‘Our competitors are everyone’: Joybuy leads ‘China’s Amazon’ into the UK Taking on its US rival in Britain is expected to lead to ‘collateral damage’ for UK retailers
‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over? Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chips
Global finance watchdog warns over private credit industry fuelling AI boom Financial Stability Board report reveals tech, healthcare and services sectors as the biggest borrowers
GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer could afford its $55.5bn bid
GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board
Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts
Starmer adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses Exclusive: Varun Chandra’s talks with Google, Meta, Apple and others raise fears of ‘lobbying behind closed doors’
Gaga, Dior and $24 tweezers: how The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns rags to riches From celebrity cameos to lucrative brand partnerships, The Devil Wears Prada 2’s approach to maximising revenue is worthy of Runway’s finest
Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaire
‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI
Tim Cook takes victory lap as Apple’s financial results soar past Wall Street expectations Company details $111.2bn in revenue in first earnings report after announcement of Cook’s pending departure
Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ Spy tech firm says it’s just ‘a software company’ amid pressure for a ban on new contracts with government agencies
Tech giants’ results show rosy outlook for AI boom and US stock market Google, Microsoft and Amazon report gains in cloud-computing businesses while Meta spending draws concern
Reliance on Chinese green tech poses ‘serious’ risk for Europe, experts say Continent ‘sleepwalking’ into series of economic and national security problems due to over-dependence
‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close its first unionized store in the US Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, Maryland