SpaceX’s Starship returns to launch pad from orbit in victory for company
Although booster exploded, company caught upper stage for first time in campaign to make megarocket reusable
Art ‘must not be sacrificed on the altar of corporate profit’, Liberal senator says as AI policy debate rages
Andrew McLachlan says he chooses ‘real forests over virtual ones’ as he urges Labor government to consider AI’s impact on artists and environment
The 143 best holiday gifts in 2026 – obsessively tested by the Guardian US
Shatterproof wine glasses, Jellycat plushies, ‘yoga paws’ and more delightful gifts handpicked by our experts
Microsoft says services fully restored after global outage hits governments
Tech company says operations restored to all customers and regions affected by one of worst IT failures in years
‘Still standing’: king jokes as he appears on Elton John’s Rocket Hour
Charles marks 78th birthday and 50th anniversary of King’s Trust charity with a playlist for special episode of podcast
SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse
Flight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, Texas
Microsoft outage shakes up companies, schools and local governments across US
Local officials warn some services remain unavailable even as Outlook starts to resume normal operations after outage
Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption affecting millions and says it’s ‘not related to cyber or AI’ – as it happened
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Nvidia scandal: US treasury chief blames Lutnick’s commerce department over alleged lack of action
US commerce secretary faces sack as questions emerge over senior Trump officials’ knowledge of alleged Chinese spy’s ties to Jensen Huang
Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule
President purchased up to $5m of stock before revoking Biden-era rule that limited Nvidia’s ability to sell to China
Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook
Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption that took services down and has now addressed the underlying issue
A global Microsoft 365 outage has hit millions – what happened and when will it be fixed?
Problem affects businesses, government agencies and even tech firm’s own employees
Marlon Brando cool to Jensen Huang joke: how the black leather jacket became a meme
Once the ultimate symbol of Hollywood rebellion, the former Nvidia chief’s signature look is now being mocked as a midlife crisis cliche
The datacenter industry is using propaganda to fight opposition
Big tech has used misdirection, disinformation and jargon to obscure the harm the facilities can cause to communities
The dark side of reselling apps: ‘If you include your pants, I’ll pay more’
Ministers consider banning under-16s from online marketplaces amid reported misuse of messaging functions and users’ photos