Iran-backed hackers interrupt UAE TV streaming services with deepfake news
Microsoft analysts cite reports saying disruption by group known as Cotton Sandstorm also reached audiences in UK and Canada
Amazon accused of using ‘union-busting’ tactics at Midlands warehouses
Claim comes as GMB union prepares for three days of strike action at tech company’s Coventry warehouse
Think Apple’s Vision Pro headset makes you look like Neo in The Matrix? Sorry, you so don’t
Trying them out, I felt like a cyber hero but my kids doubled up with laughter. It’s a $4,000 way to shred your dignity, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Best podcasts of the week: Curb Your Enthusiasm’s stars embark on a 120-episode cringe-along
In this week’s newsletter: Jeff Garlin and Susie Essman break down every episode of the epic sitcom in The History of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Plus: five of the best climate crisis podcasts
Fungi: Web of Life review – Björk and Merlin Sheldrake guide trippy mushroom doc
Beginner’s guide to the wrap-your-brain-around-them facts of mycological science boosts the wonder with 3D time-lapse photography
Toyota cars collecting and potentially sharing location data and personal information, Choice says
Consumer group finds ‘Connected Services’ feature can send personal and vehicle data to third parties, with drivers told removing components risks voiding warranty
Landmark moment as Uber unveils first annual profit as limited company
US taxi app firm turns $1.8bn loss into $1.1bn profit after years of spending billions of investors’ cash to expand
Cyber-hacking victims ‘paid out record $1.1bn in ransoms last year‘
Ransomware gangs targeted hospitals, schools and bodies such as BA and the BBC, Chainalysis finds
‘I lost my house, I lost all my money’: the retiree taking on the banks over crypto fund loss
Catherina De Solieux is one of several Australians taking legal action against banks who oversaw money transfers to the HyperVerse scheme
Brendan Hancock: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The self-described ‘stupid gay clown’ provides a who’s who of queer comedians – including one he would like to ask out. Matt Rogers, if you’re reading this …
AI doctors and chatbot nurses? Labour must show the future of the NHS isn’t so dystopian
To reform the NHS, a new government will have to ignore self-serving tech companies – and engage a sceptical public instead, says data campaigner Jeni Tennison
Snap stocks tumble amid fears over company’s growth
Snapchat owner’s earnings fall short of predictions as it turns focus to user growth in ‘monetizable’ markets like North America and Europe
Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm over firing in suit paid for by Elon Musk
The actor, who was fired from The Mandalorian after ‘abhorrent’ social media posts, is filing a lawsuit funded by the X owner
Craig Wright denies forging documents to support bitcoin claim
Australian attacks qualifications of his own expert witness during testimony at high court in London
Gary Lineker describes BBC impartiality row as ‘lovers’ tiff’
Match of the Day presenter says he and corporation are ‘fine now’ and that he has stepped away from X toxicity