Google parent Alphabet hits $2tn valuation as it announces first dividend Tech company’s shares rise as it plans to reward investors after strong quarterly results
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business Offer for ‘cutting edge’ UK firm from Thoma Bravo signals another blow for the London Stock Exchange
GMB launches legal action against ‘out of control’ Amazon at Coventry warehouse Employment tribunal sought over claims firm tried to induce workers to leave union in long-running row
Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit? Joe Biden signs into law bill requiring Chinese owner to sell app’s US operations
EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers
Thousands of flights to and from Europe affected by suspected Russian jamming About 46,000 aircraft have logged GPS problems over Baltic Sea since August, says report
TikTok says it will fight US ban or forced sale after bill passes Platform’s future in US in doubt after House approves bill ordering Bytedance to sell stake
What is bitcoin halving – and will it affect the price? Process has coincided with a rise in price in the past and is due to take place again on Saturday
TikTok questioned by EU over Lite app that ‘pays’ users for watching videos European Commission has concerns about app’s impact on children, as well as addiction
Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance
Wafer-thin, stretchy and strong as steel: could ‘miracle’ material graphene finally transform our world? The material, discovered in 2004, was meant to be revolutionary. But only now is the technology coming of age
AI race heats up as OpenAI, Google and Mistral release new models Launches within 12 hours of one another, and more activity expected in industry over summer
Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI will be smarter than people next year His claims come with a caveat that shortages of training chips and growing demand for power could limit plans in the near term
TSMC to make state-of-the-art chips in US after multibillion subsidy pledge World’s most valuable chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor to set up third facility in Arizona using funding from Biden policy
Elon Musk faces Brazil inquiry after defying X court order Multibillionaire called for resignation of judge who ordered platform to block far-right users