The FBI and Apple are facing off over an iPhone again. What’s going on?
US attorney general is calling on privacy-minded tech company to unlock iPhones related to a recent shooting at a Florida naval base
Google parent company Alphabet expected to reach $1tn value soon
Alphabet may join Apple, Microsoft and Amazon when it reports latest earnings, another sign of the unstoppable rise of tech
France’s digital minister says tax on big tech is just the start
Cédric O says French will not back down on levy despite US threats of trade war
Musical notes: Justin Bieber’s TikTok-friendly Yummy is too eager to go viral
The Guardian’s new monthly column gathers all the ideas, trends and other musical flotsam that slips through the cultural net. Share your own thoughts on the month in music, and we’ll feature some next month
The tech giants dominated the decade. But there’s still time to rein them in
Google, Amazon and Facebook moved at a scale and speed governments couldn’t match. Now regulators are trying to catch up, says writer and researcher Jay Owens
Last minute tech Christmas gift ideas for every budget
Left it a bit late? Here’s a quick list of good tech things for people of all ages
Best smartphone 2019: iPhone, OnePlus, Samsung and Huawei compared and ranked
Our updated list of the top iOS and Android mobile phones – at the best prices right now
‘Mind your own business, Alexa!’ How to keep secrets from your voice assistant
Call centre workers who check how helpful our voice assistants are say they hear private conversations and couples having sex. Here’s how to avoid sharing your private life
Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
Dell, Microsoft and Tesla also among tech firms named in case brought by families of children killed or injured while mining in DRC
Twenty tech trends for 2020
From new gaming consoles to activism at Apple, we predict the things you will – or won’t – see in tech this year
How Apple News editors quietly influence UK’s election reading
Service has around 11m users a month in UK but faces much less scrutiny that other outlets
AirPods Pro review: a touch of Apple magic
Good sound, solid battery life and effective noise cancelling wrapped up in a tiny, potent package
The 20 best gadgets of 2019
From a brilliant e-bike to a robot unicorn… the year’s top devices
Apple says it cares about the climate. So why does it cost the earth to repair my Macbook?
The company’s CEO waxes lyrical about the urgent threat to our environment, but it makes fixing its products prohibitively expensive, says Arwa Mahdawi
New study deems Amazon worst for ‘aggressive’ tax avoidance
Transparency campaign Fair Tax Mark says big six tech firms have paid a fraction of headline tax rate for 10 years