Amber Rudd’s ‘showdown’ talks with tech firms on extremism are pure PR

Meetings between UK government and Facebook et al are more ritual than battle as they avoid subjects both parties disagree on, such as tax and user privacy

Top tech firms avoid encryption issue in government talks

Executives commit to removing extremist material but do not address Amber Rudd’s concerns after Westminster attack

How long will I be able to avoid the cloud?

Brian likes to have everything on his own Windows PC and doesn’t want to share anything with others. Can he avoid using the cloud?

Amber Rudd to tell tech firms: do more to combat terrorism

Home secretary summons Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook for discussion on encrypted messages and extremist propaganda

Mass Effect: Andromeda – what’s changed in the universe?

Andromeda is the first in the galaxy-chasing series for five years, and brings fans new stories and characters. But will it live up to expectations?

How should I upgrade from Windows Vista before it becomes unsupported?

Readers have reacted to messages about ‘the end of Windows Vista’ with a flurry of questions about their options. Here are the main ones

Artificial intelligence is ripe for abuse, tech researcher warns: ‘a fascist’s dream’

Microsoft’s Kate Crawford tells SXSW that society must prepare for authoritarian movements to test the ‘power without accountability’ of AI

Windows 10 users complain about intrusive new OneDrive adverts

Microsoft tries to sell cloud service OneDrive subscriptions with new ad within Windows 10’s File Explorer, to the annoyance of customers

Apple to ‘rapidly address’ any security holes as companies respond to CIA leak

Company says it already fixed many exploits described in ‘Vault 7’ documents released by WikiLeaks, as CIA and Trump administration refuse to comment

‘Am I at risk of being hacked?’ What you need to know about the ‘Vault 7’ documents

Should you be worried about agency snooping? Is this WikiLeaks release just the tip of the iceberg? And is someone at the CIA watching too much Doctor Who?

Are there any good Windows 10 tablets to replace an old Surface RT?

John’s wife wants to replace her Microsoft Surface RT, which she uses in her job as a tutor. Are there any affordable Intel-based tablets up to the job?

Halo Wars 2 review – exciting revival of the real-time strategy game

Halo returns to the world of RTS with a challenging yet instinctively playable take on the once-mighty genre, and one that is full of new ideas

Microsoft raises prices of some PCs by up to £400 due to Brexit

Move follows Apple and Sonos rises, with cost of Surface and Surface Book computers increasing by 15%

Sonos hikes UK prices by 25% due to Brexit

Company joins Apple and Microsoft on growing list of firms to raise prices in the UK following the EU referendum

Trump tries to salvage travel ban amid numerous legal briefs to block it

More than 100 tech companies and various former top officials ask courts to strike down ban as Trump also faces fight over Betsy DeVos’s nomination