The global corporate tax deal doesn’t add up – we’re about to be ripped off again The G7 package isn’t a ‘huge prize for UK taxpayers’, and Rishi Sunak should admit it, says TaxWatch director George Turner
The truth about artificial intelligence? It isn’t that honest Tests of natural language processing models show that the bigger they are, the bigger liars they are. Should we be worried?
Do I need a brolly? Google uses AI to try to improve two-hour rain forecasts ‘Precipitation nowcasting’ is attempt to predict weather more accurately in short term
From Babylon to Google: a history of weather forecasting AI has taken the place of astrology as humans have worked through the millennia for knowledge of when it will rain
Social media firms serve as gateway for scammers, says finance watchdog FCA threatens action unless platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not toughen up against fraudsters
‘A race to the bottom’: Google temps are fighting a two-tier labor system Contracted workers doing the same jobs for less pay and no job security are exposing the tech company’s workplace inequalities
Big tech’s pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds Tech companies poured $65m into lobbying in 2020 – but only 6% of their lobbying activity is targeted at climate policy
Nike and Amazon among brands advertising on Covid conspiracy sites Household names may have unwittingly helped spread fake news, investigation reveals
Apple and Google accused of ‘political censorship’ over Alexei Navalny app Navalny’s supporters say companies deleted tactical voting app from stores after pressure from Kremlin
Labor appeals to Google over misinformation fears before Australian election Google queried over its strategy to prevent being ‘exploited’ by political figures such as Clive Palmer and Craig Kelly, who have been accused of undermining Australia’s response to Covid
Google workers demand back pay for temps company underpaid for years More than 100 workers sign petition decrying ‘massive moral failing’ following Guardian revelations
Facebook and Google condemned over ads for ‘abortion pill reversal’ Adverts promoting ‘dangerous, unproven and unethical’ procedure shown millions of times, study finds
Russian minister complains to US about role of ‘digital giants’ in election Sergei Ryabkov’s claim of interference in Duma vote believed to be reference to anti-Putin apps on Apple and Google
Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries Documents show company dragged feet to correct disparity after learning it was failing to comply with local laws in UK, Europe and Asia
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 review: Google smartwatch raises bar Wear OS 3 watch ups ante for Android wearables, now faster and feature-packed with body-fat scanner