UK urges tech giants to do more to prevent spread of extremism
Amber Rudd will tell forum including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that they share responsibility for tackling terrorism
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – briefly – becomes world’s richest man
Share price jump of 40% in 2017 made founder worth $91bn – for a short while leapfrogging the fortune of Microsoft founder Bill Gates
What are the best MacBook Pro alternatives?
Want a premium and powerful yet small and light laptop that isn’t an Apple product? Here are the best 13in alternatives
Microsoft Paint saved after outpouring of love – sort of
Microsoft says that it will put the 32-year-old Paint on the Windows Store, but that won’t help office workers pining for some impromptu creative sessions
‘As it dies, I die also’: your Microsoft Paint creations
Our readers share paens to MS Paint, which is not long of this world
Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
Long-standing basic graphics editing program, used throughout childhoods since the 1980s, has been marked for death
Share your Microsoft Paint memories and creations
As MS Paint prepares to shuffle off this mortal coil, we want your memories and shaky artworks created via this venerable graphics editing program
Why diversity matters in the modern video games industry
Playstation, Xbox and the rest have a vital role in helping under-represented people form a sense of themselves. But is the industry doing enough?
Should I upgrade my Windows Vista PC or buy a new one?
Many readers are still using Vista despite it no longer receiving security patches, but it should still possible for them to upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 10
Amazon and WhatsApp ‘falling short over privacy’, says pressure group
EFF’s annual Who Has Your Back report criticises world’s largest retailer and biggest messaging app for not keeping up on privacy
Facebook among tech firms battling gag orders over government surveillance
US government prevents companies from revealing many user data requests – a practice which firms and civil liberties activists call unconstitutional
Xbox One X: Microsoft is convinced we need it – but do we?
Microsoft’s Xbox One X is a high-end native 4K machine – but who is it intended for and what are the true benefits? We ask the execs who brought it to life
Microsoft Surface Pro review: very nearly almost the future of Windows PCs
Though held back by the lack of USB-C and barely acceptable battery life, the expensive Surface Pro is the finest example of the tablet-laptop hybrid
The best video games of 2017 so far
With trippy PS4 explorers, hilariously enjoyable Nintendo Switch releases and perhaps the greatest game of the decade – here are the best games we’ve played this year
Tech giants team up to fight extremism following cries that they allow terrorism
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft announced Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism to focus on solutions, research and partnerships