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Swiss ticket reseller Viagogo to snap up StubHub from eBay in $4bn deal

Critics worry ‘alarming’ deal will negatively impact fans as bots snap up tickets and mark up the prices by an average of 49%

Are Apple AirPods Pro wireless earbuds really worth it?

My partner wants some for Christmas, but the price is high and I think he’ll lose them

Investing: get the full picture before you risk peer-to-peer

Platforms such as Zopa offer higher rates than banks and building societies for those ready to take chances

Home alarm systems: how can I improve my security?

Peter has to move from his very secure high-rise flat and wants to avoid being burgled

For people on low incomes, free internet access would be life-changing

When you can’t afford broadband at home, everything – from school work to Ucas or benefit applications – is more difficult, says writer Rachel Connolly

Do we need full-fibre broadband? Ask the lucky few who have it

Only 8% of homes can get ‘gold standard of broadband’ – but those few see it as a necessity

Should I click ‘accept’ on websites’ messages about cookies?

I find the GDPR pop-ups infuriating and often just agree because I want to get rid of them

Openreach overreach? Labour’s free broadband plan faces hurdles

Nationalisation of BT’s broadband arm sounds easy in theory but in practice price and pensions are big obstacles

This pension scheme has 8m members – and ethical savers do best

The publicly owned Nest has thrived thanks to investments such as its £1.1bn ‘climate aware’ fund

How feasible is Labour’s free broadband plan and part-nationalisation of BT?

UK lags behind other countries over full fibre but the election pledge raises many questions

Do I really need fibre broadband?

Angela is a light internet user and is wondering if she could make do with an older, slower ADSL service

Five best phone grips to stop smashed screens

If your phone is a bit too big, your hand hurts or you frequently drop it, these cheap accessories can help

Unilever saves on recruiters by using AI to assess job interviews

System analyses body language and word choice, but polling suggests public are opposed

Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns

Update will prevent new smartphone being unlocked using owner’s sleeping face

Amazon seller offered ‘bribe’ to leave great review for product

The wall stud finder cost just £13.60 but I was offered £15.60 to highly rate it

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  • Starmer to announce ‘Australia plus’ ban on social media for under-16s
  • A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
  • Why is the UK launching an ‘Australia plus’ social media ban and how will it work?
  • Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!
  • Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
  • Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace
  • ‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion
  • 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
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  • UK parents support an under-16 social media ban – but what do their children think?
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  • 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
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  • Derbyshire police officer investigated over AI-generated ‘evidential material’
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  • 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
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