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Uber tribunal judges criticise ‘fictions’ and ‘twisted language’

Judges who ruled that Uber drivers are not self-employed make scathing assessment of the company

British businesses to pay more for Microsoft Office following pound slump

Post-EU referendum slide in value of pound to blame for Microsoft’s UK price rises, expected to be up to 13% for software and 22% for cloud-based services

Amazon Marketplace’s faulty goods policy wears thin over Nike trainers

We bought them from Legend Footwear, but it said that as they were more than 30 days old it had no liability

I, Daniel Blake review – Ken Loach’s quiet rage against injustice

This powerful parable about the failings of the benefits system avoids irony and cynicism and treats its troubled characters with humour and humanity

Sky to pre-register customers before it launches mobile service

Sky Mobile, due to launch before end of year, is expected to focus on attracting company’s existing 12m subscribers

Touts using bots to buy tickets could face jail

Evidence that consumer rights laws are being routinely flouted has led MP Nigel Adams to table an amendment to digital economy bill

Would you do your banking with a tech startup?

Monzo wants to take on the traditional banking sector on its own turf, aiming to offer a full current account service in early 2017

The real reason shops want you to sign up for e-receipts

Retailers are switching to proof of purchase in digital form – allowing them to track trending products, buying history and even customer movements

Samsung warns of £4bn hit to profits from Galaxy Note 7 fallout

Exploding phones take heavy toll on South Korean electronics firm, with safety crisis expected to dent customer loyalty

Should water-cooler chat be left offline?

Tools for informal chat are believed to lend themselves to collaborative communication. But are they more suited to office gossip and cute gifs?

BT’s Ryan Reynolds ad banned after Virgin Media complaint

Campaign claiming telecoms giant offer the fastest broadband for the cheapest price was misleading, says watchdog

Uber drivers await tribunal verdict on employment status

Judgment over whether taxi app is acting unlawfully by not offering holiday and sick pay could be delivered on Wednesday

Kite power to take flight in Scotland next year

Kite Power Solutions plans to open UK’s first kite power plant and predicts the technology could global ease energy costs

More women in startups means more female CEOs down the line

A new Australian startup accelerator wants to change the image of tech entrepreneur as a bloke in sneakers and hoodie

Twitter pays £1.24m in UK tax as revenues increase by 30.5%

Twitter UK’s 163 staff get £12.5m in shares as company reports revenues of £76m last year, but analysts say figure is much higher

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  • Thirsty and power hungry: Australia is in the middle of a datacentre boom – but are they good for the economy?
  • 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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