Leftwing group claim responsibility for Tesla factory arson attack in Berlin

Vulkan activist group release 2,500 word letter claiming it set fire to pylon at factory that produces half a million electric cars a year

Bitcoin rises above $69,000 in new record high

Other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum also increase price amid general rally in the crypto market

Bitcoin: what has caused the cryptocurrency’s latest revival?

As the digital asset passes its previous record value set in November 2021, we look at the factors behind its rise

‘Pimps’ use Instagram to glorify sexual violence and abuse, investigation finds

Exclusive: Meta to block search access to 350,000 posts using hashtags associated with Guardian investigation

UK academic’s Wikipedia project raises profile of women around the world

Lucy Moore has created a page for at least one woman from every country in the world for the online encyclopedia

Misleading clickbait is prevalent on Facebook and Instagram in Canada after Meta’s news ban. Could it happen in Australia?

‘A real-world, newsless Facebook turns out to be more toxic than I had anticipated,’ says Prof Jean-Hughes Roy

Nothing Phone 2a review: a standout budget Android

Funky design, fun software, decent performance and long battery life provide a lot of phone for the money

How much does Spotify really pay Apple?

Apple has been fined a whopping €1.8bn by the EU, but it still claims it’s done nothing wrong. Plus, what happens when open source software gets into the wrong hands of some crypto fans

Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance

Suit by former employees, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, follows a separate legal complaint by other workers seeking $500m

Apple vows to appeal against €1.84bn EU fine in music streaming case – as it happened

Apple shares drop after it is penalised following investigation into allegations it obstructed music-streaming rivals

Tired of the doom-scroll? This is how to find the kinder, more uplifting side of the internet

It is easy to see the world in a pessimistic light, but by tapping into our innate generosity we have the power to change it, says Chris Anderson, the head of TED

Siemens to invest £100m in Chippenham rail factory site in Wiltshire

Plan to open new facility by 2026 comes after firm invested £200m in east Yorkshire train factory

How long should it take to answer a Whatsapp? About a fortnight

Real friends don’t expect instant feedback. They know you’re busy slicing potatoes or loading the washing machine, writes Nell Frizzell

Forerunner 165 review: Garmin’s budget OLED running watch

Squeezing high-end features into more affordable frame makes for excellent mid-range smart sports tracker

‘Musk needs to be adored … Zuckerberg is out of his depth’: Kara Swisher on the toxic giants of Big Tech

The journalist and podcaster has been scrutinising Silicon Valley for decades, knows all the big players – and once believed that tech could save the world. But that was before greed and ego got in the way