UK takes on Elon Musk in the broadband space race A heavily criticised investment in OneWeb could bring the government a first bite at the lucrative satellite internet market
Facebook is ‘biased against facts’, says Nobel prize winner Philippines journalist Maria Ressa says social media firm is threat to democracy and failing to halt spread of misinformation
New 888 service to protect women ‘wins Priti Patel’s support’ Home secretary reportedly praises app, proposed by BT, which would check if users had got home
Huawei hopes US decision on Meng Wanzhou heralds new era in relations US justice department suspended fraud charges against chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant
Scam ‘epidemic’: Big tech firms must join fight, says Nationwide chief Building society launches pre-payment hotline after bank-transfer scams rise sharply during pandemic
Big tech’s pro-climate rhetoric is not matched by policy action, report finds Tech companies poured $65m into lobbying in 2020 – but only 6% of their lobbying activity is targeted at climate policy
NHS app storing facial verification data via contract with firm linked to Tory donors Exclusive: campaigners raise privacy concerns over government deal with iProov in England
Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers Online retailer will also raise its average starting wage to $18 an hour to help recruit 125,000 people
Facebook announces launch of Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses Wayfarer-style specs feature pair of cameras for photos and videos, as well as a microphone and speaker
Apple’s automotive ambitions dealt blow as car chief joins Ford Doug Field is fourth senior member of the iPhone maker’s car team to leave since February
Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office roles Retailer says it will add 40,000 jobs in the US and 2,500 in the UK to support plans for rapid growth
Nvidia vows to counter any EU concerns over $54bn Arm takeover Investigation into US tech firm’s proposed acquisition of British chip designer expected
Uber rival Didi Chuxing suspends plans for UK and Europe launch Company won licences for Manchester and Sheffield but faces pressure from Chinese government
Disgraced Samsung boss released early from South Korean prison Billionaire vice-chair was serving 30-month sentence for bribing country’s former president
UK firms may buy Welsh computer chip maker if Chinese takeover fails Technology executive Ron Black says nine companies are willing to join consortium in purchase of Newport Wafer Fab