Google Pixel 4a 5G review: cheaper with two-day battery Bigger screen, longer battery life and great camera make the 4a 5G the best Pixel this year
Washington’s crackdown on Google is the greatest threat yet to big tech The justice department brought antitrust charges against the company, but experts say that’s just a start
Lawsuit against Google is a significant and long overdue moment The anti-monopoly claim against Alphabet will take years in the courts but a case has been brought nonetheless
US justice department sues Google over accusation of illegal monopoly Lawsuit accuses tech company of abusing its position to dominate search and search advertising
If Facebook and Google limit services in Australia, could the ABC run a social network? A new paper suggests a publicly funded replacement could be form part of the government’s response if the tech giants limit access
Europe and America are taking on the tech giants. Britain needs to join the fight The government is a bystander to attempts to break up the Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple monopolies
Pixel 5 review: Google gets back to basics The 4a’s big brother is simple to use and has a great camera, but can’t compete with rivals in terms of processing power
Biden article row shows how US election is testing Facebook and Twitter Online giants felt forced to take unprecedented action as they struggle with role during divisive presidential battle
MPs to examine impact of streaming on future of music industry Culture committee chair Julian Knight said it would investigate whether the business models used by major streaming platforms are fair to writers and performers
Amazon to escape UK digital services tax that will hit smaller traders US tech company’s third-party sellers face a 2% rise in the amount they pay
Screen time is as addictive as junk food – how do we wean children off? Social media addiction isn’t a failure of parenting. It’s a feature of the tech industry, says campaigner Belinda Parmar
Google Nest Audio review: smart speaker gets music upgrade Louder, more bass and better sound for Google Assistant speaker made of recycled plastic bottles
Cory Doctorow: ‘Technologists have failed to listen to non-technologists’ The tech activist on his new sci-fi novel and why we mustn’t treat the moral downsides of social media as a necessary evil
Finally US politicians are taking the fight to the tech giants The House of Representatives’ report is a timely attack on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Backers of Australia’s mandatory news code welcome French ruling on Google Paris court orders the tech giant to discuss compensation with publishers for using content in search results or on Google News