Google-funded loan startup to pay $6.3m for ‘deceptive’ practices
Experts say the LendUp case is significant for firms in the emerging online ‘fintech’ sector that claim to offer a better alternative to payday loans
AkzoNobel chief urges UK to clarify future relationship with EU
CEO says firm, which makes Dulux paint, is committed to UK but desires quick, no-nonsense approach to Brexit negotiations
I missed my easyJet flight as Apple’s Calendar app gave me the wrong time
A hyperlink from the airline’s website was an hour out, so when I got to the airport, the flight was closed
Bake Off effect: ‘dual-screening’ sees eBay users shop during shows
Sales of specialist bakeware rise during The Great British Bake Off and flat cap purchases peak during Peaky Blinders
When Airbnb rentals turn into nuisance neighbours
Short-term sublets can turn into a nightmare, but a tribunal ruling offers some hope to long-suffering residents
Samsung share price dives after Galaxy Note 7 phone recall
Recall of 2.5m units wipes £11bn off South Korean firm’s worth amid warning that battery issue could set new phone alight
Meet Generation M: the young, affluent Muslims changing the world
Burkinis, misery memoirs and people on camels: the caricatures of Islam don’t leave much room for modernity. The author of a new book argues that this image is absurd – and that a new demographic is about to flex its economic muscles
Mobile phone networks should not block adverts, says EU
Regulatory body Berec issues guidelines that could benefit publishers struggling with commercial effects of ad-blocking
Jeffrey Siminoff: ‘Twitter is the place where inclusion lives’
The tech giant’s head of diversity on staying politically neutral, tackling Twitter’s diversity issues and why he’s the middle-aged white guy for the job
Airline passengers have had too much of a good thing over delay payouts
EU rules enable passengers delayed for more than three hours to get compensation far in excess of the fare. This needs to change
The police chief battling cybercriminals from Russia and Ukraine
Half of online fraud comes from abroad, says Ian Dyson, commissioner of the City of London police, who has enlisted the help of Google and Microsoft to fight it
Amazon is making me share my payment details
New rules for Amazon Prime are forcing me to reveal details against all banking terms
Collective action via social media brings hope to gig economy workers
Campaigners hope Deliveroo couriers’ victory over pay terms will rally more temporary, self-employed workers to organise
‘I am not Hayden Lowe’: my Kafka-esque case of mistaken identity
Since 2009, I have been getting bombarded with phone calls and texts for a wanted man – but it’s not me
Deliveroo couriers demonstrate against new contract
Takeaway delivery service would like to do away with paying its workers an hourly rate, paying instead by number of orders delivered