Who is John Ternus, Apple’s next CEO? Hardware engineering executive is a longtime Apple insider, indicating company will continue strategy that has led to record profits
Fifteen years after Steve Jobs, Tim Cook leaves a dramatically different Apple Cook exported the smartphone revolution from the US to the world and turned Apple into one of the most powerful and profitable companies on Earth
Tim Cook to step down as Apple chief as John Ternus named replacement Cook, who will stay on as executive chair, praises head of hardware engineering, who will take over on 1 September
Sonos Play review: a great jack-of-all-trades portable speaker for home or away Quality wifi bookshelf speaker can go mobile with Bluetooth, long battery life and water resistance, in return to form
‘I don’t want to waste the gas’: Uber and Lyft drivers reeling as fuel prices soar Drivers face dilemma of driving more or cutting back – and support from ride-share giants decried as ‘slap in the face’
How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO’s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligence
What is Fisa, and why does it allow no-warrant surveillance? Law allows government to spy on emails, texts and phone calls outside the US, including those of some Americans
Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses
Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience With Imax more popular than ever, a new way to watch movies – HDR by Barco – has been quietly rolling out but what difference does it really make?
US Congress passes 10-day extension of surveillance law amid Republican infighting Trump repeatedly demanded that Republicans unify to pass a longer extension of the Fisa warrantless spying law
UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor Adult video platform to sell minority stake to increase stability after death of its owner Leonid Radvinsky
‘Gamified’ versions of Bondi terror attack circulated online, Australia’s eSafety commissioner says The online safety regulator also identified bystander videos of the antisemitic massacre on X, Instagram, Threads and some fringe websites
Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming days
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming service Chair’s decision to not seek re-election ‘not as a result of any disagreement’, company says in filing
US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups