What’s wrong with WhatsApp

The long read: As social media has become more inhospitable, the appeal of private online groups has grown. But they hold their own dangers – to those both inside and out

UK government hints at U-turn on Huawei role in 5G technology

Culture secretary tells defence committee US sanctions likely to affect Chinese firm’s viability

Sunak expands £500m fund for UK startups hit by coronavirus

Rishi Sunak extends Future Fund to include companies that have moved their headquarters abroad

The UK social media platform where neo-Nazis can view terror atrocities

Videos of attacks and racist commentary can be accessed on site that hosted far-right propaganda during London protests

Businesses face privacy minefield over contact-tracing rules, say campaigners

Concerns after bars and restaurants in England instructed to record customers’ details

UK’s facial recognition technology ‘breaches privacy rights’

South Wales police accused of using system with ‘racial bias’ that breaks data protection law

Pubs and places of worship: what 4 July lockdown rules mean for England

How PM’s latest announcement affects pubs and restaurants, hairdressers and galleries

Nick Clegg is on the wrong side of history at Facebook

The former deputy PM continued to defend the indefensible as the tech giant went on an election PR blitz

Apple and Google not told of UK plans to use their tech with NHS app

Matt Hancock had doubts about US software’s accuracy in measuring proximity to potential coronavirus carriers

Piloted in May, ditched in June: the failure of England’s Covid-19 app

How the government came to scrap its contact-tracing app in favour of Apple and Google’s

What is happening with the UK’s contact-tracing app?

Why the government has stopped work on its Covid-19 app, and what comes next

‘Seismic, torturous and gruelling’: forgotten UK arts workers fall through support cracks

Many on freelance PAYE contracts are desperate, surviving lockdown on handouts and savings

The Teesside Silicon Valley: Middlesbrough’s £250m bid to be digital powerhouse

Shiny skyscrapers, rooftop ping-pong, a wellbeing village and an urban farm … Middlesbrough’s mayor wants to make his town a tech dream. Why are so many people horrified?