Playtime: James Franco stars in a meditation on the power of money
Isaac Julien's seven-screen installation, which features Franco as an art adviser, revolves around the flow of capital – the unseen director of all our lives, writes Adrian Searle
Low energy bills come rain or shine from solar and wind power
Feed-in tariffs from solar and wind can bring huge returns – despite recent research showing energy-saving measures have often disappointed
Your password is easy to crack
We all know cyber-gangs are out there attacking websites, hoping to raid our bank accounts and credit cards. Yet our most common password is still 123456. Is it laziness that makes us so careless or something else, asks Steven Poole
Orange keeps trying to squeeze money out of me
After moving to China and cancelling the contract, I was told my account was 'unsettled'
The coffice: the future of work?
Still toiling away in a grey office building? Boring! According to BT's 'soonologist', you'll get more done with coffee, cake and connectivity
Virgin did not have the heart to help a desperate young man
Phone provider refused to waive money owed on contracts taken out by a man with learning difficulties
Soaring Microsoft shares boosted Bill Gates’s fortune by $15.8bn in 2013
Gates, who regained world's richest man title from Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim in May, now has $78.5bn
Currys promised to recycle my old TV, but refused to take it
I bought a new 32-inch TV online. Currys promised free recycling on its website, but did not take the old one on delivery
Ebay post-Christmas auction shines spotlight on unloved gifts
Sought-after iPad Airs appear immediately on auction site alongside DIY tools and unloved women's clothes but Lady Gaga album dominates rival resale site MusicMagpie• What to do with those unwanted Christmas gifts
How do I become … a special effects engineer
A love of computers and programming – rather than a specific interest in rat hair and dinosaur skin – helped Sanjay Bakshi get his role at Pixar
Parents buying tablets for children urged to look out for hidden costs
Regulator PhonepayPlus says some parents have been landed with bills of thousands of pounds
My first year as a digital matchmaker with Tinder
'It has definitely become the focal point of my life – I go to sleep and I dream Tinder,' says Sean Rad, the founder of the mobile dating app
European Commission rejects Google’s latest proposals to settle antitrust case
Offer did not remove concerns over the way Google treats its rivals in vertical searches, says Joaquin Almunia. By Charles Arthur and agencies
BT outage leaves 37,000 Sky customers in London without broadband or phone
TalkTalk users also hit for up to three days in busy online shopping period after suspected thieves cut fibre-optic cables
Britain on the couch: UK therapists share our biggest worries
From porn addiction to body dysmorphia, Britons no longer find therapy taboo. But what do their problems tell us about the nation's mental state? Therapists open up to Louise Chunn