$1tn is just the start: why tech giants could double their market valuations As Alphabet becomes the latest firm to achieve a 13-figure market cap, analysts still forecast years of growth ahead
France’s digital minister says tax on big tech is just the start Cédric O says French will not back down on levy despite US threats of trade war
Why we need to blow a Raspberry at big tech… The Raspberry Pi has notched up 30m sales – fulfilling the promise of user-controlled programming and inspiring children
Too big to fail? Tech’s decade of scale and impunity Big tech behaves as though power absolves them of responsibility. Have we learned nothing since the financial crash?
Rebecca Solnit: Why I’m supporting the Guardian this Giving Tuesday How the news is reported shapes the news, and the Guardian’s fierce candor about corruption, destruction and brutality matters
There’s only one way to take on big tech: by reining in big money and big state The Warren-style critique of big tech accepts that smaller tech is on the horizon – and rests on a powerful myth of domestic politics gone wrong
Computer firm HP rejects takeover approach by Xerox Board declines unsolicited proposal, despite billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s support
SoftBank boss takes blame for £5bn loss after WeWork punt Masayoshi Son ‘reflecting deeply’ after Japanese tech investor’s first quarterly loss in 14 years
Neumann has escaped the WeWork debacle. But Softbank may not The tech fund is in a high-risk business and has enjoyed many successes. But its very credibility is now at stake
UK cybersecurity firm Sophos agrees £3.1bn takeover US private equity group Thoma Bravo to buy Abingdon-based company, which has 3,400 staff
Tech firms still seeking venture capital in UK despite high-profile flops Marriage market for entrepreneurs and investors could be sign of a flourishing sector – or suggest bubble about to burst
Boris Johnson: ‘No interest to declare’ in Arcuri firm Asked about relationship with US businesswoman, PM said he had behaved with ‘full propriety’
Floating or falling? Tech companies that made stock market debuts in 2019 As WeWork woos investors, this year’s technology sector IPOs have mostly been a disappointment – with one exception
Margrethe Vestager gets second term in EU competition job Dane has won renown for taking on tech firms, upsetting Donald Trump in the process
Huawei’s next flagship phone blocked from using Google apps US trade ban means Mate 30 will be launched without Google Maps and YouTube