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At last, the tech titans’ nerd immunity shows signs of fading

The grilling dished out to the big four bosses by Congress shows the Democrats may be ready to challenge their power at last

Yes, the tech giants are big – in truth, probably too big to break up

Despite Congress’s threats, no politician or president will want to panic fragile stock markets with antitrust action

Who will choose the next US president – the American people, or Facebook?

The social media titans are more powerful than politicians. But it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

A historic antitrust hearing in Congress has put big tech on notice

We learned that antitrust cases and new forms of regulation may be on the way for Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

Tech giants’ shares soar as companies benefit from Covid-19 pandemic

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google reported positive quarterly results even as overall US economic growth fell by 32.9%

The winners and losers of the big tech congressional hearings

The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook endured an uncomfortable day before Congress

Congress forced Silicon Valley to answer for its misdeeds. It was a glorious sight

The five and a half hour long hearing on Capitol Hill offered a stunning illustration of the extent of misdeeds by big tech

Congress’s historic tech hearing suggests antitrust crackdown could come soon

Analysis: heated exchanges raise concern over anticompetitive behavior as chair warns of companies’ ‘monopoly power’

‘This should never have happened’: lawmakers condemn Facebook’s Instagram acquisition – as it happened

Jerry Nadler unimpressed with Mark Zuckerberg’s answer on Instagram deal, while Amazon boss Jeff Bezos accused of hypocrisy – follow live

‘Too much power’: Congress grills top tech CEOs in combative antitrust hearing

Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google executives face criticism over their companies’ unfair online dominance

‘Big companies aren’t bad’: Zuckerberg and other tech CEOs to testify in historic antitrust hearing

Chief executives of Amazon, Google and Apple will also testify as part of high-powered investigation into tech industry

Billionaire bosses to feel the heat over tech giants’ massive wealth and power

Extraordinary hearing will see some of the richest men in history called to account for their firms’ market dominance

Covid-19 and technology: ‘This time has shown me that analogue life has its advantages’

Our leading technology writers discuss Facebook, the inexorable rise of misinformation, the success of Black Lives Matter … and the simple joys of a bird feeder

Apple promises to become fully carbon-neutral by 2030

Tech firm says its commitment covers entire supply chain and lifecycle of all its products

Cheap, popular and it works: Ireland’s contact-tracing app success

Irish-made app has more than 1.3m downloads, in stark contrast to the UK’s efforts

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  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
  • Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy
  • From Toy Story 5 to The Bear: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
  • Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories

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