I’ve no idea what I want to do when I leave school

The world is your oyster, says Sharmadean Reid – and a mix of the humanities with technology is perfect

Snapchat photo filters linked to rise in cosmetic surgery requests

The trend, labelled ‘Snapchat dysmorphia’, suggests some people are experiencing a worrying blur between reality and social media

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