Pokémon Go is just the start – Silicon Valley is taking over our reality

New technologies from games to the internet of things are integrating every aspect of our lives into a global network that serves monopoly capitalism

We know people care about privacy, so why won’t they pay for it?

With fewer than 6,000 units sold, Silent Circle’s privacy-focused Blackphone was a huge flop. It highlights a bigger problem with how people value security

The Louvre’s closure proves art cannot survive climate change

The flooding in Paris is a stark warning of the danger posed by climate change to everything human civilisation has achieved – no matter how priceless

Look young for your age? It’s your genes or wealth

Women are being exploited by the idea that a cure for everything is on the horizon

Christopher Bailey: from Burberry chief executive to chief hatchet man

Fashion brand’s profit fall prompts bolder thinking from Bailey, who could use a retail specialist to help him turn things around

Philanthropists can’t eradicate global poverty, but we can make a start

Philanthropic organisations have the agility, creativity and audacity to be the risk takers of development financing