technology
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Uber cancels self-driving car trial in San Francisco after state forces it off roadCalifornia DMV announced it had revoked the registration of 16 autonomous Uber cars, which were caught on numerous occasions running red lights -
Oracle executive publicly resigns after CEO joins Trump's transition teamGeorge Polisner penned an open letter of resignation to Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz that he calls ‘a credible action as opposed to an expression of frustration’
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Google sued over policies 'barring employees from writing novels'The company is accused of breaching labour laws with its internal policy banning workers from writing about workplace concerns -
Witness says self-driving Uber ran red light on its own, disputing Uber's claimsCompany insists traffic violations in San Francisco are the result of ‘human error’ by drivers who can take control if needed, but witness account contradicts this -
How 2016 became the year of the hack – and what it means for the futureFrom Russia and the US election to revelations about Yahoo, the hallmark of the major cyber-attacks this year has been just how public they have become
privacy
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GCHQ asked to step up action against cyber-attack threat to financial servicesTreasury select committee says existing vulnerabilities and accountability need to be addressed in the wake of Tesco Bank hacking
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Nigerian man charged in hacking of Los Angeles county emailsKelvin Onaghinor faces nine counts, including identity theft, in case that may have exposed personal data of more than 750,000 people
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opinion & analysis
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Google spins off self-driving car division, signalling new directionStandalone unit Waymo will have more power to set its own priorities, but move comes after key employees walked away
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Why it's dangerous to outsource our critical thinking to computersIt is crucial for a resilient democracy that we better understand how Google and Facebook are changing the way we think, interact and behave
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What does the future of Android look like in a world with the Pixel?Google’s decision to make its own smartphone might have looked like a blow to the likes of Samsung but the reality is much more interesting
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Why Facebook's China adventure will need more than censorship to succeedAs social network reportedly develops tools to restrict users so the Communist party will let it in, some experts say it is ‘light years’ behind rivals already in place
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'Slick, charming, and well-produced': readers review Super Mario RunWe asked you to tell us what you think of Nintendo’s new Mario venture. Here’s what some of you said
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Can virtual reality move beyond immersive experiences to tell stories?Game designer Jack de Quidt asks Oculus whether its VR headset – and Touch controllers – will really deliver new narrative experiences
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Assassin's Creed review – Michael Fassbender game movie achieves transcendental boredomThis film adaptation of the successful videogame, in which Fassbender must battle Templars after the original apple from Eden, is an interminable, lifeless mess
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What do you think of Super Mario Run?With the release of Nintendo’s new Mario venture on iOS we’d like to hear your reviews
inside Silicon Valley
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Tim Cook on why he met Donald Trump and the future of desktop MacsAt company Q&A, Apple CEO argued it is important to engage with president-elect and suggested a bright future for desktop
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Tech CEO who allegedly hit girlfriend 117 times gets venture capital jobGurbaksh Chahal got NIN Ventures gig less than six months after he was given a year in jail for violating probation by allegedly assaulting second woman
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The tech industry won't save us – or the planet – from Trump's excessesAs the likes of Elon Musk and Sheryl Sandberg flock to meet Trump, will they ditch their lofty commitments to climate change along the way?
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Trump to meet tech firms including Apple, Facebook and GoogleMembers of Silicon Valley’s elite including Tim Cook, Larry Page, Satya Nadella and Sheryl Sandberg to meet president-elect in New York
reviews
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Top hairdryers reviewed: is the £300 Dyson Supersonic really the king?Is the Dyson’s Supersonic really worth at least twice as much as its top-end rivals? We put them to the test
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Sit back and enjoy the show: five of the best projectorsA good projector can transform a patch of plain wall in your home into your very own movie theatre
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devices
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WearablesWearablesThe doctor on your Xbox? The NHS needs more digital ambitionPatients and staff use a wide range of new technologies, from smart watches to virtual gaming. Let’s see how the NHS can use it
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Internet of thingsInternet of thingsWill the internet of things sacrifice or save the environment?Some devices will power themselves but the more complex will contribute to the world’s huge data storage energy bill
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SmartphonesSmartphonesBeing Siri: meet the woman behind Apple's personal assistant – tech podcastImagine waking up one day to find that your voice is programmed into tens of millions of mobile phones without your prior knowledge. For voiceover artist Susan Bennett, in 2011, that was her reality
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TabletsTabletsThe top 30 gadgets of 2016From the retro gaming delights of Super Mario Bros to virtual reality, home-bots and hybrid cars, here is this year’s must-have technology
in depth
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The tech winners and losers of 2016 (hint: Facebook – and Facebook)2016 was an unexpected year. Some in Silicon Valley soared, while others tanked. And some took a trip to Trump Tower
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spotlight
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Top hairdryers reviewed: is the £300 Dyson Supersonic really the king?Is the Dyson’s Supersonic really worth at least twice as much as its top-end rivals? We put them to the test
Drone users face safety test under new UK regulations