Grindr tests AI match-making in Australia amid dating app fatigue and safety concerns
New subscription features on app for gay and bisexual men come with a price tag – from $109.99 a month in Australia to $349 in the US
The best laptop backpacks in the US – tested
Your $1,000 laptop deserves a protective home on the road. A tech journalist and frequent traveler recommends his nine favorites
What would happen to the world if computer said yes?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions asks whether we could cope with a world where computer gave up saying no …
Met police using AI tools supplied by Palantir to flag officer misconduct
Exclusive: Police Federation condemns deployment of US firm’s tech to analyse behaviour as ‘automated suspicion’
Blackwater founder Erik Prince has joined the drone-warfare fray in Ukraine, SEC filings reveal
Battle-tested Ukrainian startup that advertises a ‘Killbox’ drone recruited Prince as non-executive chair
Dyson Supersonic Nural review: can a hair dryer really save your scalp from heat damage?
With sensors that cool the air as it nears your head, this high-end tool promises gentler styling for sensitive scalps
I’m worried my boyfriend’s use of AI is affecting his ability to think for himself
Overdependence on chatbots is a growing problem, and though your boyfriend’s ADHD may be a factor, he needs to find the root of his anxiety
US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land
The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose
Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know it
‘Slow this thing down’: Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution
After meeting with unspecified tech leaders, senator calls for urgent policy action as companies race to build ever more powerful systems
AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit
Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy
Amazon’s cloud ‘hit by two outages caused by AI tools last year’
Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm’s use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff
‘It’s survival of the fittest’: the UK kebab chain seeking an edge with robot slicers
German Doner Kebab aims to open at 25 new sites this year with self-service screens and healthy options aimed at gen Z
The best electric blankets and heated throws in the UK, tried and tested to keep you toasty for less
If you’re aiming to heat the human, not the home – or just love snuggling under something cosy – these are our best buys from our test of 24
Is the share market headed toward a ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ – and what would that mean?
Software companies are facing major disruption from AI and investors are pulling back, wiping off billions in value – but does it spell the end for software-as-a-service?