Google Pixel Buds 2a review: great Bluetooth earbuds at a good price
Compact and comfortable Pixel Buds have noise cancelling, decent battery life and good everyday sound
Google parent earnings beat projections amid plans to invest deeply in AI
Alphabet reports $34.5bn profit and revenue soars 48% in recent quarter as it plans a sharp increase in AI spending
24 creative and unexpected Valentine’s Day gifts for him
From indestructible wallets to Crocs (yes, Crocs), we rounded up the best guy-approved Valentine’s Day gifts they won’t know how they lived without
Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
‘The right has won the family’: my relentless search for lefty mommy bloggers
The most popular mom content tends to be rightwing tradwife propaganda or not political at all – pushing progressive creators out of the algorithm
Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says
A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers
Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI
Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting Android
Sustainable smartphone takes a step forward with modular accessories, a good screen and mid-range performance
When Maga oligarchs control the platforms, it isn’t really a debate about ‘free speech’
Moves to ban under-16s from social media should raise deeper questions about who controls democracy’s digital infrastructure, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Elon Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media and curb hateful content
Pedro Sánchez says urgent action needed to protect children from ‘digital wild west’, drawing anger from owner of X
Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says
‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation
Elon Musk is taking SpaceX’s minority shareholders for a ride
Merger with loss-making xAI looks to some investors more like a bailout than a rocket trip to the future
French headquarters of Elon Musk’s X raided by Paris cybercrime unit
Prosecutors’ announcement comes amid a hardening of European attitudes to social media firms
From ‘nerdy’ Gemini to ‘edgy’ Grok: how developers are shaping AI behaviours
AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users