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I sent my iPhone to a recycling company and haven’t been paid

I checked the reviews on a comparison website and they were uniformly glowing

Wife-tracking apps are one sign of Saudi Arabia’s vile regime. Others include crucifixion…

Treating women as chattels and executing 37 of its citizens are of a piece for a sick state

Innovate? Big tech would rather throw us a broken Samsung Galaxy Fold

Again and again, technology companies show a peculiar disregard for users, writes author Charles Arthur

‘Companies are seldom treated like this’: how Huawei fought back

To dispel US suspicions, Chinese telecom firm welcomed dozens of journalists into its labs

Students accused of cheating Apple out of nearly $1m in fake iPhone scheme

Two Oregon college students allegedly submitted thousands of repair requests over the course of a year using counterfeit phones

IMF warns that tech giants stifle innovation and threaten stability

Fund report calls for profits to be targeted by a tougher international tax regime

Podcasting’s Netflix moment: the global battle for domination

With huge audience growth forecast, the race is on to lead podcast distribution

Brexit app for EU citizens to work on iPhones by end 2019 – Javid

App, designed to help EU nationals to apply for settled status, until now worked only on Android

Should I use Microsoft Word on a Mac or a cheaper alternative?

Ed doesn’t want to pay an annual subscription for Office 365 and he’s looking for a compatible rival

Apple Arcade v Google Stadia: which is the future for video games?

Netflix-style subscriptions by two tech behemoths could open up gaming to millions who can’t afford pricey equipment. Watch out Microsoft and Sony

Apple event: 10 things you may have missed

Here’s what Tim Cook didn’t reveal, from Apple Card details to the Arcade game service

Apple TV+: less a rival to Netflix, more a smug religious cult

The launch event for the tech giant’s streaming service featured Oprah, Spielberg and plenty of self-indulgence, but little evidence it can catch up with the market leader

Apple unveils TV subscription service with help from Oprah Winfrey

Steven Spielberg and Big Bird on hand as company reveals new services including credit card and gaming platform

Apple’s crown is slipping – will news and TV shows be its next big thing?

Tim Cook has made Apple the most valuable brand in the world – will this be a new success or a sign of the company’s problems?

‘A monopolistic blob’: what the Disney/Fox merger means for cinema

This cartoon-like demonstration of alpha-capitalism will lead to stricter, safer and blander entertainment – and with each acquisition, the stakes get higher

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  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
  • 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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