Mabel Banfield-Nwachi    Tech company will issue warning’ alerts on profiles of firms that manipulate star ratings, says CMABusiness live latest updatesGoogle has agreed to do more to identify and remove fake reviews, including sanctioning rogue individuals and UK businesses that have manipulated their star ratings,...

Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem    Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet growing demand for cloud and AI toolsThe Israeli military’s reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology and artificial intelligence systems surged during the most intensive phase of its bombardment of...

Tom Ambrose    People shared their frustrations on social media after being unable to make or receive phone callsThousands of people in the UK have been left unable to make or receive phone calls due to outages across the Three network.Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, showed more than , reports...

Graeme Wearden in Davos    Francis calls for close oversight of technology that raises critical concerns’ about humanity’s future Business live latest updatesPope Francis has warned global leaders in Davos that artificial intelligence raises critical concerns about humanity’s future and it could exacerbate a growing...

Robert Booth UK technology editor    Technology secretary Peter Kyle expresses fear of app being propaganda vehicle’ but says it can deliver exhilaration’ to usersTikTok’s power to deliver exhilaration and the UK’s relationship with China are shaping the UK government’s acceptance of the short video app despite genuine...

Dan Milmo Global technology editor    CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businessesThe UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations into the impact of Apple and Google’s mobile platforms on consumers and businesses, days after the government faced criticism for...

Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin    Transatlantic subsea cables serving Europe and the UK go to or near its shores but some say recent suspected sabotage means Ireland must be able to defend itselfThey are the bedrock of the internet, keeping everything from TikTok to emergency services, business, banking systems and political and...

George Chidi    Trump’s choice shows how his friends and their business interests benefit from policy positions in his administration What deeply interests me is the interests of America. Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of the Wall Street investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and Donald Trump’s nominee to become the...

Sarah Butler    From electronic shelf labels to more self service checkouts, automation is coming to your local supermarketElectronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self service tills just some of the many technologies that UK retailers are embracing as they try to solve the...

Robert Booth UK technology editor    From pay shortfalls to being dropped by apps, drivers face a range of issues often with no way to fix themMost days a thicket of couriers can be seen around the McDonald’s in Northern Ireland’s Ballymena, waiting for orders and discussing the mysteries of the systems that rule their working lives...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Even bigger titanium superphone packs very long battery life and great camera but Apple Intelligence isn’t killer feature The best iPhones: Apple smartphones tested, reviewed and rankedThe iPhone Pro Max is Apple’s latest superphone, with a massive screen, the fastest chip and the most...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Enlarged iPhone gains two new buttons, faster chip and better camera, while lasting a long time on a charge The best iPhones: Apple smartphones tested, reviewed and rankedApple’s iPhone Plus takes the regular iPhone and adds two things: a much bigger screen and even longer battery life.The new...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Android cuts telephoto camera and high end AI features for lower price, but ends up a little lost in the mixThe best Android smartphones Google’s cheapest Pixel offers almost everything that makes its top flight sibling one of the best smaller phones available, cutting a few key ingredients...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Book style foldable is just like a regular phone when closed but opens to reveal large and bright tablet screenThe best Android smartphones Google has cracked the foldable formula on its second attempt by creating a slightly chunkier Pixel Pro that opens up for a large in tablet screen on...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Tenth generation Apple smartwatch gets a bigger screen and body overhaul, but blink and you might miss itA larger screen and thinner body mark the biggest change to the Apple Watch in years, but you might have to squint to see it.That is because Apple has kept much the same design on the outside...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Chip, memory, battery and power upgrades add to laptop’s appeal along with new webcam and Apple IntelligenceApple’s upgraded MacBook Pro for gets a significant power boost with the M chip, double the memory as standard, even longer battery life and a price cut, ending the year on a high.The...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Chip upgrade breathes new life into compact slate ready for AI and better accessories while still in a class of its ownApple’s premium tiny tablet gets a speed boost for with support for new accessories and imminent AI features, while providing the full modern iPad experience in a compact...

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor    Sleek, celeb favoured gadget tracks sleep, activity and heart health without a smartwatch, but comes at high costOura’s stylish smart ring worn by celebrities and athletes alike has slimmed down for its fourth iteration, making it easier to put on, more comfortable to wear and last longer between...

Tom Regan    The historical action series has taken us to Baghdad, ancient Greece and the pyramids of Egypt. As it moves to feudal Japan, the stakes for its developer have never been higherIt’s no secret that the video game industry is struggling. The last two years have seen more than , redundancies and...

Keza MacDonald    Xbox, PC; Megagon IndustriesThe snowbound successor to Lonely Mountains: Downhill has its downsides but still delivers the same urgent thrills, even if team play isn’t a patch on the solo experienceI was obsessed with Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the minimalist mountain biking game from ....

Keza MacDonald    The newly announced console enters a crowded market making some wonder that without a radical rehaul will loyal customers feel the need to get the new one Well, it happened: Nintendo announced the Switch the day after last week’s newsletter went out. And a strange announcement it was.The short...

Oliver Holmes    Video posted by top gamer shows what he says is X conversation in which billionaire admits account boosting’Elon Musk admitted he cheated at video games to get high scores, a transcript of a private online conversation he had shows, seemingly concluding a fiery scandal over the billionaire’s...

Keza MacDonald    Musk desperately wants to appropriate gamer credibility, but he may be faking it and doing exactly what toxic nerds have been accusing women of doing for decadesLast year on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk claimed to be one of the world’s best Diablo IV players and surprisingly, the leaderboards...

Tom Regan    Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giantIn in Kyoto, craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a hanafuda playing card company. He called it Nintendo a phrase whose meaning is...

   Tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to give a fascist style salute during the celebration of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. The major Trump donor, who is the richest man in the world, thanked Trump supporters for ’making it happen’ at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC US Politics...

   Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space. Its first attempt to launch, on January, was cancelled because ice had accumulated on a propellant line. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, cited no issues before launch and the rocket successfully...

   Helle Thorning Schmidt, the co chair of the social media company’s oversight board and the former prime minister of Denmark, said ’Meta systems have been too complex’, adding there had been ’over enforcement’. She told BBC Radio that she did not think Nick Clegg left Meta, where he was president...