Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
So we’ve gone off voice calls yet spend hours glued to our phones. But it’s simply that the rules of conversation have been redrawn in the age of WhatsApp, Snapchat and emojis
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?
‘Just use cat videos’: New York Times boss wants Facebook to cut out news
Mark Thompson warns social media giant’s quality ranking promises a ‘controlled society’
Brussels in EU-wide drive to combat voter manipulation online
Initiative will coordinate efforts to tackle fake news and misuse of personal data
Can Apple pip others to be first with trillion dollar valuation?
It’s only a matter of time before the milestone is reached, but investors are advised against complacency over the tech firms
If Silicon Valley won’t stop fake news, we will
Stricter policies are urgent if we want to maintain fair elections, writes MP Damian Collins
Facebook and Instagram to let users set time limits
Firms says aim is to give users more control over the time they spend on their platforms
Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles by David Sumpter – review
We are too smart to be manipulated by algorithms, argues a mathematican. But the maths misses the crisis we are facing
Facebook deletes accounts over signs of Russian meddling in US midterms
Company reports ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’ as it deletes 32 political pages and accounts
Print advertising in UK national newspapers rises for first time since 2010, study finds
Advertiser backlash against tech companies has been cited as factor in spending reversal
City watchdog to take no action over RBS mistreatment of customers – as it happened
GDP growth slows in eurozone. Dixons Carphone says 10m accounts accessed in breach. City watchdog report on RBS’s GRG business
Ignore Zuckerberg. With skill and imagination we can drive the haters offline
The idea that tech giants are too big to control is nonsense, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Markets cautious after tech sell-off and ahead of central bank meetings – as it happened
Investors nervous after Facebook and Twitter declines and await interest rate news this week from UK, US and Japan