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MacBook Pro M2 Pro review: Apple’s best laptop gets more power and battery life

Updated chips give already great 14in model a boost but the hefty price hike stings

Cold war 2.0 will be a race for semiconductors, not arms

Taiwan and its huge silicon foundry look set to become the centre of the geopolitical conflict between the US and China

Mac mini M2 review: Apple’s cheaper, tiny but mighty computer

Power upgrade makes smallest Mac desktop more adaptable and better value alternative to iMac

Tech giants Apple, Amazon and Alphabet post disappointing results

Facebook parent company Meta bucks trend with better earnings than expected, as Apple sees first profit miss in seven years

Unopened first-generation iPhone set to sell for $50,000 at US auction

Phone from 2007 with 2 megapixel camera and 8GB storage had sat on Karen Green’s shelf for years before she realized its worth

Apple’s Tim Cook to take 50% pay hit after shareholder feedback

‘Compensation’ for CEO down from $99.4m in 2022 to an expected $49m for current year

Job cuts and falling shares: how did it all go so wrong for the US tech sector?

As Amazon axes 18,000 roles and Tesla loses 65% of its value, we examine the causes of the glitch hitting Silicon Valley

Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps

Apple and Google’s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefits

Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks

Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlash

TechScape: With a $67bn takeover in the works, is it finally game on for Microsoft?

With the acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the works, the company is facing investigations by trade commissions the world over. If the deal goes through, could it help the forgotten tech giant gain new relevance?

Guardian tech reviews in 2022: better to repair and longer-lasting devices

More devices contain recycled materials and are supported for longer, but there is much more to do

Apple announces new security and privacy measures amid surge in cyber-attacks

Encryption of iCloud storage means the information will be safeguarded from hackers as well as government agencies

Privacy changes set Apple at odds with UK government over online safety bill

Users will be able to apply end-to-end encryption to all their data stored in the cloud

Apple expands DIY iPhone and Mac repairs to UK and Europe

Online service will offer tools and sell screens, batteries and camera parts for some models released since 2020

Elon Musk ‘resolves’ Apple row over ‘removal of Twitter from iPhone store’

After chat with Tim Cook the tycoon admits misunderstanding and Apple had ‘never considered removing platform’

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  • Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • ‘It’s where the poetry is written in cinema language’: the female editors behind cinema’s masterpieces
  • Gig workers are endlessly exploited. AI could make more of us share their fate
  • Tell us your favourite film of 2026 so far
  • As Spielberg confirms whether ET was ‘slimy or dry’, we enter a new age of the celebrity interview
  • La Cabina/El Televisor review – horror and anxiety on the air and down the line in Franco’s Spain
  • Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices
  • ‘The masturbation scene wasn’t a big deal’: Théodore Pellerin on tackling his new film Nino’s challenges
  • The malignant rise of OnlyFans managers: ‘It’s exploiting. It’s grooming. It’s predatory’
  • Inspired by Ukraine, and worried by China: Taiwan teaches its citizens how to fly drones
  • Daveigh Chase, child star known for Lilo & Stitch and The Ring, dies aged 35
  • ‘It makes no sense’: 16- and 17-year-olds on UK social media ban
  • The best power banks and battery packs in the UK for reliable charging on the go, tested
  • Teddie Beverley obituary
  • Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield
  • UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says
  • Legislation proposed to stop lawsuits used to silence journalists and whistleblowers
  • Fears for Xbox as it puts its developers on the chopping block once again
  • I had a blood clot. An AI diagnosis may have saved my life
  • Killing Anna review – the amazing catfishing operation that flushed out Syria massacre perpetrator
  • ‘A neoliberal nightmare’: my ride on the Vegas Loop – Elon Musk’s answer to traffic jams
  • ‘Vegetarian Nigella’ and flirty hair flips: John Early and Kate Berlant take on diet culture in new influencer satire
  • The curious case of Elias Thorne – and what he tells us about AI inbreeding
  • Will it take a ‘Chornobyl-scale disaster’ for us to regulate AI?
  • Your Fault: London review – British-set remake of Spanish step-sibling romance lacks passion or fizz
  • UK under-16s social media ban: which apps will be blocked and how will it work?
  • Nino review – time is running out for young man faced with cancer in shrewd sperm sample portrait
  • UK social media ban ‘likely to cause £1.3bn drop’ in digital advertising spend
  • Cactus Pears review – tender and subtle story of forbidden love and a poignant awakening in India

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