Can technology replace teachers? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries
Calling Gordon Gekko: how old mobile phones became £1,000 collector items
With the market for retro cell phones booming, here’s a selection of desirable designs, from a 10kg monster to a clamshell classic
Airbnb introduces 90-day annual limit for London hosts
Accommodation website bans hosts in UK capital from renting out entire home beyond time limit without consent from council
Mining, manufacturing and fruit picking: can automation save Mackay jobs?
Regional locations are seeing the first effects of the fourth industrial revolution. How these businesses respond will be a lesson for everyone
At a glance: autumn statement – 26 key points
Philip Hammond has delivered his first autumn statement as chancellor. These are the key points, with political analysis
Missing iPlayer means your Samsung TV isn’t so smart
The televisions are supposed to offer access to the BBC’s and other channels’ catch-up services, but a licence issue is turning many customers off
Are you Daniel Blake? Here’s a guide to using our nightmarish benefits system
Ken Loach’s film shows the spiralling problems faced by welfare claimants. Our charity is just one place where people can go for help
Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons to play lead in BuzzFeed’s Brother Orange
Media website’s first feature film will recount the real-life story of an editor who became a social media star in China after his mobile phone was stolen
I’m failing in my secondment as team leader because I need training
The IT instruction I asked for in interview has since been refused, and things are going wrong that I can’t fix
Virtual realty: can a computer game turn you into an ‘evil’ property developer?
Delaying repairs to save money and dehumanising your tenants ... Adam Forrest becomes a virtual landlord and learns some interesting – and depressing – lessons
Automation will embed gender inequality at work – unless we fix it now
Women will again lose out with the rise of robots unless we all do more to value feminised labour, remove barriers to women participating fully and advance our thinking as much as our tech
Theresa May: phone use while driving as bad as drink-driving
Prime minister joins calls for cultural shift and stronger clampdowns on drivers using handheld mobile devices
I tried to do my shopping with Amazon Dash buttons so you don’t have to
Doing your shopping by pressing buttons in your home sounds like a great labour-saving life-hack … and then you get 45 toilet rolls arrive in one go
Admiral to price car insurance based on Facebook posts
Insurer’s algorithm analyses social media usage to identify safe drivers in unprecedented use of customer data
Uber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed
Landmark employment tribunal ruling states firm must also pay drivers national living wage and holiday pay with huge implications for gig economy