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Four-day working week for all is a realistic goal this century, unions say

TUC chief urges firms to ‘share the wealth’ from technology to cut hours and reduce stress

Google under pressure to refuse Viagogo advertising

FA, UK Music and MPs urge Google to stop accepting payments from ticket firm

Joseph Stiglitz on artificial intelligence: ‘We’re going towards a more divided society’

The technology could vastly improve lives, the economist says – but only if the tech titans that control it are properly regulated. ‘What we have now is totally inadequate’

BA chief pledges to compensate customers after data breach

Álex Cruz apologises for ‘sophisticated’ theft affecting 380,000 payment cards

UK booksellers call for Amazon to pay ‘proper share of taxation’

Growth of online retailers sees number of independent book shops halve, says Booksellers Association

University bound? Here’s how to pick a bank account and manage your cash

From overdrafts and mobile apps to cashback sites, there are a range of ways for students to ensure they remain in the black

BBC pension fund has stakes in Amazon, Netflix and Facebook

Scheme dependent on US tech giants’ success as corporation loses viewers to new platforms

Will Elon Musk’s 120-hour week stop us worshipping workaholism?

The Silicon Valley drive for corporate efficiency – all 24/7 schedules, bulletproof coffees and five-minute meetings – has long been lauded. Now the wheels are flying off

Superdrug targeted by hackers who claim to have 20,000 customer details

Health and beauty retailer advises online customers to change their passwords

I’ve no idea what I want to do when I leave school

The world is your oyster, says Sharmadean Reid – and a mix of the humanities with technology is perfect

Stop whining about ‘the politics of envy’. Executive pay is indefensible

Bosses now get paid 300 times what workers do. In the 60s, that ratio was far lower, and growth and investment were higher

What laptop would be best for a student?

Our daughter is off to university next month and needs a reliable machine for essays and emails

Smartphone-only bank Monzo eyes billion-pound valuation

London-based bank set to become fintech ‘unicorn’ after lining up $150m of funding

US bosses now earn 312 times the average worker’s wage, figures show

Astronomical gap between the pay of workers and bosses exposed in report on earnings of America’s top 350 CEOs

Google’s snooping proves big tech will not change – unless governments step in

News that the company tracks users even when they forbid it shows that technology giants do not take our privacy seriously. They must be regulated

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  • The Guardian view on John Williams and Steven Spielberg: a partnership that changed cinema
  • The Rev Michael Humphreys obituary
  • 45 Years review – Gabriel Byrne and Geraldine James mark an anniversary for the ages
  • How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
  • The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
  • The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech
  • Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
  • Read a book? Join a club? Stare at a wall? Social media alternatives for under-16s
  • ‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
  • Bologna’s niche festival of forgotten films captures the streaming generation
  • Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
  • Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash to Project Hail Mary – the seven best films to watch on TV this week
  • You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
  • On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
  • Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
  • In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
  • The Crunch: Climate refugees, visualising Elon Musk’s wealth, and the many ways to analyse the World Cup
  • California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
  • Voicemails for Isabelle review – Netflix romcom picks creepy over cute
  • The Guardian view on OnlyFans: revelations of abusive middlemen merit MPs’ attention
  • Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns
  • ‘Ordinary people are being erased’: one director’s audacious fightback against AI – featuring Frinton
  • Don’t wait for Prime Day. We found the 31 best early deals from Amazon and its competitors
  • Aardman exhibition marks animation studio’s half a century in Bristol
  • Post your questions for Minions supremo Pierre Coffin
  • We must be alive to the dangers of a UK social media ban – and the way to really help young people
  • Girls Like Girls review – Sapphic teen romance is a precious and predictable yawn-a-thon
  • Farage trying to block ‘Britcoin’ plans that could be costly for billionaire donor
  • The best LED face masks in the UK, tested: 11 light therapy devices that are worth the hype

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