‘Veil of secrecy’: outrage as Google limits public access to antitrust trial Critics decry media shut-out as judge permits evidence and testimony to be presented behind closed doors
‘Different set of rules’: how FTC head Lina Khan is fighting tech giants such as Amazon Youngest ever Federal Trade Commission chief and antitrust scholar is suing Amazon in latest effort to take on big tech – not always with success
A threat to Amazon and a test of the FTC: is this big tech’s antitrust reckoning? At the core of the case is whether the company used its position to disadvantage rivals and the power of the agency to rein in tech firms
Amazon to invest up to $4bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic Tech company plays catchup after Microsoft’s deal with ChatGPT developer in January
Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years ago
AI-focused tech firms locked in ‘race to the bottom’, warns MIT professor Physicist Max Tegmark says competition too intense for tech executives to pause development to consider AI risks
Revealed: EU plan for ‘schoolyard guardians’ to help tackle illegal online content Exclusive: EU commissioner Thierry Breton reveals ‘big, big fight’ to get tech giants to better police the content they deliver
Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential AlphaMissense’s predictions could help speed up research and diagnosis of rare disorders
From hate speech to AI music: the YouTube chief trying to leap tech’s biggest hurdles Alison Lomax, London chief of the video platform, says it is committed to embracing artificial intelligence – but ‘responsibly’
Free food and threats to bonuses: UK finance and tech firms fight working from home Banks and insurers join Google, Amazon and Meta in encouraging staff to spend most of week in office
Social media firms ‘not ready to tackle misinformation’ during global elections Experts urge big tech companies to ensure their platforms are equipped to protect democracy in 2024 votes
Google accused of spending billions to block rivals as landmark trial continues Justice department takes on tech giant in court, seeking to prove it illegally used its power to maintain monopoly on internet search
Google monopolized internet search for a decade, landmark antitrust trial hears US makes case Google leveraged power and wealth to strangle competition, spending billions on deals with Apple and Samsung
Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades US justice department accuses Google of locking out rivals and positioning itself as a gatekeeper to the online search space
UK owners of smart home devices being asked for swathes of personal data Which? said firms are gathering far more data than needed for products to function