult of celebrity, going nude for Roman Polanski and the pressure of playing a famous beauty
Buzzfeed sued by photographer for $3.6m over ‘copyright breach’
Website removed picture after initial complaint, but lawsuit alleges 'direct and contributory infringement'. By Josh Halliday
Man of Steel leaps predecessor in a single bound as waiting game pays off
Charles Gant: Seven years after Superman Returns debuted disappointingly, the series reboot has opened faster than a speeding bullet
Mindshare Worldwide’s Nick Emery on big data – Cannes Lions video
The chief of the global media buying network explains how big data is transforming the advertising industry
Facebook executive: advertisers need to control consumer data
Cannes Lions: Chief engineer says companies still target myth of 'captive' audience and fail to embrace digital. By Mark Sweney
Yahoo joins other technology giants in revealing US surveillance requests
Company follows Facebook, Microsoft and Apple in publishing details of data requests from law enforcement agencies. By Stuart Dredge
Smartphones and the rise of child accidents
Using a mobile while walking down the street is a challenge for most adults, but new figures reveal that children may be even more at risk from life-threatening distractions
Microsoft beefs up Windows Phone voice recognition technology
But smartphone buyers may be less interested in Deep Neural Networks, and more keen to know whether Windows Phone 8 has their favourite apps. By Stuart Dredge
Internet service providers step up efforts to block child abuse images
Culture secretary says companies have agreed to change approach and work more closely with police
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls trailer – on the hoof? More like on the hooch
Stuart Heritage: Everyone's favourite gang of magical nylon-haired quadrupeds pursue a bad pony through a magic mirror to Earth where they, er, become normal US girls. Pass the booze, let's get started
Paper app firm FiftyThree raises $15m to move into hardware
After 8m iPad downloads, startup also has big plans for 'better ideas' in collaboration. By Stuart Dredge