Shopping, songs, TV, transport … new tech has many sectors in disarray

While Ocado is trying to turn the grocery sector on its head, other industries also find themselves the target of disruptors

Here come the girls: teenage tech founders on the future they want

From the freedom to fail to more gender-balanced offices, inventive Gen Z girls hope to transform the tech industry

The Brexit threat hanging over startups in the UK tech sector

EU departure is hitting staffing and triggering animosity to European employees

Apple became the greatest. But is its crown slipping?

The company is already warning its investors about this week’s results. Can it pull off one more comeback?

Facebook and Google back Labor changes to laws which break encryption

Authorities would need a fresh warrant before ordering companies to assist or build a new capability to access electronic communications

The Observer view: the Hitachi fiasco confirms that our energy policy now lies in ruins

Ministers must act quickly to make up for the firm’s decision to axe its Wylfa nuclear power plant

Does Hitachi decision mean the end of UK’s nuclear ambitions?

Despite recent scrapping of three plants, experts still feel the energy has stake in future

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie tops US album chart with record low of 823 sales

New York rapper’s online-only album Hoodie SZN reaches No 1 spot mainly from 83m streams as digital downloads continue to plummet

Graphics dispute plunges British gaming company into crisis

Improbable says key partner Unity blocked its SpatialOS product without warning

‘People here look after each other’: life as a woman in the Scottish tech sector

Scotland’s tech industry is growing – and when it comes to gender inclusion, it leads the UK with women making up 20% of the workforce. Could this be why the sector is thriving?

To woo China, Apple must learn that it’s not in California any more

Developing markets offer growth: but the firm’s phones must become cheaper and its services must compete with local rivals

Exoskeleton suits: can ‘superhuman’ frames cross into the mainstream?

Wearable machines are gaining approval from medical insurers and state health providers

‘Absolute revolution’: UK biotech firms thrive despite Brexit threat

Booming sector received nearly £1.6bn from investors in first eight months of 2018

Brexit has made the UK a global joke. How will we rebuild our reputation?

Britain used to be a talent magnet; now it’s a laughing stock, say the former CEO of the Creative Industries Federation, John Kampfner

‘I felt like I had to leave’: life as a gay, female tech CEO

Hayley Sudbury is a rare presence in the male-dominated tech world – a woman, CEO, and gay. Here, she discusses opening up the industry to LGBT workers