John Lewis to launch YouTube chatshow to improve AI search results
Department store chain’s Gift List ‘vodcast’ will be hosted by TV presenter Angela Scanlon
‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity
Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles
The Guardian view on regulating big tech: Meta has got off too lightly
Editorial: New child safety measures are welcome, but the wider risks posed by these platforms remain unaddressed
Australians missing in Nepal targeted by ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘abhorrent’ racist slurs
As families await news after the catastrophe, community members appeal for compassion in the face of hateful rhetoric
How to make a bestseller: insiders reveal the tricks of the book trade
From cover design to shelf placement and influencer partnerships … how publishers will persuade you to buy their books this autumn
Sunsets, disasters, dinners: we now record them all with our phones. But what is that doing to our souls?
As a war correspondent, I worked with photographers who said the camera was a buffer between them and reality. It is much the same now as we snap and scroll, says journalist and author Phoebe Greenwood
An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon
Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
An $18bn settlement is a drop in the ocean for Meta – but the tide will still come for it
This week’s settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn’t change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker
UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement
Minister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to Britain
AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions
As the US president struggles to end his Iran war, and approval ratings hit new lows, he leans on a familiar gambit
Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn
US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use
‘He’s box office’: Gary Lineker admits wanting Roy Keane to join The Rest Is Football
Podcast co-host says tongue-in-cheek that ex-Manchester United captain would like to sign up for his show
Meta goes on trial as Silicon Valley faces a growing backlash
Also: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed his surprising sympathy over the construction of datacenters across the country
Is this the end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream?
The Sussexes are returning to the UK with significantly reduced media deals in an industry where fame alone can no longer guarantee success
Abusers coercing or duping women to post explicit OnlyFans content, UK court cases reveal
Separate criminal convictions come as domestic violence charities warn of tech-facilitated abuse and coercion