Technology
The 20 best gadgets of 2021
From smartphones to folding skis, the year’s top gizmos selected by tech experts from the Guardian, iNews, TechRadar and Wired
Samuel Gibbs, Rhiannon Williams, Cat Ellis, Jeremy White
28, Nov, 2021 @8:00 AM
What is it like trying to fix an iPhone yourself?
Apple is offering repair kits from next year so the Guardian spent a day in a specialist shop to see how it’s done
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
27, Nov, 2021 @8:00 AM
Extinction Rebellion blockades Amazon UK hubs on Black Friday
Activists target distribution network to highlight company’s treatment of workers and environmental impact
Matthew Taylor
26, Nov, 2021 @2:05 PM
Google to pay £183m in back taxes to Irish government
Firm’s subsidiary in Ireland agrees to backdated settlement to be paid in addition to corporation tax for 2020
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
25, Nov, 2021 @5:54 PM
Cryptocurrency miners using hacked cloud accounts, Google warns
‘Threat horizon’ report by tech firm’s cybersecurity action team details hacking threats to cloud service
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
25, Nov, 2021 @2:54 PM
TechScape: why Apple will now let you fix your own iPhone
Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: the tech giant’s new at-home repair programme is good for customers – but there’s reason to be cynical
Alex Hern
24, Nov, 2021 @11:45 AM
Samsung to build $17bn semiconductor factory in Texas
Group’s biggest single US investment comes amid global chip shortage and related national security concerns
Staff and agencies
24, Nov, 2021 @8:39 AM
Elizabeth Holmes says she had faith in Theranos’s early studies
Founder of controversial blood-testing startup will continue testifying in her own defense on Tuesday
Kari Paul in San Jose
22, Nov, 2021 @10:33 PM
Cryptocurrency ‘no passing fad’: minister warns against Australia being left behind
Financial services minister Jane Hume has compared doubters to those who thought the iPhone would never take off, just days after an RBA caution over a crash
Josh Taylor
22, Nov, 2021 @5:39 AM
Police and banks tell shoppers to be vigilant for Black Friday scams
Online crime during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2020 defrauded UK shoppers by £2.5m
Gwyn Topham
22, Nov, 2021 @12:01 AM
The next giant leap: why Boris Johnson wants to ‘go big’ on quantum computing
Opportunities for business, health and the environment offered by superfast processors are huge – and so are the hurdles
Dan Milmo
21, Nov, 2021 @4:00 PM
Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook and Instagram to 2023
Move comes as child safety campaigners express concern plans could shield abusers from detection
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
21, Nov, 2021 @12:12 PM
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