Gwyneth Paltrow might drive you mad. But that’s all part of her plan

Goop skilfully monetises the ‘cultural firestorms’ it generates, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Women are turning to birth control smartphone apps for a reason

Contraception technology isn’t foolproof, but doctors must realise why we find the idea so appealing, says Guardian columnist Dawn Foster

Can you trust Big Tech to cure you of your smartphone habit?

Don’t outsource the job of managing your time and attention to Apple or Google

Defunct Jawbone fitness trackers kept selling after app closure, says Which

When Jawbone liquidated its assets, its wristbands became useless without companion app

From apps to artificial wombs: the smart tech transforming NHS care

Smart pills can keep track of a patient’s correct dose – and could even monitor vital signs

Will email overload be solved by artificial intelligence?

Why can’t Gmail write whole emails, sending long, chatty updates to far-flung friends?

‘I don’t like the stress of dying’: the game for people who don’t want to fight

#SelfCare packs a ‘tend and befriend’ strategy to appeal to players who find combat titles a turn-off. Its designers, Brie Code and Eve Thomas, make the case for staying in bed all day

Got a problem with big tech? Big tech has the solution to that!

Facing criticism over the grip it has on our lives, Silicon Valley has developed the idea of ‘digital wellbeing’. I don’t buy it, says the author Steven Poole

Simon Cowell says giving up mobile phone has made him happier

Not using phone is ‘a strange experience but really is good for you’, music producer says

Would you wear underpants you only have to wash once a fortnight?

The Organics Basics SilverTech 2.0 uses space-age technology to kill 99.9% of all known bacteria – and eliminate odour. It could be the end of dirty laundry as we know it …