Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades
US justice department accuses Google of locking out rivals and positioning itself as a gatekeeper to the online search space
Sony WF-1000XM5 review: smaller, better-fitting earbuds are no longer outright best
Long battery life, great sound and solid noise-cancelling make for a good buy – but Sony can’t beat Bose
‘I log into a torture chamber each day’: the strain of moderating social media
As jobs screening US, UK and EU platforms are shifted to India, viewing ‘gore’ to clean up the web has traumatised moderators
TikTok food tourists leave a bitter taste in Amsterdam
Shop owners and residents are not taking kindly to ‘flash crowds’ who come to pose and eat fast food in the city’s quaint tangle of streets such as De 9 Straatjes
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‘It’s offensive’: backlash against China’s ‘good for marriage’ women’s trend
Style featuring pastel makeup and modest clothing has taken off, but many are objecting to the ethos behind it
China troubles could upset Apple’s cart as it prepares to launch the iPhone 15
Geopolitics may affect sales in a big market – and customers may be annoyed by the new charging socket too
How savvy trillion-dollar chipmaker Nvidia is powering the AI goldrush
The US firm best known for its gaming tech has long been ahead of the curve in supplying the tools needed by tech developers
Battle of the AIs: rival tech teams clash over who painted ‘Raphael’ in UK gallery
Two studies use artificial intelligence to analyse ‘old master’ painting and return opposite verdicts
Take it from someone who was on the internet at 10 years old: a ban won’t keep children off TikTok
This misguided Tory crackdown won’t keep kids off social media. The best solution is for families to have open conversations, says Chris Stokel-Walker, author of TikTok Boom
Bots on X worse than ever according to analysis of 1m tweets during first Republican primary debate
Researchers identify sprawling bot network of 1,305 accounts active during Republican debate and Donald Trump interview
Rage against the machine? Why AI may not mean the death of film
Generative technology is Hollywood’s current arch nemesis, but as exhibitors on Venice film festival’s ‘immersive island’ will tell you, AI, VR and XR could lead to a brighter future
And then Elon Musk said there’ll be no more war – not via his satellite. Aren’t we lucky to have the world in his hands?
The tech deity reportedly shut down his Starlink system to foil a Ukrainian attack. Is he the guiding force we need right now? asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’
China reportedly extends iPhone ban to more workers as tensions with US rise
Apple shares fall as local government and state-owned firms latest to face restrictions on devices at work