Technology
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Facebook suspects 300,000 Australians had data shared with Cambridge AnalyticaChief technology officer reveals 87 million users worldwide had data harvested -
YouTube shooting: apparent motive highlights tension with video 'creators'Shooting suspect appears to be a frustrated YouTuber who claimed the site censored her views through its ‘monetization’ policies
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YouTube shooting suspect was angry site stopped paying her, father saysFather of Nasim Najafi Aghdam says he reported his daughter missing before the attack, and warned police she may be heading to YouTube -
Apple poaches Google's AI chief in push to save SiriScottish-born John Giannandrea joined search firm in 2010 and helped it become market leader -
Grindr was a safe space for gay men. Its HIV status leak betrayed usSharing sensitive data on users’ HIV status undoes all the app’s good work, says writer Brian Moylan
News
Privacy
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Hackers steal data of 150 million MyFitnessPal app usersParent firm Under Armour says email addresses and scrambled passwords among stolen data -
The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protectionFrom the savagery in Salisbury to ‘dark social ads’, Russia’s hybrid warfare is here and needs a swift response, says the shadow digital minister, Liam Byrne -
Opinion & analysis
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Dare YOU face the orcs? 80s game books Fighting Fantasy returnThe role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation? -
Sea of Thieves review – short-lived hilarity on the high seasTeamwork makes the game in this gorgeous pirate adventure, whether you’re fighting the Kraken or chasing pigs. But then the fun starts to ebb away -
Ready Player One – do you buy Spielberg's vision of virtual reality? Discuss with spoilersThe director has received positive reviews for his first sci-fi movie in over a decade. But do you find his digital wonderland convincing or overly corporate? -
Ni no Kuni II review – Studio Ghibli-style dreams of an ideal worldA king recruits his subjects, and neighbouring rulers, to share in his quest for a fairer new world
Inside Silicon Valley
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YouTube shooting: female suspect dead and three injured at California headquarters – video report
A female suspect is dead and three injured after a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, California. The San Bruno chief of police, Ed Barberini, confirmed a woman, believed to be the shooter, died at the scene and that four people were taken to hospital, three with gunshot wounds
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YouTube shooting: at least three injured and female suspect dead in apparent suicidePolice say they have no details about motive in attack at company’s California headquarters as victims are treated at nearby hospital
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Facebook apologises for storing draft videos users thought they had deletedFacebook says ‘bug’ resulted in videos being kept, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Apple chief Tim Cook’s ‘extremely glib’ attack -
Chips are down: Apple to stop using Intel processors in Macs, reports sayIntel shares fall 6% after Apple said to be planning to design chips for computers in-house
Reviews
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What's it like to play Fortnite on an iPhone?One of the world’s most popular video games is now on phones, as well as everywhere else you look. We assess how it performs on a small screen -
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story review – a remarkable double lifeBy day, a glamorous film star, by night a technology pioneer -
In depth
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No Top Gear stunt zone – and other road signs we’d like to seeWith new signs set to warn of hedgehogs crossing surely it’s time motorists were given prior notice of lots of other distressing phenomena? Here are a few suggestions -
Spotlight
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Uber settles with family of woman killed by autonomous vehicleElaine Herzberg, 49, died after being hit by an Uber self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona
Teenage flicks: how 'phone boredom' became Gen Z's answer to passing the time