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Rhodri Marsden

Rhodri Marsden is the Technology Columnist for The Independent; he has also written about crumpets, Captain Beefheart, rude place names and string. He's also a musician who plays in the band Scritti Politti, and won the under-10 piano category at the 1980 Watford Music Festival by playing a piece called "Silver Trumpets" with verve and aplomb.

Instagram has been quick to reassure users that 'when your best friend posts a photo of her new puppy, you won't miss it'

We are angry about Instagram - but too lazy to take control

Maverick had particular loathing for the phrases "pointing up" and "finalising", and announced that anyone using the words "activation" or "implementation" would be shot

The Gobbledygook Memo: Rhodri Marsden's Interesting Objects No.106

Driven crazy: parking has never
been so complicated

Parking apps: We don't care who we pay, we just want to park

The five-match series of games took place between one of the world's top-rated Go players, Lee Se-dol, and a computer opponent by the name of AlphaGo

AlphaGo beat Lee Se-dol - but it's a long way from being human