Mustafa Suleyman: the new head of Microsoft AI with concerns about his trade
The son of a Syrian taxi driver and English nurse torn between AI’s potential and problems
‘Where is #katemiddleton?’: theories on Kate’s whereabouts go global
Data reveals scale of conspiracies after Kensington Palace’s release of altered image of princess with her children
Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-ageing skincare to children
Under-15s will need parental consent to buy products as, experts say, social media driving potentially harmful beauty boom
BBC boss defends broadcaster’s impartiality amid ‘storms of social media’
Director general Tim Davie tells MPs it is covering issues including Israel and Hamas fairly during ‘profound polarisation in society’
Ukraine says it could make 2m drones a year with financial help from west
Digital minister says country could double production but does not have money to contract for manufacturers’ full capability
First it was Facebook, then Twitter. Is Reddit about to become rubbish too?
Reddit’s IPO is worrying for users – big money has a nasty habit of ruining our favourite sites, says digital culture journalist Hussein Kesvani
Google fined €250m in France for breaching intellectual property deal
Watchdog accuses US tech firm of not negotiating in ‘good faith’ with publishers over use of their content
Greggs IT glitch leaves stores unable to accept payments
UK bakery chain says it has now resolved tech problem, which follows McDonald’s outages and ‘issues’ at Sainsbury’s
Minneapolis drivers protested wages – and won. Lyft and Uber are choosing to leave the city rather than pay up
Groups of drivers backed a bill setting minimum pay, but the two tech companies say it’d make riders’ fees unsustainable
Want to get rich quick? Business influencers have some new advice – and it’s terrible
Wannabe business moguls suggest we should all outsource our work to countries where cheap labour is easily available. Sound familiar, asks Arwa Mahdawi
Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder to lead new AI division
British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman will be chief executive of organisation focusing on consumer products and research
World Happiness Report sounds alarm about the welfare of young people
Lack of education, training and housing is behind loss of gen Z’s traditionally positive outlook
‘Social media is like driving with no speed limits’: the US surgeon general fighting for youngsters’ happiness
Dr Vivek Murthy is urging governments to regulate social media as study shows screen use and isolation has caused widespread discontent
Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows
Report finds falling happiness among youth of North America and western Europe, but rise in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Europe
Swedish composer becomes Spotify’s most-famous musician you’ve never heard of
Johan Röhr’s 2,700 songs have been streamed 15bn times and have more plays than Britney Spears or Abba