Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025
A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI
Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real?
Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is this a good idea, asks writer Isabel Brooks
The best iPhones: which Apple smartphone is right for you, according to our expert
Looking for a new iPhone or a good deal on a refurbished handset? Samuel Gibbs has tested and rated Apple’s smartphones, including the new iPhone 17
Biography aims to fill gaps in story of ultra-libertarian Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Like many of his US counterparts, the Russian science prodigy turned hugely successful ‘digital populist’ has a deep suspicion of government constraint
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
Post Office and Fujitsu had deal 19 years ago to fix Horizon errors, paper shows
Document casts doubt on postal service claims it was unaware of bugs that could cause accounting shortfalls
The Guardian view on sending letters: the writing’s on the wall
Editorial: The Danish postal service has announced it will cease deliveries from 30 December after 400 years. Eventually, other countries may go down a similar route
France’s national post office hit by suspected cyber-attack
La Poste’s websites, apps and banking service affected by a DDoS incident, which is also delaying postal deliveries
Chinese robotaxis due in London next year as Lyft and Uber reveal tie-ups
Firms agree deals with Beijing-based Baidu to take self-driving cabs to UK capital
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data
Should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue world
Extremists are using AI voice cloning to supercharge propaganda. Experts say it’s helping them grow
Researchers warn generative tools are helping militant groups from neo-Nazis to the Islamic State spread ideology
A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film
‘Help! I need money. It’s an emergency’: your child’s voicemail that could be a scam
Steps to help combat fraud in which criminals use AI-generated replica of a person’s voice to deceive victims