Airbnb forced to pay up to $30m for misleadingly charging Australians in US dollars Federal court fines company $15m and orders it to pay up to $15m in compensation for making false or misleading claims to about 70,000 customers
Meta wrong to remove graphic Israel-Gaza videos, oversight board says Board describes the two videos as important for ‘informing the world about human suffering on both sides’
Marvel, crypto, Tucker Carlson: eight of 2023’s most spectacular downfalls Experts on tech, politics and culture weigh in on the year the hype faded and what could come next
TikTok allowing under-13s to keep accounts, evidence suggests Questions for tech giant over claims underage users can remain on platform if they say parents are overseeing their account
‘Graphene will change the world’: the boss using the ‘supermaterial’ in the global microchip war Simon Thomas knew the periodic table by heart at six. Now the Cambridge firm’s co-founder is putting his scientific brain behind graphene’s power to help us compete with China
Taters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep space Cat chases laser pointer dot in 15-second video, designed to test possibility of sending streaming video through deep space
TechScape: Has online shopping left us in a desperate race to the bottom? Low-cost, low-quality ‘everything’ stores such as Temu, Shein and Amazon make buying stuff easier than ever – but it comes at a cost
Russian banker who is under sanctions sold £15m of shares in Philip Hammond crypto firm Copper Exclusive: Transaction involving Mikhail Klyukin could have attracted scrutiny from US sanctions enforcers, experts say
TikTok users including Russell Brand given special status, messages show Exclusive: Moderators in Europe encouraged to be more lenient with accounts of some high-profile figures
Ministry of Justice plan to destroy historical wills is ‘insane’, say experts Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years
TikTok staff told to avoid flagging problems with Amazon accounts Exclusive: Internal communications suggest video platform working to protect its lucrative relationship with e-commerce firm
Adobe drops $20bn takeover of Figma after EU and UK regulator concerns UK’s CMA said deal would threaten competition in the product design, image editing and illustration markets
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news EU launches proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform under new Digital Services Act
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask company mascot for help Workers making $17 an hour not impressed by holiday offer from company that just tripled profits to $9.9bn
Tech giants could be forced to share secret news deals under Australia’s media bargaining code New legislation will help ensure sustainability of public interest journalism, Labor says