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Is it worth buying a refurbished PC for under £150?

Mark needs to replace a 10-year-old desktop computer on a budget. Is a refurbished model a good option?

What can I do to protect my PC from the Meltdown and Spectre flaws?

John has an old Sony Vaio PC that seems unlikely to receive a firmware update. Should he replace it?

How can I remove unwanted apps from Windows 10?

Tony hates apps such as Cortana, Edge, Xbox, Groove and would like to uninstall them. But should he?

Intel facing class-action lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre bugs

Plaintiffs claim compensation for security flaws and alleged slowdown that fixing computers will cause, while corporations count cost of corrections

Take it from the insiders: Silicon Valley is eating your soul

Former Google and Facebook executives are sounding the alarm about the pervasive power of tech, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

Microsoft Surface Book 2 review: a powerful yet pricey laptop-tablet combo

With prices starting at £1,500, this isn’t a casual purchase – but with its detachable screen, this could be the best Windows 10 power-user laptop going

Microsoft’s latest Xbox raises the game

The impressive Xbox One X hopes to beat Sony in the battle for Christmas sales

Can I use a cheap USB flash drive to run Windows and use as a local hard drive?

Roger has bought a 1TB USB memory stick for only £8.99 and wonders if he could use it as a day-to-day drive

Xbox One X review: one for the 4K diehards

With its stunning visuals, the Xbox One X is the closest thing to a good PC gaming experience in console form. But is it worth a £100 upgrade?

Franklin Foer: ‘Big tech has been rattled. The conversation has changed’

When the author Franklin Foer first raised concerns about Silicon Valley’s power players, ‘people looked at me funny’. Now his work seems prophetic

The eight best advances in gaming during the last decade

For 13 years I’ve hung around like a tricky end-of-level boss. On my last day as the Guardian’s games editor, here’s how the industry has grown since I started

Which is the best laptop for photo editing?

Aileen is going to study photography and needs a powerful laptop for editing photos. It’s a job that any laptop can do, but perhaps not to the high level required

Apple, Facebook and Microsoft lead fightback against Trump over Daca

Microsoft promises legal support for any employee facing deportation, while Facebook and Apple issued statements criticising decision to end migrant program

The lawyers taking on Silicon Valley sexism: ‘It’s far worse than people know’

From Google to Uber, Silicon Valley’s tech giants have a woman problem. Meet Lawless & Lawless, the sisters fighting back

What’s the best cheap laptop for university?

Fraser starts his history course next month and still doesn’t know what laptop to buy. He’d rather not splurge £1,000 if he can get something for half the price

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  • Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX ends trading day with valuation of $2.1tn – business live
  • SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
  • Police officer under criminal investigation over alleged use of AI
  • The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply
  • 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 impacting 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?
  • David Gamble obituary
  • After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI
  • They Will Kill You to Aftersun: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • Pokémon Go data trained AI that could assist military drones in war zones
  • Diane Keaton’s nail clippers for $960: what’s behind the new boom in celebrity estate auctions?
  • Canadian mother sues OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT led her daughter to kill herself
  • The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old
  • Helen Mirren speaks out about being called ‘evil Zionist’ on the street in London
  • Musk’s xAI fired engineer for raising concerns about Grok chatbot, lawsuit claims
  • SpaceX heads for record $1.78tn float amid fears it is overvalued
  • Playing with payphones: how the ubiquitous orange booths have been gamified by fans
  • Cassette tapes were the voice notes of my youth, bringing tales from the diaspora to our living room
  • ‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!
  • AI wealth boom sending San Francisco home prices surging: ‘It’s ridiculous’
  • ‘This is honest art. Like Dostoevsky’: Tim Allen and Tom Hanks on Toy Story 5, tech peril and the joy of rusty nails
  • AI absolutism is breaking our brains. The apocalyptic future we’re being sold isn’t inevitable
  • ‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct Bond – twice

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