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Apple launches Clips as it bids for a slice of the Snapchat action

App enables creative camera tomfoolery that Snapchat does so well, but without attached social network

Post your questions to Erica – a semi-autonomous android

If you’ve ever wondered what an android thinks about humans and the future, now’s your chance to ask one a question

Meet Erica, the world’s most human-like autonomous android – video

With his robot Erica, Hiroshi Ishiguro, the so-called bad boy of Japanese robotics, aims to redefine what it means to be human

Court action against Apple shows companies ‘can’t flout consumer rights’

Following ‘error 53’ case, Choice says businesses cannot turn customers away just because they’ve had a third-party repairs

Government seeks to unmask Trump dissident on Twitter, lawsuit reveals

Twitter says government wants to reveal identity behind an account that claims to provide anonymity for civil servants who disagree with Trump policy

Windows 10 Creators Update: 7 best new features

From Paint 3D to Start menu folders, greater privacy control and a dedicated game mode, here are the things worth updating for

Is there a good tablet, netbook or light laptop that can handle iTunes?

Stephen does a lot of backpacking and wants a machine that can handle both Apple iTunes and blogging on the go …

Uber contract ‘gibberish’, says MP investigating gig economy

Frank Field says Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon use ‘egregious clause’ in contracts to prevent people challenging self-employed designation

Can any good come from engaging with internet trolls?

Online abuse has been around for years, but the idiom of the troll has changed the landscape. Can they be reasoned with?

Facebook launching tools to tackle revenge porn

New photo-matching technology that allows users to easily report intimate pictures posted without consent has been praised by campaigners

Spotify to host top stars’ albums for premium subscribers only

Deal with Universal Music is first time users of music streaming service’s ad-supported free tier won’t have full access to catalogue

Apple planning new iMac for 2017 and ‘completely rethinking’ Mac Pro

Company apologises to Pro users for neglect of product line as it prepares for the launch of its first new desktop computer since 2015

Ex-Google self-driving engineer secretly collaborated with competitors, suit says

New details emerge in Google lawsuit that alleges former employee Anthony Levandowski plotted to steal trade secrets and take them to Uber

Google exec says advertising problem is ‘very, very, very small’

CBO Philipp Schindler downplays issue with extremist material, as spokesman says flagged videos received small fraction of brands’ total YouTube impressions

Drone flew ‘within wingspan’ of plane approaching Heathrow

Report on near-misses also reveals pilots were shocked to see another drone hovering as high as 3,000 metres

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  • SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company
  • Art ‘must not be sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit’, Liberal senator says as AI policy debate rages
  • The 143 best holiday gifts in 2026 – obsessively tested by the Guardian US
  • ‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers behaving badly
  • Microsoft says services fully restored after global outage hits governments
  • ‘I relive that mission every single day of my life’: how Black soldiers handled the Vietnam war
  • ‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour
  • From Ukraine to Gaza, this is why we need to tell better stories about war
  • Guilty or redeemed? Our critics’ verdicts on this week’s UK cinema releases
  • SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse
  • Microsoft outage shakes up companies, schools and local governments across US
  • Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption affecting millions and says it’s ‘not related to cyber or AI’ – as it happened
  • Nvidia scandal: US treasury chief blames Lutnick’s commerce department over alleged lack of action
  • How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK
  • Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule
  • Microsoft outage hits hospitals, GPs, schools and police across UK
  • Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook
  • A global Microsoft 365 outage has hit millions – what happened and when will it be fixed?
  • Marlon Brando cool to Jensen Huang joke: how the black leather jacket became a meme
  • Robert Pattinson reportedly leads James Bond contenders
  • The datacenter industry is using propaganda to fight opposition
  • The dark side of reselling apps: ‘If you include your pants, I’ll pay more’
  • US university students tell surveillance cameras to Flock off
  • What’s behind Australia’s surge in teen extremism?
  • ‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong
  • Farewell, Cybertruck: why the winding down of the ‘Maga hat on wheels’ is a sign of the times
  • Gentle Monster to Conclave: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Tell us: have you been affected by the Microsoft outage?
  • Heartland review – Jessica Chastain’s Netflix country music thriller is more miss than hit
  • A baffling trail from Australia to Singapore: what is Megaspeed, the company implicated in downfall of Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

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