The Molly Russell inquest verdict damns Silicon Valley. There can be no more excuses These companies make decisions that harm children. The government must take action, say the NSPCC’s Sir Peter Wanless and 5 Rights’ Lady Beeban Kidron
European telecoms chiefs call on tech firms to share internet network costs Amazon, Netflix and other big generators of global traffic should help pay soaring infrastructure costs, telecoms firms say
Ofcom to investigate tech giants’ dominance of cloud computing Regulator’s inquiry will also focus on messaging and smart devices as three ‘hyperscalers’ face scrutiny
Student tech: the best gadgets to help you make the most of university With students’ finances overstretched, it’s important to get the right tech at the right price. Here are some of the best deals
Whistleblower claims may not free Elon Musk from his Twitter hook A court in Delaware will decide whether the Tesla chief can back out of his $44bn offer to buy the platform
Is Silicon Valley’s golden era coming to an end? Rising interest rates, dampened growth and the public’s shifting views on Big Tech are giving experts pause
Twitter whistleblower: what questions will Peiter Zatko face from lawmakers? Whistleblower expected to give damning evidence of data and information security failings
US bans ‘advanced tech’ firms from building facilities in China for a decade Move comes as Biden administration outlines plans to boost domestic production of semiconductors
Twitter testing edit button as it trials letting users change tweets after posting Social media giant says much-requested feature lets users change tweets for up to 30 minutes
Snapchat firm cuts 1,300 staff in face of advertising downturn Snap to focus on its core messaging product as it reports revenue growth well below expectations
SoftBank CEO ‘ashamed’ of pride in past profits as record losses prompt cost cuts Japanese technology and investment group is seeking to float UK-based chip maker Arm
Have the tech giants finally had their bubble burst? I’d hate to speculate For the first time in the tech industry’s history, combined real revenue growth is negative rather than positive and some corporations may yet be facing an existential decline
Shares in France’s Eutelsat slump after it confirms OneWeb merger talks Almost 17% fall follows confirmation of discussions with UK satellite firm bailed out by government
Hermann Hauser, founder of Arm: ‘Brexit is the biggest loss of sovereignty since 1066’ The doyen of the UK computing industry says that a hi-tech future will leave Britain no choice but to turn to Europe
If our datacentres cannot take the heat, the UK could really go off the rails It is understandable that railway infrastructure could not cope with last week’s temperatures, but why did Google and Oracle’s facilities go offline?