New Dark Age by James Bridle review – technology and the end of the future

The consequences of the technological revolution may be even more frightening than we thought

Anti-Social Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy by Siva Vaidhyanathan – review

An excellent critique of the social media giant underlines the threat it poses to us all – and suggests how it can be tamed

Does Elon Musk really understand Iain M Banks’s ‘utopian anarchist’ Culture?

The tech entrepreneur has endorsed a vision of monolithic totalitarianism overseen by machiavellian machines – and one that is neither entirely utopian or anarchist

Risotto, robotics and virtual reality: how Canada created the world’s best libraries

As libraries across the world battle for survival, one system has embraced the digital age – and in Toronto, books take a backseat

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier – review

Lanier was there for the creation of the internet and is convinced that social media is toxic, making us sadder, angrier and more isolated

Barnes & Noble: why it could soon be the bookshop’s final chapter

America’s biggest bookstore chain has seen its sales slide for 11 years. With its stock price falling 8%, is the writing on the wall?

Mark O’Connell: five books to understand transhumanism

Will humans ever conquer mortality by merging with technology? The 2018 Wellcome prize winner shares his favourite books on transhumanism, from a cyborg manifesto to a Don DeLillo novel

Will Choose Your Own Adventure work on the big screen?

Fox will bring the book series to life with an in-cinema app that allows audience members to dictate the direction, an innovation that could lead to disaster

Fake books sold on Amazon could be used for money laundering

Books of gibberish are listed on Amazon.com for thousands of dollars, with one author claiming his name was used to send almost $24,000 to a fraudulent seller

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery – a wizarding fantasy on your phone?

The first Harry Potter game in years is out today on Android and iPhones. Here’s what to expect

Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House review – in search of a rightwing rabble

Mike Wendling’s history of the political group provides plenty of information, but doesn’t get to the root of its hatred

Kanye West returns to Twitter, writing a philosophy book ‘in real time’

The rapper made an unexpected return to the platform, sharing a book involving time and photography and advice for creatives

The People vs Tech by Jamie Bartlett review – once more into the digital apocalypse

The latest treatise on technology taking over our lives suggests democratic systems are incompatible with the digital age, but the theory lacks coherence

We’re all ears for audiobooks – and here are some of the best

Sales have doubled in the past five years, with commuters and men aged 25 to 44 accounting for the bulk of purchases. But many of us are unable to finish them – so here are a few you won’t give up on

My best friendships happen online. That doesn’t make them less valid

In her new book, Kate Leaver explores modern friendship. If the internet is the cause of loneliness, she writes, it’s also the cure