How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

Thousands of audio programmes are free to listen to and most are available via smartphone apps

I want to boycott US PC hardware, software and services. Is it possible?

Ian doesn’t like the way the US is going, and wonders if he could avoid using the country’s PC products. Good luck with that

Twitter suspends Infowars’ Alex Jones for abuse

Far-right conspiracy theorist will not be able to tweet, retweet or favourite tweets for seven days

No one’s civil liberties are violated by a ban on the far-right Infowars

Platforms are not silencing voices or engaging in censorship – they are deciding not to profit from hate, says freelance journalist Michael Segalov

Does the banning of Alex Jones signal a new era of big tech responsibility?

With the removal of the conspiracy theorist’s material from key platforms, firms have changed their tune on ‘free speech’ – but some see the move as more about money than morality

The public execution of Infowars is dangerous and counterproductive

In cutting off the rightwing media outlet without explanation, the social media companies have simply fed the conspiracists, writes Silkie Carlo of Big Brother Watch

UK schools and tech industry urged to foster education revolution

Education secretary wants UK and Silicon Valley firms to help put tech at heart of classrooms

Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify ban Infowars’ Alex Jones

Crackdown on US conspiracy theorist for promoting violence and hate speech

The Guardian view on Apple’s valuation: a digital milestone

Editorial: Oil transformed the world, for good and evil. Now software is an economic force as powerful. Can we control it?

There’s ingenuity behind Apple’s great success. But we must guard against its might

It’s the first trillion dollar corporation, but like its peers, it wields unparalleled power

Orson Welles: actor, director… painter?

The great film-maker was also a fine artist. His rarely seen images feature in a film by lifelong fan Mark Cousins, who tells here of finding treasures that reveal a whole new Citizen Welles

The trillion-dollar question: can the tech giants keep growing?

A startling stock-market landmark for Apple has been offset by big falls for Facebook and Twitter. Is this tumultuous period just a blip, or the first sign of trouble?