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12 EU states reject move to expose companies’ tax avoidance

Proposal would have forced firms to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU country

Are Apple AirPods Pro wireless earbuds really worth it?

My partner wants some for Christmas, but the price is high and I think he’ll lose them

The Banker: Apple abruptly cancels premiere of its first major film

Decision to cancel premiere reportedly stemmed from sexual abuse allegations against a producer of the film

Firefox’s fight for the future of the web

With Google’s Chrome dominating the market, not-for-profit rival Mozilla is staking a comeback on its dedication to privacy

This pension scheme has 8m members – and ethical savers do best

The publicly owned Nest has thrived thanks to investments such as its £1.1bn ‘climate aware’ fund

Xerox considering bid for fellow fading tech giant HP, according to report

HP valued at $27bn – three times as much as Xerox – but falling demand for printed documents has hit both companies

Google snaps up Fitbit for $2.1bn

Takeover allows web giant to take on Apple in fast-growing smartwatch and wearables business

The Morning Show review – Jennifer Aniston returns in a masterwork for the #MeToo era

Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell match the Friends star stride for stride in this funny, fearless drama from Apple TV+

Apple hopes its new streaming service will make a splash

AppleTV+ starts with smaller budget than Netflix or Amazon but aims for prestige market

For All Mankind review – Apple’s solid alt-space saga avoids crash landing

A splashy new series imagines what would have happened if Russia had won the space race with decent, if rarely compelling, results

Apple lets users opt out of having Siri conversations graded

Software finally updated three months after practice revealed in Guardian report

Apple introduces non-binary emojis with new set of inclusive faces

While celebrated, some in the LGBTQ community say it reinforces a fixed idea of what gender-neutral people should look like

AirPods Pro: Apple launches noise-cancelling earbuds

New silicone tips, noise cancelling and transparency modes in a similar design

Five best phone grips to stop smashed screens

If your phone is a bit too big, your hand hurts or you frequently drop it, these cheap accessories can help

Which is best: iPad Air or iPad Pro 11?

Len wants to replace a Samsung Tab S2. Should he buy the 11in iPad Pro or an iPad Air with extra storage?

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  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • 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

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