Tech news
Third of advertisers may boycott Facebook in hate speech revolt
‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign gathers momentum as ad boycott spreads outside US Alm…
Tech news
YouTube bans David Duke and other US far-right users
Six channels with supremacist content ‘repeatedly violated’ the site’s policy on hate …
Tech news
Reddit bans largest pro-Trump subreddit amid hate speech crackdown
Twitch suspends president’s channel, leaving Facebook increasingly alone in its hands-…
Tech news
Sunak expands £500m fund for UK startups hit by coronavirus
Chancellor extends Future Fund to include firms that have moved their HQs abroad The …
Tech news
How hate speech campaigners found Facebook’s weak spot
The social network’s crisis has been a long time in the making and shows no sign of go…
Tech news
The fall of Quibi: how did a starry $1.75bn Netflix rival crash so fast?
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form content platform has struggled to make an impact with …
Tech news
Beyond Google: my afternoon trawling Trove for the first mentions of climate change
What happens when you decide to search the National Library database for historical re…
Tech news
The Last of Us Part II: the blockbuster game breaking LGBTQ+ barriers
The bestselling sequel features a gay central character, challenging the last taboo fo…
Tech news
Is it payback time for Apple as the EU goes after its licences to print money? | John Naughton
The US giant faces a probe into its lucrative App Store and, more interestingly, the t…
Tech news
Facebook policy changes fail to quell advertiser revolt as Coca-Cola pulls ads
Company follows Unilever’s lead after platform announces shift in how it handles hate …
Tech news
Apple update to allow iPhone users to choose default apps
Move in autumn will let users set Gmail as default email app and Firefox as main web b…
Tech news
Verizon pulls ads from Facebook over inaction on hate speech
Company is the biggest yet to join growing movement, which includes Ben & Jerry’s …
Tech news
Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook
Guardian investigation finds more than 3m aggregate followers and members support QAno…
Tech news
Google says it will no longer save a complete record of every search
The firm will now delete its saved records of a new user’s activity after 18 months G…
Tech news
Withings Sleep Analyzer review: advanced sleep tracking made easy
Track sleep, heart rate, snoring and even sleep apnoea with a zero-maintenance mat you…
Tech news
The Last of Us Part 2 is a horror game and that's why it hurts
Its bloody tragedies have outraged some players but this sequel draws unashamedly on h…
Tech news
Apple iOS 14: new features coming to iPad and iPhone
Firm announces latest innovations including for iPad and watch at US conference Appl…
Tech news
Apple ditches Intel for ARM processors in Mac computers with Big Sur
Firm starts transition to Apple-made chips for faster performance, longer battery life…
Tech news
Israeli spyware used to target Moroccan journalist, Amnesty claims
Amnesty alleges phone of Omar Radi in Morocco was infected by NSO’s Pegasus software …
Tech news
Apple announces switch to own chips for Macs, updates to iOS 14 – video
Apple says it will switch to its own brand of processors for Mac computers, ditching I…
Tech news
Is spyware technology helping governments hack phones?
WhatsApp has accused an Israeli spyware company of hacking 1,400 of its users, includi…
Tech news
The best keyboard and mouse for working from home
From the cheap and cheerful through to the classic or luxury, there’s something for ev…
Tech news
Valorant review – mind games and strategy meet competitive shooting
PC; Riot Games This deeply tactical shooter from the brains behind League of Legends …
Tech news
PlayStation 5 v Xbox Series X: how will the rival consoles compare?
With Sony and Microsoft about to embark on the first out-and-out console war for years…
Tech news
Twitter flags doctored video tweeted by Trump about 'racist baby' as manipulated media
Labeling of video made to look like a CNN report marks Twitter’s latest effort to labe…
Tech news
Surface Earbuds review: Microsoft's AirPods rivals
Novel design blends open-ear but secure fit with good sound, great controls and long b…
Tech news
Zoom will provide end-to-end encryption to all users after privacy backlash
Civil rights groups decried plan to exclude free calls from video calling app’s encryp…
Tech news
Apple Pay and App Store face investigation over competition rules
EU will look at Apple practices after years of criticism from competitors and regulato…
Tech news
Facebook unveils plans to boost voter turnout in US elections
Firm aims to double number of registered voters of previous drives and prevent ‘malici…
Tech news
Not just nipples: how Facebook's AI struggles to detect misinformation
Automated moderation can be a blunt instrument – as users trying to post an image of A…
Tech news
Smart speakers risk creating 'big-tech monopoly' in homes
BBC radio boss tells MPs regulation could allow other digital assistants to compete S…
Tech news
Spiders, cockroaches and a bloody pig mask: eBay employees charged with cyberstalking
Six former senior employees set out to terrorize a couple for publishing an online new…
Tech news
Why are Google and Apple dictating how European democracies fight coronavirus? | Ieva Ilves
In Latvia we wanted to harness smartphone technology for contact tracing. We ran into …
Tech news
Snapchat firm unveils platform plan to take on Google and Apple
