Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener review – bullies, greed and sexism in Silicon Valley
This closely observed account of everyday life in the tech capital reminds us to be wary of all those boy geniuses
Audible settles copyright lawsuit with publishers over audiobook captions
Seven publishers had sued the audiobook giant last July, claiming that its audio-to-text service Captions was unauthorised
A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind review – should we be delighted or terrified?
It has long been argued that workers will be replaced by machines, but now the threat is real. How will we bring about a revolution in both work and leisure?
AI ‘reveals Shakespeare and Fletcher’s different roles in Henry VIII’
Czech academic Petr Plechac has run tiny pieces of text through a new algorithm that he says identifies their distinct contributions
Do you take hours to make a simple decision? You may have Fobo
Fear of missing out has a more anxious sibling, and could stop you going to social events – or buying your Christmas turkey. Here’s what is behind fear of better options
We spend so much time staring at our phones. What do we miss when we don’t look up?
The deeply corny film Last Christmas was maligned for its main character’s ‘look up’ philosophy. But perhaps it’s the philosophy we need right now
‘Your throat hurts. Your brain hurts’: the secret life of the audiobook star
As the business booms, narrators talk tricky accents, lonely shifts and tackling 100 pages a day
Hey, young adult authors: writing for teenagers is no excuse to act like them
Bestselling writers have pelted a recent college graduate with insults online – because she didn’t like their friend’s book
War of words breaks out after YA novelist’s fans go after critical reader
Twitterstorm unleashed after Sarah Dessen reveals hurt feelings about graduate’s wish to see her dropped from university curriculum
Don’t Be Evil review – how the tech giants have become too big to fail
Rana Foroohar’s masterly critique of the internet pioneers who now dominate our world
Konnie Huq and 90 MPs call for end to ‘reading tax’ in UK
TV star joins delegation to the chancellor of the exchequer demanding an end to VAT on digital books, which traditional publications escape
Human Compatible by Stuart Russell review – AI and our future
Creating machines smarter than us could be the biggest event in human history – and the last
Indistractable by Nir Eyal review – letting tech off the hook
The author of Hooked, a bible of addictive tech design, now offers advice on how not to be distracted. But is his self-help argument convincing?
Amazon launches Kindle e-reader aimed at children
New 6in Kindle Kids Edition comes with 1,000 books, word-building tools and parental controls
Shoshana Zuboff: ‘Surveillance capitalism is an assault on human autonomy’
What began as advertising is now a threat to freedom and democracy argues the author and scholar. Time to wake up - and fight for a different digital future