Google broke the law. It’s time to break up the company
Two recent US cases have found the search giant is functioning as an illegal monopoly. This should be a turning point
‘Don’t ask what AI can do for us, ask what it is doing to us’: are ChatGPT and co harming human intelligence?
Recent research suggests our brain power is in decline. Is offloading our cognitive work to AI driving this trend?
From Sidemen to MrBeast: how YouTube and its creator economy took over TV
Stars and their high-quality content enable streamers and others to pull in younger audiences
Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals
Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair market
Pixel 9a review: Google’s cut-price Android winner
Class-leading camera, top-tier chip, very long battery life, AI and quality software dominate mid-range rivals
‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average
Why you can’t just repair your phone in the US to avoid Trump tariffs
Business owners warn taxes may increase parts prices, making electronics repairs more costly than before
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt buys £42m London mansion
Deal to buy Holland Park home, which ex-CEO reportedly plans to rent out, is one of string by Americans in the capital
Trump urged to target ‘coercive and discriminatory’ Australian media laws by Musk’s X, Apple, Google and Meta
The Computer and Communications Industry Association named Australia’s news media bargaining incentive in its submission
EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash
Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act
The Thinking Game review – DeepMind study offers wide-lens view of our tech lords and AGI
Director Greg Kohs uses every tool in the editing palette to explain how Artificial General Intelligence (as differentiated from Artificial Intelligence) works
Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal
Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summer
Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon among tech companies making $27bn from Australians
Greens say Australia should introduce a 3% tax on revenues beyond $20m if a company makes over €750m worldwide
Revealed: the scammers who conned savers out of $35m using fake celebrity ads
Georgia-based group used deepfake videos and false news featuring Martin Lewis, Zoe Ball and Ben Fogle used to promote fraudulent crypto schemes