TalkTalk customers hit out at ‘outrageous’ broadband price rise

People who thought they were locked into fixed-rate contracts face increase of £24 a year

Web giants must stop cashing in on pension scam misery, say MPs

Law must address profits made by companies from fraudsters’ advertisements

Global shortage in computer chips ‘reaches crisis point’

Consumer price rises loom while dearth of semiconductors slow production from Samsung to Ford

UK digital skills shortage risks Covid recovery as young people shun IT courses

Exclusive: Employers fear growing mismatch between rising demand for skills and falling supply of trained recruits

Martin Lewis’ charity calls for new measures to stop online scams

Money and Mental Health Policy Institute says people with mental health problems at risk to falling victim to fraud

‘Be polite and negotiate everything’: the TikTok feminist saving people from medical debt

Tori Dunlap, a self-proclaimed personal finance expert, and Shaunna Burns, a former debt collector, tell people how to gain control of debt in 15-60 seconds

Our 11-year-old daughter ran up a £2,400 Roblox gaming bill

My wife was in hospital and couldn’t monitor her spending on in-app purchases

No more fomo: top firms turn to VR to liven up meetings

Companies splash out on new tech and office design to cut commuting and usher in the new dawn of post-lockdown hybrid working

Refurbished smartphones are widely available – so should you buy one?

They’re not quite as good as new but the phones are cheaper, more sustainable and now available at the supermarket in Australia

Online sales tax aims to ‘shift balance’ as UK high streets struggle

Treasury looks at options as physical shops face dual threat of retail internet and Covid pandemic

Are share-trading apps a safe way to play the markets?

After investors caused havoc on the markets last week in a battle over the shares of a video-game chain, we explore the promise and pitfalls of the apps they used

Price of dogecoin rises by 50% following Elon Musk tweet

Thanks to boosts from the world’s richest man, the cryptocurrency has skyrocketed in value, along with bitcoin

BT warns rural areas will suffer broadband delays unless government steps up

Philip Jansen fears residents risk ‘second-class’ status in full-fibre rollout until financial barriers are lifted

When loss of vital broadband becomes a life-changing issue

Being cut off was once just an annoying inconvenience: now it is a lifeline for work and home schooling

GameStop shares plunge as traders dump stock

Reddit-inspired surge in stocks such as struggling video games store and AMC dive as hedge funds close positions