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‘We needed Dave and George to lean on Boris’: Uber’s battle for London

The US firm used Tory connections to wage a relentless UK lobbying campaign, leaked files show

Osborne, Hancock and other ministers did not declare secret Uber meetings

Leaked files show at least six Tory ministers attended meetings that experts say expose UK lobbying loopholes

Uber bosses told staff to use ‘kill switch’ during raids to stop police seeing data

Senior executives involved in global operation to thwart law enforcement, leaked files reveal

From eureka moment to global domination: a timeline of Uber’s aggressive expansion

As the Uber files shine a light on activities at the height of the app’s growth, we look at how it started and where it stands today

The Uber campaign: how ex-Obama aides helped sell firm to world

Uber sought access to leaders, officials and diplomats through David Plouffe and Jim Messina, leak shows

‘Violence guarantees success’: how Uber exploited taxi protests

Leak suggests former CEO believed there was an upside to attacks on drivers as firm campaigned for law changes

Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying drive in France, leak reveals

Leaked messages show then French economy minister told Uber executives he had brokered secret ‘deal’

Apple to launch ‘lockdown mode’ to protect against Pegasus-style hacks

Firm says function is intended for users who face ‘grave, targeted threats to their digital security’

Decision on sale of UK’s biggest chip maker to Chinese-owned firm delayed

New national security legislation used to allow more time to scrutinise £63m deal for Newport Wafer Fab

Behold London’s ‘landscraper’! Google’s new UK HQ – as long as the Shard is tall

Tech giant’s King’s Cross HQ replete with pool, nap pods and rooftop exercise track marks its topping out phase

EU moves to rein in ‘wild west’ of crypto assets with new rules

MiCA law contains measures to guard against market abuse and manipulation

Users of biggest NFT marketplace warned over phishing after data leak

OpenSea tells customers and subscribers not to open emails and files ‘sent by strangers’ after revealing breach

Amazon bows to UAE pressure to restrict LGBTQ+ search results

Tech giant imposes restrictions on goods such as books and rainbow-coloured flags after threats of penalties

Crypto crisis: how digital currencies went from boom to collapse

Savers talk of devastating losses as assets such as bitcoin and ‘stablecoins’ like terra fell sharply

I saw first-hand how US tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracy

Silicon Valley used opaque lobbying to weaken crucial new regulations. Firms like Google and Meta must be held to account

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  • UK to ban under-16s from ‘high risk’ social media apps
  • David Hockney, pioneering British artist famed for his pools and portraits, dies aged 88
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  • More of the Christchurch shooter’s online comments have been uncovered, New Zealand researchers say. Does it change the picture?
  • Online racism is significantly affecting mental health, First Nations people say: ‘It’s like carrying a bully in your pocket’
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