May 19, 2019 at 04:37PM Exclusive: plans to put network transmitters on tall structures has caused dozens of disputesThe rollout of the 5G telecommunications network is being stalled by at least two years over legal wrangling about the control of millions of lampposts, the Guardian can reveal.Lampposts have suddenly become hot property because 5G requires… Continue reading Revealed: 5G rollout is being stalled by rows over lampposts

May 20, 2019 at 06:01AM GMB tells shareholders that warehouse workers endure targets that cause sufferingTrade unions are lobbying City investors to put pressure on Amazon to improve conditions for its workers in the UK.At a meeting at the TUC’s head office this month the GMB union made presentations, including one from an Amazon employee,… Continue reading Unions lobby investors to press Amazon over UK working conditions

May 20, 2019 at 06:00AM Jordan Erica Webber chats to the authors of a new book which looks into why human emotions have changed so drastically in the last couple of centuriesSusan Matt is a professor of history at Weber State University in Utah. She recently collaborated with Luke Fernandez, an assistant professor in the… Continue reading Technology is messing with our emotions: Chips with Everything podcast

May 19, 2019 at 06:00AM A uniquely effective suspension means this easy-going family car will cope with all of life’s little bumpsCitroën C5 AircrossPrice £23,8300-62mph 10.5 secondsTop speed 117mphMPG 44.2CO2 118g/kmIn these bruisingly divisive times, there is one thing, at least, that we can agree on: potholes. “Craters”, as the tabloids call them, are a… Continue reading Citroën C5 Aircross: ‘An SUV that’s determined to smooth out your drive’ | Martin Love

May 19, 2019 at 11:45AM As the blocky exploration game and creativity tool reaches its first decade, our games writer – and the father of someone on the autism spectrum – reflects on the impact it has hadHidden away somewhere in my attic is an old Xbox 360 that I’ll never throw away. On its… Continue reading Minecraft at 10: a decade of building things and changing lives

May 17, 2019 at 05:28PM ‘Appalled’ Democrat urges action after Guardian revealed Google has given $150,000 in free ads to opaque anti-abortion groupGoogle is facing pressure in Washington to immediately remove online advertisements for “fake medical clinics” that are designed to “mislead” women who are seeking an abortion. Related: Google has given $150,000 in free… Continue reading Pressure mounts on Google to pull ads for anti-abortion clinics that ‘deceive women’

May 17, 2019 at 12:14PM Internet’s most famous cat, with a face that launched a thousand gifs, has died in ArizonaGrumpy Cat – the most famous cat on the internet, whose downturned mouth and unimpressed expression was the universal digital shorthand for displeasure – has died.The seven-year-old cat, real name Tardar Sauce or Tard, became… Continue reading Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: ‘Some days are grumpier than others’

May 17, 2019 at 02:26PM Grumpy Cat has died aged seven. She became an internet sensation in 2012 when images of her downturned mouth and unimpressed expression emerged on Reddit. She soon became the universal digital shorthand for displeasure, with thousands of memes and gifs of her being circulated online to communicate apathy or cynicism.… Continue reading Grumpy Cat: internet’s most famous cat dies aged seven – video obituary

May 17, 2019 at 02:01PM Microsoft has launched an augmented reality version of the bestselling game, which follows Pokémon Go on to the streetsSince its beta launch in 2009, the blocky, world-building adventure game Minecraft has been released on more than 20 different platforms, from PC to consoles to mobile phones, selling 176m copies. Now… Continue reading Minecraft Earth: block building game moves into the real world