It’s ironic, but gaming can be an escape from our hyper-connected, screen-filled life
Gaming requires my full focus and is one of the few activities that doesn’t encourage me to check my phone every five minutes
Technology
Squaring up: how Insta-fashion is changing the way we shop
Instagram has become the window display for a new generation of savvy shoppers – and it’s changing the way we consume style, for good and bad. Leah Harper meets some of the pioneers at the forefront of Insta-fashion
House-hunting in Silicon Valley: tech’s newly rich fuel a spectacle of excess
As flamenco dancers and baristas help show off multimillion-dollar homes, there is no longer room for the middle class
Bloodhound’s 1,000mph car project given financial boost
The jet car scheme was given a lifeline by Ian Warhurst, who stepped in to provide finances
Online retail fuelling rapid rise in sales of fake goods, says OECD
Counterfeits worth $590bn a year made up 3.3% of global trade in 2016, report finds
Rodent leather and designer kidneys: art in the age of bio-revolution
Bespoke breasts, cloned frog meat and a gold gimp suit all feature in a remarkable new exhibition exploring the cutting edge of science