Best podcasts of the week: The loves and lives ruined by the Ashley Madison dating site hack

In this week’s newsletter: Find out how the ‘no strings attached’ site hack forever altered thousands in Exposed. Plus: five of the best podcasts that ended too soon

Sheryl Sandberg to leave board of Facebook parent Meta

Former chief operating officer was lead architect of Facebook’s digital advertising-driven business model

Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it

California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups

Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say

Social media firms relying on AI for moderation generate unviable reports which prevent authorities from investigating cases

Google promised to delete location data on abortion clinic visits. It didn’t, study says

Tech giant said it would delete entries for locations deemed ‘personal’ or sensitive, but 18 months later, it’s still retaining data in some cases

Tell us: are you embracing analogue in everyday life?

We’d like to hear about any small, low-tech swaps people may be making in their daily lives

UK mobile and broadband customers face price hikes of 8% as inflation rises

Vodafone is among the providers to pass on in-contract rises, as Which? says increases are ‘unacceptable’

It’s possible to find spirituality in technology, but beware those who misuse it for personal gain

Mysticism has long found a home online, but the rise of generative AI through services such as ChatGPT is making it easier than ever to project a sense of magic upon technology

Maggie Zhou: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

We asked the podcaster and writer to share her comedy diet. Like anyone who was online in the 2000s, her list includes fanfic

Beer, vaping and scrolling: my bad habits make me feel good. What do I do?

Is there a gentler way of thinking about vices – one that doesn’t make us feel like villains?

Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s top smartphone seller

iPhone maker ends South Korean rival’s 12-year lead, as Xiaomi, Honor and Google divide Android market

What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them

A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what?

For ‘deeper reading’ among children aged 10-12, paper trumps screens. What does it mean when schools are going digital?

Big tech firms recklessly pursuing profits from AI, says UN head

International community has no strategy to deal with risks, António Guterres tells Davos meeting

Ed Balls kicks Susanna Reid in the head on Good Morning Britain

Reid’s eyesight ‘went blurry for 20 minutes’ after the incident during a discussion on public transport etiquette