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Self-driving cars face a long and winding road to success

Google's self-driving cars may still not happen. But if they do, their effect would be bigger than the company's prepared to say. By Alex Hern

Smartwatches the next big idea as sales of smartphones slacken

LG and Motorola are expected to join Samsung, Pebble and Sony in offering wearable devices for your wrist

Google pushes for pixel-perfect logo

The search firm has made the smallest update to its logo yet, but the reason behind the tiny change has not been revealed. By Alex Hern

RapGenius co-founder resigns over Elliot Rodger comments

The entrepreneur described Isla Vista killer's manifesto as 'beautifully written' and his sister as 'smokin hot'

Google Australia’s $7.1m tax bill slashed to just $466,802, reports say

Tech giant denies media allegation as it comes under scrutiny for amount of tax paid in 2013 compared with $46.5m profits

Google, Facebook and Amazon race to blur lines between man and machine

Johnny Depp film Transcendence highlights battle for merging known as 'the singularity' – which is closer than we thought

Pavel Durov: founder of Russia’s Facebook and no friend of Putin

The VKontakte entrepreneur may not be quite as rich as Mark Zuckerberg, but he probably doesn't need to worry about recently becoming unemployed

Fashion retailers eye up image-recognition apps for smartphones

Software from firms such as Snap Fashion and Style-Eyes lets shoppers upload photos of clothing and link to relevant stores

Google’s first-quarter profits grow slower than expected

As company weathers difficult transition to mobile, earnings per share disappoint analysts and executives hype progress

W1A: fear, jargon and the art of going forward

Andrew Anthony: The BBC's acute satire of its own management foibles is shedding light on a widespread problem in the workplace

Social media explosion powered by dirty energy, report warns

Greenpeace singles out Amazon Web Services and Twitter for siting data centres in coal areas and failing to reveal energy use

Apple sues Samsung for $2bn as tech rivals head back to court

Apple says its Korean rival must pay $40 per device for 'systematically' copying features to use on its newest devices

Humanitarian drones to deliver medical supplies to roadless areas

Greek entrepreneur Andreas Raptopoulos saw drones being used to deliver pizza and set about solving a real problem

BlackBerry revenues fall below $1bn but John Chen sees signs of recovery

Shares rise as losses were smaller than had been expected and chief executive says operations have been 'significantly streamlined' in previous year

Oculus Rift isn’t just a game; it could have powerful effect on sustainability

Facebook's acquisition of virtual reality company Oculus Rift could have a big role in bringing to life corporate sustainability

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  • France to ditch Palantir’s AI data tools in favour of domestic provider
  • UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey – as it happened
  • Cate Blanchett promises ‘creative rumpus’ in new role: Oxford professor
  • Abdullah Ibrahim obituary
  • Toy Story 5 review – Pixar franchise needs new batteries
  • SpaceX to buy AI coding firm Anysphere for $60bn and passes Amazon valuation
  • UK social media ban could cut lifeline for disabled children, campaigners warn
  • Tom Holland confirms that he and Zendaya are married
  • How the fight over US datacenters is scrambling this state’s politics: ‘We don’t want it’
  • Sean Penn to direct January 6 drama with Bradley Cooper set to star
  • ‘Don DeLillo gave me his blessing’: film director Ben Rivers on how fan mail from the Underworld author led to his latest work
  • Elon Musk’s unprecendented accumulation of wealth
  • ‘What an adventure Broadway will be!’ Paddington musical packs suitcase for New York
  • Russell Crowe says Gladiator II failed because ‘it didn’t have a moral core’
  • Thirst review – member-dismembering Icelandic gore fest rips it up in trashy 80s style
  • ‘David Bowie was a crazy workaholic’: Labyrinth at 40 – an oral history
  • The Death of Robin Hood review – Hugh Jackman darkens a heroic tale in grim drama
  • ‘He experienced a full life of trauma’: documentary explores troubled tale of Gregg Allman
  • ‘Streaming gave me a space to be myself’: Twitch creators on what it’s like to grow up on the platform
  • Girlfriends review – love and growing pains in queer coming-of-age tale that goes from Hong Kong to Taiwan
  • Alienated by Disclosure Day? You are not alone
  • Nightwatchers review – desperate struggle of migrant crisis under surface of picture-postcard ski resort
  • Florida lawsuit accuses TikTok of violating state’s child social media ban
  • Impact of social media ban for under-16s in UK hinges on how firm it is
  • The Guardian view on regulating big tech: the UK’s new, tougher approach to child safety is overdue
  • Technology secretary says she wants regulator to design plans for online age verification by October – as it happened
  • ‘The genie is out of the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban
  • Forget makeup and tweakments: this is how we should be ageing gracefully
  • UK 16 and 17-year-olds: we would like to hear your views on the government’s social media ban for under-16s
  • ‘We’re coming for his ass’: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro and Bette Midler target Trump at New York benefit concert

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