Zuckerberg, Gates and other tech titans form clean energy investment coalition

The Breakthrough Energy Coalition includes Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Virgin Group head Richard Branson

ARM: Britain’s most successful tech company you’ve never heard of

Without ARM, the iPhone and other smartphones wouldn’t work. Hardly anyone knows it – and that’s just how Cambridge’s ‘Silicon Fen’ company likes it

Do pop-up dialogue boxes drive you potty? You’re not alone

It might seem trifling in our uncertain world, but the plague of dialogue boxes stealing our focus makes me want to hurl my computer out of the nearest window

Microsoft’s corporate culture has a problem with the white stuff

Milk cartons of the Pacific Northwest, unite: you have nothing to lose but your foul-smelling contents

Microsoft sounds final death knell for Zune music streaming service

Four years after discontinuing Zune devices meant to compete with Apple’s iPods, the tech company announced it would shift focus to Groove music player

Facebook’s Safety Check leads technology’s support of Paris

Social network activates feature previously used during natural disasters, while other apps and tools help those caught in aftermath of terrorist attacks

How Amazon took control of the cloud

Amazon’s fast-growing web services have become a critical component in our computing universe

The 30 worst video games of all time – part one

From ET the Extra Terrestrial to Leisure Suit Larry, here are the games that shot for the stars but crashlanded in the gutter

Mail raids Microsoft for chief to lead global digital expansion

James Leaver will head up international growth of Mail Online outside its core markets of the US, UK and Australia

What is ‘safe harbour’ and why did the EUCJ just declare it invalid?

European Court of Justice rules 2000’s data protection agreement with US invalid, but will that stop Facebook from transferring your EU data to America?

Could the new Consumer Rights Act spell good news for gamers?

Changes to act are now in effect, giving gamers much more power to request refunds on faulty purchases, including digital downloads

Forza Motorsport 6 review – a return to form for Microsoft’s racing series

The failings of Forza 5 are all but forgotten with this vastly improved instalment on Xbox One, which boasts faster action, a broader range of cars and sublime handling

Microsoft case: DoJ says it can demand every email from any US-based provider

Microsoft counsel addresses question of US search warrant for Hotmail emails stored in Ireland: ‘We would go crazy if China did this to us’

Before Google’s new logo, vaginas and goldfish: five other tech redesigns

As the technology corporation introduces its brand new logo to the world, we take a look at other tech brand reinventions

Blinded by technology: has our belief in Silicon Valley led the world astray?

In Geek Heresy, computer expert Kentaro Toyama warns against our over-reliance on technology and explains why people, not smart tools, are the key to social change