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Trump tries to salvage travel ban amid numerous legal briefs to block it

More than 100 tech companies and various former top officials ask courts to strike down ban as Trump also faces fight over Betsy DeVos’s nomination

Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump’s travel ban

Legal brief on behalf of almost 100 tech firms argues immigration ban is illegal and harms innovation, growth and competitiveness

Five things you need to know about Apple’s quarterly results

The iPhone and Mac are booming, the iPad not so much, and the Apple Watch could still be a contender

Apple posts record revenue thanks to holiday sales of iPhone 7

Revenue up 3% to $78.4m ending three quarters of decline but sales of iPhones slip 12% in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Google and Apple join Silicon Valley voices condemning Trump’s travel ban

Leaders of top tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft challenge order as Y Combinator boss says it’s time for sector to speak out

Pokémon Go and no sign of stopping: Apple’s App Store sales boom

Purchases on its software platform made $8.6bn for the company last year, even as demand for the iPhone showed signs of easing

AirPods review: the best non-isolating wireless earbuds, but only for Apple

Apple has cut the cable from its EarPods, improving sound, fit and connectivity – but the AirPods lack noise-cancelling and easy controls

Apple sued for not using iPhone safety fix it patented to stop distracted driving

Man launched class-action lawsuit hoping to force Apple to implement lockout feature to prevent texting while driving or have phone sales halted in California

Amazon and Google fight crucial battle over voice recognition

The retail giant has a threatening lead over its rival with the Echo and Alexa, as questions remain over how the search engine can turn voice technology into revenue

Apple increases App Store prices by 25% following Brexit vote

Price rises for iOS and Mac users announced in an email to developers, following a 19% fall in the value of the pound

Tim Cook’s bonus pay is cut as Apple misses sales targets

CEO sees payout reduced by 15% as sales and revenue targets slip, although he still netted $135m in shares in 2016

‘I hissed at someone to turn it off’ – cinephiles on rumours of an iPhone ‘theatre mode’

A new iOS might have a mode to allow you to check your messages mid-movie without disturbing people. But would it be a good thing?

Apple sued for not adding safety fix to prevent use of FaceTime while driving

Couple alleges Apple should be held accountable for daughter’s death in car crash with distracted driver, after it patented but never introduced ‘safer’ FaceTime

Exploding phones and Snapchat clones: the biggest tech letdowns of 2016

There were many products that promised so much and delivered so little

AI, self-driving cars and cyberwar – the tech trends to watch for in 2017

From a rise in AI and improvements to self-driving cars, to televised eSports and all-out cyberwar, the coming year has it all

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  • Lost memoir of Hiroshima survivor found after decades in US archive
  • Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas
  • UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok
  • HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first
  • Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype
  • Angry and lonely after my marriage ended, I came dangerously close to embracing the manosphere
  • Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
  • Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
  • AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
  • Pitfall review – big-hole survival horror is as if cast of Friends strayed into Deliverance
  • Jabs, human ash and a tapeworm: behind the appetite for a new kind of disordered eating movie
  • Benita review – Alan Berliner puts new spin on late film-maker’s work in entrancing tribute
  • ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters
  • Shadows of Willow Cabin review – secrets fester beneath horny hookup in low budget horror
  • The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine review – scavenger’s story reveals a rich seam to mine
  • The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
  • 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

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