No Go: Facebook fails to spoil Google’s big AI day
Mark Zuckerberg tried to steal DeepMind’s Go-playing computer thunder. It didn’t really work out the way he had intended
Apple boss says virtual reality is ‘really cool’ – but what will he do with it?
Tim Cook sees some ‘interesting applications’ around VR, but Apple has already filed headset patents, hired a VR expert and funded 360-degree music videos
Mark Zuckerberg’s back-to-work wardrobe – stylewatch
It’s hoodies and T-shirts in 50 shades of grey for the Facebook founder
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg: ‘likes’ can help stop Isis recruiters
Speaking at Davos, Facebook’s COO said the company believes ‘counterspeech’ by the online community is the best way to combat propaganda
How apps are evolving: from Facebook and Spotify to taxis and shopping
Analytics firm App Annie outlines the big trends in the Android and iOS world, as Apple and Google continue to do battle
Google says Isis must be locked out of the open web
Search company’s head of ideas sees short term wins against non-tech-savvy organisation, but says stifling group’s propaganda must not be neglected
After Fomo: five more feelings of angst in the social media age
Worried that no one will follow you on Instagram, or can’t check Facebook because your battery has died? There’s an acronym for that
Silicon Valley’s tech titans may be Democrats, but not as we know them
Why Silicon Valley’s high-flying Democrats are full of contradictions
Stock market’s 2016 rout has tech firms reeling – and may prove fatal for some
Across the sector shares – including Apple, Alphabet, Twitter and Facebook – have tumbled and smaller companies such as GoPro have not recovered
With love from my robot: virtual assistants may secretly be emailing you
Digital assistants have grown in both their abilities and adoption in the last few months, learning to pass as people and show empathy – and even love
Will 2016 mark the end of the phone number?
The creators of Facebook’s Messenger app have made several predictions for the coming year – including doing away with with the time-honoured tradition of dialling with actual numbers
Facebook fights back in row over its free internet for India’s poor
Campaign aims to restore its Free Basics plan for ‘unconnected billion’
Silicon Valley appears open to helping US spy agencies after terrorism summit
Obama administration acknowledges ‘complicated first amendment issues’ after top counter-terrorism officials traveled to California to woo technology executives from companies including Apple, Facebook and Twitter
Revealed: White House seeks to enlist Silicon Valley to ‘disrupt radicalization’
Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Microsoft and YouTube will attend the meeting with intelligence agencies to discuss terrorists on social media and encryption
Three really real questions about the future of virtual reality
As Oculus Rift pre-orders begin, debate remains about how mainstream VR will be, whether it’s about more than games, and what it’ll do to humans