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Trump announces Taiwanese chip giant’s $100bn investment in US plants

President says TSMC won’t have to pay tariffs and encourages other semiconductor companies to build in US

What would a UK-US economic deal really look like?

London and Washington aim to avoid obstacles and forge a narrower agreement, likely with a focus on tech and AI

Apple to fix iPhone dictation bug that replaces word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’

Tech company blames ‘phonetic overlap’ for problem where US president’s name appears

‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk

The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin

Telegram fined nearly $1m by Australian watchdog for delay in reporting about terrorism and child abuse material

Telegram took 160 days to provide information, with the delay obstructing online safety scrutineer from doing its job, commissioner says

How to navigate apps, from checking safety to remembering passwords

Our consumer technology editor offers tips to help you find your way through the technical maze

More rhythm, less algorithm: why Deezer’s boss is vowing to put users in control of their music

Alexis Lanternier, chief executive of the French streaming service, says it can compete with bigger rivals by rewarding the real musicians its subscribers want to support

Amazon accused of targeting Coventry union members after failed recognition vote

GMB says 60 workers have been targeted, with disciplinary action increasing significantly, but company denies claims

Arm looks to launch its own chip after landing Meta contract

Plan represents move away from SoftBank-owned group licensing its chip blueprints to firms such as Apple and Nvidia

Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled

Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether

Tech firms call for zonal electricity pricing in UK to fuel AI datacentres

Report urges ministers to overhaul market to increase rollout in areas that have ample power generation

Google Maps changed the way we get around. It all began in a spare bedroom in Sydney

This weekend the mapping platform turns 20 – and Stephen Ma is writing himself and his friends back into its origin story

Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons

Alphabet guidelines no longer refer to not pursuing technologies that could ‘cause or are likely to cause overall harm’

AI ‘godfather’ predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years

Meta’s Yann LeCun says current systems too limited to create domestic robots and fully automated cars

OpenAI launches ‘deep research’ tool that it says can match research analyst

ChatGPT developer announces AI agent amid growing challenge from rivals such as China’s DeepSeek

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  • ‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners
  • French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault
  • Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom
  • Dead Poets Society director Peter Weir receives lifetime achievement award at Sydney film festival
  • Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened
  • Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
  • Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars
  • The Guardian view on far-right violence: digital radicalisation is threatening democracy
  • Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
  • How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Practice dates: should you swipe right on people you’re not attracted to?
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
  • UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
  • Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m

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