Technology What is 5G and when can I get it in the UK?The Guardian - Samuel GibbsAfter years of hype, the switch will be flicked on the UK’s first 5G network on 30 May. Network operator EE, part of BT, will be first out of the blocks. According to telecoms and phone firms the benefits
Play buttonNancy Pelosi Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supportersThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorFacebook says it will continue to host a video of Nancy Pelosi that has been edited to give the impression that the Democratic House speaker is drunk or unwell, in the latest incident highlighting its
Technology Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' cryptocurrency in 2020The Guardian - Mark SweneyFacebook is planning to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries. The currency, dubbed GlobalCoin, would enable Facebook’s 2.4 billion users
Technology Facial recognition tech: watchdog calls for code to regulate police useThe Guardian - Steven Morris and agencyThe information commissioner has expressed concern over the lack of a formal legal framework for the use of facial recognition cameras by the police. A barrister for the commissioner, Elizabeth Denham,
Huawei Markets slide as Panasonic joins list of firms walking away from HuaweiThe Guardian - Martin FarrerPanasonic has joined the growing list of companies to sever ties with Huawei by announcing that it will stop supplying some components to the Chinese technology conglomerate after a US ban over security
Technology Which devices play Audible audiobooks but can't surf the web?The Guardian - Jack SchofieldAs a child I had a cassette tape player. I could choose the music and stories I wanted to listen to alone in my room without my parents worrying about me accessing the internet.My son loves listening Audible
Amazon Web Services Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisisThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoAmazon’s chief executive officer, Jeff Bezos, refused to address employees demanding the company take action on the climate crisis at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. About 50 members of the
5G EE and Vodafone drop Huawei phones from 5G network launchThe Guardian - Mark Sweney and Samuel GibbsThe mobile operators EE and Vodafone have dropped Huawei phones from their 5G launch plans, as the backlash in the UK against the Chinese company gathers pace. Huawei was then dealt a further blow on when
Technology Facial recognition tech prevents crime, police tell UK privacy caseThe Guardian - Steven Morris and agencyFacial recognition cameras prevent crime, protect the public and do not breach the privacy of innocent people whose images are captured, a police force has argued. Ed Bridges, an office worker from Cardiff,
Viral How far can a viral tweet get you? Be careful what you wish forThe Guardian - Stuart HeritageTwitter is a game with two objectives. The first is to scream your opinions at people who hold an identical set of opinions, in the mistaken belief that you are changing things. The second is to go viral.
Technology Digital assistants like Siri and Alexa entrench gender biases, says UNThe Guardian - Kevin RawlinsonThis subservience becomes especially concerning when machines give lacklustre responses to verbal sexual harassment Unesco report Assigning female genders to digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri and
Tesla Elon Musk hires man behind 'absolute unit' sheep meme to run Tesla's social mediaThe Guardian - Dominic Rushe in New YorkElon Musk has reportedly hired the man responsible for a viral tweet about a giant sheep to be Tesla’s social media manager. Adam Koszary, programme manager for the UK’s Reading Museum and Museum of English
Technology Google changes policy to block misleading ads for anti-abortion groupsThe Guardian - Vivian Ho and Stephanie KirchgaessnerGoogle has changed its advertising policy after facing scrutiny for providing tens of thousands of dollars in free advertising to an anti-abortion group that runs misleading ads designed to deter women
Technology Office worker launches UK's first police facial recognition legal actionThe Guardian - Steven Morris and agencyAn office worker who believes his image was captured by facial recognition cameras when he popped out for a sandwich in his lunch break has launched a groundbreaking legal battle against the use of the
Huawei Honor 20: Huawei Android phone launch defies Donald TrumpThe Guardian - Samuel GibbsHuawei’s Honor is trying to dominate the increasingly crowded cut-price premium phone market with the launch of two new top-spec phones, the Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro, flying in the face of the US blockade.
Huawei 'There will be conflict': US has underestimated Huawei, says founderThe Guardian - Lily Kuo in Beijing and agenciesThe founder of Huawei has said the US “underestimates” the Chinese telecom makers’s strength and that conflict with the US is inevitable in the quest to “stand on top of the world”. Ren Zhengfei said company
Huawei US ban on Huawei a ‘cynically timed’ blow in escalating trade war, says firmThe Guardian - Lily Kuo in Beijing Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US ban on sharing technology with Huawei is a “cynically timed” blow in the escalating trade war between the US and China, the Chinese firm’s top executive in the UK has said. Huawei denounced Donald
Huawei Google blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklistingThe Guardian - Nadeem Badshah and Lily Kuo in BeijingGoogle has suspended Huawei’s access to updates of its Android operating system and chipmakers have reportedly cut off supplies to the Chinese telecoms company, after the US government added it to a trade
Huawei Huawei blockade: do I need to stop using my Android phone?The Guardian - Samuel GibbsDonald Trump’s blacklisting of Huawei in the escalating trade war between the US and China is now starting to cause significant issues for the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer. Alongside
Amazon Unions lobby investors to press Amazon over UK working conditionsThe Guardian - Sean FarrellTrade unions are lobbying City investors to put pressure on Amazon to improve conditions for its workers in the UK. At a meeting at the TUC’s head office this month the GMB union made presentations, including
Technology Revealed: 5G rollout is being stalled by rows over lamppostsThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverThe rollout of the 5G telecommunications network is being stalled by at least two years over legal wrangling about the control of millions of lampposts, the Guardian can reveal. Lampposts have suddenly
Technology Citroën C5 Aircross: ‘An SUV that’s determined to smooth out your drive’The Guardian - Martin LoveCitroën C5 Aircross Price £23,830 0-62mph 10.5 seconds Top speed 117mph MPG 44.2 CO2 118g/km In these bruisingly divisive times, there is one thing, at least, that we can agree on: potholes. “Craters”,
Google Pressure mounts on Google to pull ads for anti-abortion clinics that 'deceive women'The Guardian - Stephanie Kirchgaessner in WashingtonGoogle is facing pressure in Washington to immediately remove online advertisements for “fake medical clinics” that are designed to “mislead” women who are seeking an abortion. Carolyn Maloney, a senior
Facebook Facebook job offers 'shunned by top talent after data scandal'The Guardian - Mark SweneyThe fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal continues to hurt Facebook as candidates turn down job offers from what was once considered one of the best employers in the tech sector. Job offer acceptance
Play buttonGrumpy Cat Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others'The Guardian - Elle HuntGrumpy Cat – the most famous cat on the internet, whose downturned mouth and unimpressed expression was the universal digital shorthand for displeasure – has died. The seven-year-old cat, real name Tardar
Google Photos Pixel 3a XL review: the cheaper Google phone to buyThe Guardian - Samuel GibbsWith a price-tag of £469, the Pixel 3a XL tries to offer the best of Google, but costing £400 less than its top-end sibling The bigger brother of Google’s other lower-cost phone, the Pixel 3a, the new
Huawei Huawei poses security threat to UK, says former MI6 chiefThe Guardian - Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor and Jon HenleyHuawei should be completely banned from supplying 5G mobile networks in the UK because its operations are “subject to influence by the Chinese state”, according to a report by a Conservative MP and two
Technology How can I increase my laptop’s storage space?The Guardian - Jack SchofieldI use a Dell 15-5577 laptop with 8GB of memory for music production and graphic design. The problem is that its 256GB SSD is not enough to store all my projects. An external drive is not an option because
Technology World TV link-up and better radio-phones may be coming – archive, 16 May 1959The GuardianA great step forward in world communications – including television and radio-telephony – may result from the success of experiments at Jodrell Bank. Radio signals transmitted from Jodrell Bank have been
