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The résumé is dead: your next click might determine your next job

The argument about whether robots will take our jobs is irrelevant: workforce science and data aggregation have already changed how we find work

Nokia 3310, beloved and ‘indestructible’ mobile phone, ‘to be reborn’

Reports that a Finnish manufacturer will reissue ‘the world’s best-selling mobile phone’ have been met with joy and trepidation

Could adding friction to spending improve people’s mental health?

Banking is easier than ever thanks to contactless and mobile transactions. But making it simple to spend money isn’t all good

‘I fought the urge to scream and cut her off.’ Writers on their worst phone calls

Our panel empathise with the Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, whose conversation with Donald Trump at the weekend came to an abrupt end

Mark Carney: internet-only lenders pose risk to UK financial system

Bank of England governor says fintech firms could trigger next financial crash without tighter regulation

World’s eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%

A new report by Oxfam warns of the growing and dangerous concentration of wealth

Watch out, Ringo! Making the peace sign might help crooks steal your money

Scientists claim smartphone cameras are now advanced enough to allow crooks to copy your fingerprint from photos and unlock your phone. So put your hand back in your pocket

Louboutins, BMWs and designer handbags: what British police sell on eBay

Since 2009, forces across the UK have been flogging seized goods online – but who gets the millions they raise in the process?

Tech startups to make your life more slick, secure and stylish in 2017

Our tips for the companies set to make waves in the new year, from a disruptive banking startup to the budget smartphone taking on Samsung and Apple

How the world of work changed in 2016

From bogus self-employment to automation, this year has been a turbulent one for UK workers

The secret life of an extra: don’t talk, don’t eat and don’t go home till 2am

Working as a supporting artiste is not as glamorous as it sounds. At the mercy of the weather, you might not make the final cut – or much money

Airbnb UK tax history questioned as income passes through Ireland

Company’s UK rental commission earnings pass through Ireland where corporate tax regime is more favourable

UK 4G coverage worse than in Romania and Peru, watchdog finds

National Infrastructure Commission says UK is being held back by poor mobile connectivity and calls for end to ‘digital deserts’

Amazon accused of ‘intolerable conditions’ at Scottish warehouse

Liberal Democrat leader in Scotland claims workers are paid so little some camp outside warehouse in tents to cut commuting costs

Uber is treating its drivers as sweated labour, says report

Earnings are often less than minimum wage and ‘barely sufficient to sustain existence’, according to MP Frank Field

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  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but not everyone is convinced
  • Superfood or sweet treat? 17 delicious ways with popcorn – from snack bars and choux buns to salads and soups
  • Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
  • Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
  • Suppliers unable to chase fees after film producer’s 50 companies are struck off
  • To the tablet and beyond: does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
  • Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach
  • ‘Once my tummy stopped shaking, I was absorbed by the scale, spectacle and wonder’: your Steven Spielberg film favourites
  • Key Trump allies and Musk on leaked list for secretive Peter Thiel retreat
  • ‘How do I deal with my rage? I put it in everything I do’: Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh on fury, friendship and hitting her prime in midlife
  • Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me
  • Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging
  • A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
  • Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy
  • From Toy Story 5 to The Bear: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
  • I dived into my digital past to revisit my most cringe teenage moments – and realised how lucky I am to not be young and online today
  • Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
  • 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

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