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Technology

  • A woman looks at an online shop on her phone as she sits before a coffee table with an open package on it

    E-commerce
    Temu and Shein warn of US price hikes from next week due to Trump tariffs

    Shein says ‘operating expenses have gone up’ as both Chinese retailers also drop ad spending in US
  • Google logo on a phone

    Google
    Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals

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News

  • a man standing in front of a blue sign against a white background

    Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership

  • Gamer playing a Roblox game on an iPhone.

    ‘A man approached him’: parents describe their children’s Roblox problems

  • Two young boys lit by the glow from Roblox on their tablets

    Risks to children playing Roblox ‘deeply disturbing’, say researchers

  • a sign for Meta

    Legal Defense Fund exits Meta civil rights advisory group over DEI changes

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Privacy

  • person sits inside white car looking slightly uneasy while surrounded by a dense array of large surveillance cameras emerging from all sides of the car

    Opt out: how to protect your data and privacy if you own a Tesla

  • a bearded man in a suit smiles for a photograph

    Pro-Palestinian protester’s lawyer stopped and searched at US border: ‘They were going to take my device’

    • Predictive policing has prejudice built in

    • So you want to go to the USA? Are you sure? Here’s how to prepare your machines for Trumpistan

    • Floppy disks and vaccine cards: exhibition tells tale of privacy rights in UK

    • What Australians flying to the US need to know about phone and device searches at the border

    • Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn

    • Birthday freebies: how to cash in on UK retailers’ gifts and discounts

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Spotlight

  • espresso machines

    The best espresso machines to unleash your inner barista at home, tested

  • ‘I have mp3s of anything I care about’ … Laura Snapes and Alexis Petridis try giving up/living with Spotify.

    ‘One minute it’s “would you like to listen to Galaxie 500?”, the next humanity’s enslaved’: can anyone escape Spotify?

  • ‘The machine could read the physicality of the brushstroke’ … Red Scarf, 2025.

    ‘I sent AI to art school!’ The postmodern master who taught a machine to beef up his old work

  • Two Waymo taxis meet in San Francisco.

    Don’t forget to tip! The driverless taxi that could also get you a job – or a date

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Opinion & analysis

  • people standing in a Star Trek-like starship bridge

    Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future

    Louis Anslow
  • Girl looking at smart phone under blanket in bed

    Australia’s social media ban is attracting global praise – but we’re no closer to knowing how it would work

  • Emma Brockes

    Digested week: I agree with Jeremy Clarkson – my enemy’s enemy is still kind of a jerk

    Emma Brockes
  • John Naughton

    Did AI mania rush Apple into making a rare misstep with Siri?

    John Naughton
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Games

  • Intoxicating … Super Mario Bros. Question Block

    ‘It’s allowed me to see through his eyes’: Super Mario, my dad and me

    When his mum found their old family NES covered in dust and rust, Thomas Hobbs cleaned it up, got it working and reconnected with his childhood and late father
  • Black Mirror.

    Plaything – how Black Mirror took on its scariest ever subject: a 1990s PC games magazine

  • Calming cel-shaded art style … Blue Prince.

    Blue Prince review – exploring this game may become your new obsession

  • Rematch.

    Rematch packs five-a-side football with sweaty thrills

  • A Minecraft Movie. Stars Emma Myers Jason Momoa Jack Black

    ‘Parents left picking popcorn out of their hair’: the meme-soaked magic of A Minecraft Movie

  • group of people pose in front of blue wall while holding awards

    Bafta games awards 2025: full list of winners

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Inside Silicon Valley

  • man wearing navy suit and red tie speaks behind microphone as people sit behind him

    Two visions within Trump world are battling for primacy. Which will win?

    Ben Davis
  • Afrofuturism final

    How Afrofuturism can help us imagine futures worth living in

    Lonny Avi Brooks and Reynaldo Anderson
  • An aerial image from a Skydio drone.

    Move fast, kill things: the tech startups trying to reinvent defence with Silicon Valley values

  • aerial view of farm and rows of crops

    The controversial California city backed by tech elite has a new plan: boats

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Reviews

  • Apple iPad Air M3 review showing the home screen stood up on a table.

    Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat

  • Google Pixel 9a laying screen down on a wooden table showing its coloured back.

    Pixel 9a review: Google’s cut-price Android winner

    • The best power banks and battery packs for reliable charging on the go, tested

    • Apple MacBook Air M4 review: the laptop to beat, now cheaper

    • Private Footage review – found-footage study of apartheid takes the split-screen route

    • The best walking pads and under-desk treadmills, tried and tested to turn your workday into a workout

    • Ed Atkins review – a harrowing medley of spiders, sinkholes and death

    • The best cordless vacuum cleaners for a spotless home: 10 tried and tested favourites

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Devices

  • Woman using mobile device after workout.<br>Woman using mobile device after workout checking data.

    Wearables
    We have more data on ourselves than ever before. But can we really track our way into happiness?

    Samantha Floreani
  • Katy Perry after the Blue Origin mission on 14 April 2025

    Smartphones
    Katy Perry’s blast-off was a waste of space

  • Apple iPad Air M3 review showing the home screen stood up on a table.

    Tablets
    Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat

  • Emma Beddington

    Internet of things
    I am being terrorised by my robot vacuum cleaner

    Emma Beddington

In depth

  • Manna Aero drone in flight on an overcast day

    ‘Amazon slayer’: the Dublin minnow taking on the giants in drone deliveries

    • closeup of a pair of hands repairing a smartphone

      Why you can’t just repair your phone in the US to avoid Trump tariffs

    • illustration showing children using electronic devices

      How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

    • Row of cars plugged into Tesla-branded chargers

      ‘Love the car, not the CEO’: how Europe’s Tesla owners feel about their cars - and Elon Musk

    • travelers walk past a yellow pole that reads 'US customs and border protection'

      How to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border

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