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

Street performers embrace ‘tap to tip’ card payments at Edinburgh festival

Fewer Fringe fans carry loose change so artists hope terminals will keep the tips flowing

Butlin’s data hack: up to 34,000 guest details may have been stolen

Holiday camp firm says payment details secure and it will contact those affected

Puke, pasties and poo: the secret, stinky world of cinema ushers

They sign up for pick’n’mix and free films, but have to deal with rutting teenagers, rotting food and cups of excrement. Who knew the movies were so gross?

Are you paying too much for your broadband?

An estimated 10m customers are overpaying by not changing providers at the end of their deal

What happens when Airbnb goes wrong?

The service has millions of satisfied customers – but when it goes wrong holidays are ruined

George Soros-backed firm unveils superfast broadband rollout in UK

Up to 50 towns and cities to enjoy gigabit-speed fibre-optic service in Hyperoptic’s £250m investment

Dixons Carphone: 10m customers hit by data breach – investigation

Group initially estimated 1.2 million customers had personal data stolen in massive attack

No bosses, no managers: the truth behind the ‘flat hierarchy’ facade

They promise staff the time of their lives. But from tech to Hollywood, there’s a neo-feudal culture of favouritism and fear, says author André Spicer

Why spend £1,000 on a smartphone when you could get one for less than £150?

An iPhone X is £999, a Samsung S9 £739, but you can find good mobiles that cost a lot less

Superfast broadband could get cheaper as BT cuts charges to rivals

Openreach price cuts could help millions of Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone customers

Generation Wealth review – how rich is too rich?

Lauren Greenfield’s frustrating documentary about the super-wealthy makes grotesques of her interviewees and offers no real analysis

Venmo: how the payment app exposes our private lives

A researcher has analysed millions of public transactions to prove just how much the app reveals about our life and habits

Who wants to be a billionaire? Not Elon Musk

The inventor, entrepreneur and much-ridiculed rich person thinks his wealth is used as a stick to beat him. People with less than $20bn disagree …

Generation wealth: how the modern world fell in love with money

Lauren Greenfield has spent years photographing the world’s richest people. Now she’s made a documentary on society’s obsession with extreme wealth – and its cost to us all