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George Osborne’s high-speed broadband plan ends in vouchers

Chancellor's scheme to spend £150m on broadband infrastructure has been scaled back following legal challenges

Google-Waze acquisition will be investigated by the FTC

Watchdog's action follows demands from consumer groups and is part of scrutiny of tech pioneer across the globe. By Charles Arthur

KM Group’s Geraldine Allinson: ‘Local media needs to be unburdened’

Roy Greenslade: Why she believes the competition authorities are failing and why the BBC should work with, not against, companies like hers

Yahoo to broadcast Sky News morning show across website network

Sunrise and three new video series will be hosted in online hub, with internet giant getting access to Sky News live feeds. By Mark Sweney

ShortList Media profits double to almost £1m

Publisher of free magazines Stylist and ShortList also reports 16% growth in revenues to £17.8m, with 10% from digital. By Mark Sweney

News Corp shareholders approve breakup plan

Dissident investors voice concern over Rupert Murdoch's role as group splits into publishing and entertainment companies. By Dominic Rushe

WPP to offer Twitter data to clients

World's largest advertising company to integrate data from tweets into its media and analytical tools. By Mark Sweney

Jana Bennett adds Bio to her CV

Media Monkey: The former BBC executive is heading back to the States to run channels for a Disney-owned cable network

Local World plans 20-fold rise in digital output and double the advertisers

Steve Auckland, chief executive, wants 100,000 content items per day on its regional newspaper websites. By Mark Sweney

Guardian Australia launches with promise of ‘fresh and independent view’

New digital edition spearheaded by Guardian deputy editor Katherine Viner launches with exclusive Julia Gillard interview

Google and Facebook in bidding war over Waze travel app company

Search pioneer reportedly made approach after social network's $1bn offer was rebuffed, in move that could boost its maps app. By Charles Arthur

Xbox 720: Microsoft banking on entertainment services in the next generation

Rival to Sony's PlayStation 4 due to be revealed in Washington on Tuesday, with name of latest incarnation still a mystery. By Keith Stuart

Entertainment One reports 25% jump in profit growth

Co-owner of Peppa Pig and distributor of Twilight franchise also announces 25% increase in revenues to £629.1m. By Mark Sweney

Yahoo’s $1.1bn Tumblr takeover is a bold roll of the dice

Jemima Kiss: CEO Marissa Meyer risks blowing the blogging platform's cool – but the deal could rejuvenate the tech giant's ad business

Charlie Parsons buys stake in Gaydar

Survivor and The Big Breakfast creator backs buyout of dating business of defunct operation, Gaydar Radio. By Mark Sweney

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  • X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts
  • NHS staff battling wave of food supplement disinformation
  • ‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call
  • Make platforms that promote violent content pay towards riot costs, Streeting says
  • UK government announces £132.5m after-school clubs package
  • Pioneering UK Nerve Lab harnesses AI to map effect of children’s screen time
  • ‘Loneliness influencers’ are racking up views. After a breakup, I see the appeal
  • ‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
  • ‘A movie for everyone, not just Drag Race fans’: stars of drag comedy Stop! That! Train! on making the summer’s funniest film
  • The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
  • From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • ‘Have you ever been around someone you just know is evil?’ Melinda French Gates on meeting Jeffrey Epstein, giving away billions, and her post-divorce peace
  • The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone
  • Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
  • How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?
  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – as it happened
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
  • What World Cup? US celebrities get their fashion kicks from the Knicks
  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
  • ‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
  • Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
  • France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNP
  • Brad Pitt in the frame as older men embrace ‘hot professor’ glasses
  • Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?

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