Digital media

Google, Apple and Microsoft report record-breaking profits

‘Perfect positive storm’ for big tech as pandemic fuels huge quarterly sales and stock market gains

Rupert Neate and Dominic Rushe

27, Jul, 2021 @8:54 PM

Pegasus spyware is just the latest tool autocrats are using to stay in power | George Monbiot

From silencing opponents to spying on citizens, the world’s authoritarians are refining a strategy for perpetual rule, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

George Monbiot

27, Jul, 2021 @4:22 PM

Olympic viewers urged to be patient as BBC forced to juggle live streams

Frustration as reduced broadcasting rights limit corporation’s coverage to only two events at a time

Caroline Davies

26, Jul, 2021 @4:31 PM

Tennessee man died from heart attack after ‘Swatting’ over Twitter handle

Man pleads guilty to conspiracy after British caller sent heavily armed police to the house of Mark Herring, 60

Guardian staff and agencies

25, Jul, 2021 @12:08 PM

How male celebs really feel about their bodies – podcasts of the week

New podcast Manatomy encourages famous men from Chris Hoy to Tim Minchin to open up about their insecurities. Plus: Mark Steel and Marina Hyde

Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies and Danielle Stephens

23, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM

Patrick Lenton: the funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The outgoing editor of pop culture site Junkee takes us through the standout links among the deluge he has had to ‘guzzle like a thirsty orphan lamb’

Patrick Lenton

21, Jul, 2021 @5:30 PM

Cyberflashing should be new criminal offence, review suggests

Law Commission warns of ‘untold’ harm through online abuse such as unsolicited obscene images

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

21, Jul, 2021 @5:01 AM

Instagram ‘pushes weight-loss messages to teenagers’

Researchers find minimal interactions by teen users can trigger a deluge of thin-body and dieting images

Jim Waterson and Alex Hern

19, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM

The Guardian view on academic freedom: ministers’ claims don’t add up | Editorial

Editorial: The government says it is the champion of free speech in universities. But its actions tell another story

Editorial

18, Jul, 2021 @5:25 PM

Do I look cheugy in this? What can a gen Z makeover teach me about life?

With a new generation fuelling fashion, protest and popular culture, is it time for millennials like me to move over? A panel of young trailblazers give me a glow up – and some lessons in activism

Hannah Marriott

17, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM

The Van Tulleken brothers chew the fat on obesity – podcasts of the week

TV doctors Chris and Xand consider the drastic differences in their weight – and health. Plus: Slate’s One Year takes us back to 1977, and more mind-changing action in You’re Wrong About

Hannah Verdier, Hannah J Davies and Ella Mumby

16, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM