‘This is big’: US lawmakers take aim at once-untouchable big tech
A flurry of lawsuits, deemed the biggest antitrust action since the 1970s, mark a stunning reversal of fortunes for Silicon Valley
More than 30 US states sue Google in third antitrust action of the autumn
Complaint alleges company has illegal monopoly in search business that harms consumers and advertisers
Google workers demand reinstatement and apology for fired Black AI ethics researcher
Timnit Gebru’s departure sparked outrage in the industry as it followed her paper criticizing the company’s diversity efforts
Texas and other states sue Google for abusing ‘monopolistic power’
Lawsuit accusing company of ‘tremendous violation of justice’ is latest bid to rein in big tech
Google suffers global outage with Gmail, YouTube and majority of services affected
Error was due to lack of storage space in authentication tools causing system to crash
Scam bitcoin ads using unauthorised Australian celebrity images traced to Moscow addresses
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds ads featuring unauthorised images of Dick Smith, Andrew Forrest and others are part of a highly organised global enterprise
If the UK really wants to be a sovereign nation, it should stand up to big tech
The government has come up with a clever new way of regulating the digital marketplace – but will it ever become law?
Tech gift guide: ideas for last-minute Christmas presents
From speakers to watches through to tablets and games, there are lots of options
The US government wants to break up Facebook. Good – it’s long overdue
America broke up logging companies in the 1840s, Standard Oil in the 1910s, and AT&T in the 1980s. It’s time to take on big tech
Google to let YouTube users opt out of gambling and alcohol ads
Company will roll out feature in UK next year but without guarantee it will filter out 100% of adverts
Google will investigate what led to AI researcher’s exit, CEO says
Sundar Pichai apologizes for how Timnit Gebru’s departure ‘seeded doubts’ at Google
Google reveals top Australian search terms for 2020 including ‘can I leave Australia?’
‘Where can I buy toilet paper?’ tops one category while sourdough recipes and how to make bread also rank highly
Joe Wicks and KFC recipes among UK’s top Google 2020 searches
The exercise guru is joined by fast food tips, the WAP lyrics and afternoon tea delivery high on the search engine’s Year in Search snapshot
Digital watchdog’s takeover powers might tame Facebook and Google at last
The UK’s Digital Markets Unit is likely to have powers to protect startups from the giants, and about time too
Tech giants may face billions of pounds in fines from new UK watchdog
Competition regulator wants new Digital Markets Unit to have power to levy huge penalties if firms abuse code of conduct