Snap says augmented reality will be foundation for next major shift in technology Sna…
Tech news
Apple News algorithms pick more celeb stories than human editors, says study
The app’s robot curator chose a third of its content from just two sources: CNN and Fo…
Tech news
Give 1m UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say
Coronavirus lockdown has ‘exposed digital divide’ with 700,000 unable to complete scho…
Tech news
Shopify – the good shop to Amazon's bad shop
It is the second-largest e-commerce platform in the US, yet remains anonymous. Will it…
Tech news
Elon Musk-backed OpenAI to release text tool it called dangerous
The API gives firms access to a text generation AI for use in coding and dating entry …
Tech news
Facebook incorrectly removes picture of Aboriginal men in chains because of 'nudity'
Facebook also blocks users from sharing Guardian Australia’s story based on its use of…
Tech news
Twitter deletes 170,000 accounts linked to China influence campaign
Content focused on Covid-19 and the protests in Hong Kong and over George Floyd in the…
Tech news
Zoom shuts accounts of activists holding Tiananmen Square and Hong Kong events
Three campaigners accuse US firm of disrupting their access to platform to placate Chi…
Tech news
IBM quits facial-recognition market over police racial-profiling concerns
CEO writes to US Congress calling for ‘national dialogue’ about use in law enforcement…
Tech news
Amazon says 'Black Lives Matter'. But the company has deep ties to policing
Activists say the company’s work, which includes commercial partnerships with law enfo…
Tech news
The Sims gets a climate-friendly makeover in Eco Lifestyle
Love The Sims, but wish it were more in line with your green sensibilities? The famous…
Tech news
Microsoft's robot editor confuses mixed-race Little Mix singers
Firm’s plan to replace editors with AI backfires after wrong image of musician is publ…
Tech news
Japan's video gaming grandma, 90, plays her way into record books
Still nimble-fingered pensioner Hamako Mori holds Guinness world record as oldest gami…
Tech news
Facebook moderators join criticism of Zuckerberg over Trump stance
Exclusive: pressure grows on website’s founder over refusal to take down president’s p…
Tech news
Smart appliances may not be worth money in long run, warns Which?
If software is not kept up-to-date, items can lose functionality and become a security…
Tech news
One man stands between Joe Biden and the US presidency – Mark Zuckerberg
Donald Trump knows that Facebook can help him win in November, and Zuckerberg has too …
Tech news
More than 140 Zuckerberg-funded scientists call on Facebook to rein in Trump
High-profile researchers urge CEO not to let president spread ‘misinformation and ince…
Tech news
Zuckerberg: Facebook will review policies after backlash over Trump posts
CEO acknowledges many staff believe social network ‘should have labeled’ president’s p…
Tech news
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: four months with the folding phone
After 70-plus folds a day for four months, the screen is pristine, the hinge is smooth…
Tech news
Zoom to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption to allow FBI cooperation
Privacy advocates are concerned, saying basic security shouldn’t be a paid feature lef…
Tech news
Embarrassing teenage posts on Facebook? Now you can delete them
Firm that said privacy no longer a ‘social norm’ rolls out tool to delete or archive …
Tech news
Facebook and Microsoft muscle in on Zoom video-call boom
Google also aims to be part of rise in teleconferencing during coronavirus crisis Co…
Tech news
Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to allow Trump to threaten violence on Facebook
CEO says decision was ‘tough’ but ‘thorough’ as company faces harsh criticism and publ…
Tech news
Zoom booms as teleconferencing company profits from coronavirus crisis
The teleconferencing company made $27m in the first quarter and expects sales to doubl…
Tech news
US senator: Huawei 5G is like Soviets building west's submarines
Tom Cotton tells MPs the US will review intelligence sharing if firm’s kit is used A …
Tech news
Grindr dating app removes ethnicity filter to support Black Lives Matter
Feature will not be part of app’s next release following accusations of hypocrisy Gri…
Tech news
Mark Zuckerberg criticised by civil rights leaders over Donald Trump Facebook post
Activists say Facebook boss’s decision to leave ‘shooting threat’ up sets dangerous pr…
Tech news
Web wizard or net newbie? Take our quiz to see how much you know about the internet
Test your knowledge of the online world – and discover how easy it is to launch a webs…
Tech news
AI firm that worked with Vote Leave wins new coronavirus contract
Deal may allow Faculty, linked to senior Tory figures, to analyse social media data, u…
Tech news
On the run: lack of sport drives fans to madcap world of marble racing
Lockdown has been good for Jelle’s Marble Runs, which has acquired more than 1m YouTub…
Tech news
Cutting edge: Japanese paper art inspires a non-slip shoe
Scientists use kirigami techniques to create a sole with pop-up, high-friction spikes …
Tech news
Facebook workers rebel over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump
Employees in rare display of dissent after site left up post that was hidden by Twitte…
Tech news
When there’s an app that can save lives, there will be no need to download it out of a sense of duty
The NHS test and trace app fails on several counts; no wonder ministers are resorting …
Social Plugin