Google plans to put datacentres in space to meet demand for AI
US technology company’s engineers want to exploit solar power and the falling cost of rocket launches
Experts find flaws in hundreds of tests that check AI safety and effectiveness
Scientists say almost all have weaknesses in at least one area that can ‘undermine validity of resulting claims’
Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree
Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfire
The best Android phones: flagship smartphones compared and ranked
Our tech expert is back with an updated guide to the top-tier Android phones, from budget buys to the best for battery life
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: dust-resistant and more durable foldable phone
Book-style Android with cutting-edge AI, good cameras and great tablet screen for media and multitasking on the go
Google parent Alphabet beats forecasts with first $100bn quarter
Strong demand for ads and cloud services powered tech giant’s growth as it makes multibillion-dollar AI investment
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
The Guardian view on the cloud crash: an outage that showed who really runs the internet
Editorial: A failure at Amazon’s server centre paralysed global services for 15 hours. It was not just a glitch but a stark reminder of our digital dependency and fragility
Apple and Google face enforced changes over UK mobile phone dominance
Competition watchdog takes similar stance as EU, saying both tech firms require stricter regulatory oversight
Google hails breakthrough as quantum computer surpasses ability of supercomputers
Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away
The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools
From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing material
Trump’s anti-truth crusade is not just an attack on facts – it’s an unravelling of the Enlightenment
The US president, JD Vance and Nigel Farage seem to believe that checking facts is a form of censorship. Nonsense: speech is only free when it is anchored in truth, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews
Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversity
Google won’t reveal if it is lobbying Trump about YouTube’s inclusion in Australia’s under-16s ban
Company tells Senate inquiry ban will be ‘extremely difficult to enforce’, will have ‘unintended consequences’ and won’t make children safer
Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search
CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changes