After gloom over Nasdaq losses, tech investors hope for a ray of sunshine

Results from Microsoft Google, Amazon and more will show whether this month’s jitters are still affecting the web giants

Think the giants of Silicon Valley have your best interests at heart? Think again

New technology should be benign. All too rarely is that the case

Facebook’s security is so bad it’s surprising Zuckerberg hasn’t deleted his account

Facebook missed serious holes in their security system. Their incompetence warrants outrage

‘Get Dot to do a PhD’: Stemettes co-founder wants EastEnders to lead women into tech

Hailed as a child prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon has always been an exceptional person. Now she’s on a mission to make women in tech the norm, not the exception

Amazon investigates claims staff are leaking data for bribes

Employees are offering confidential information to sellers, according to report

Jeff Bezos to fund schools where ‘child will be the customer’ with new charity

Tech founder will launch $2bn fund to help homeless families and low-income communities

Battle over EU copyright law heads for showdown

Brussels to vote on directive, supported by artists and news agencies, that opponents say could destroy the internet

Facebook is being eclipsed by its youthful rival Snapchat

Social media giant struggles to stay relevant to a younger generation

The Guardian view on Apple’s valuation: a digital milestone

Editorial: Oil transformed the world, for good and evil. Now software is an economic force as powerful. Can we control it?

The trillion-dollar question: can the tech giants keep growing?

A startling stock-market landmark for Apple has been offset by big falls for Facebook and Twitter. Is this tumultuous period just a blip, or the first sign of trouble?

Facebook’s results suggest it is short of new users and goodwill

As more of the world logs on, the company is nearing saturation: so now it is spending on rebuilding its reputation

Twitter stock plunges 20% in wake of 1m user decline

Social media company says fall is linked to action to delete fake accounts and admits it may well continue

Tech workers must unite to defeat America’s deportation machine

Silicon Valley sees big payouts from government contracts, but internal pressure can make firms take notice of amoral deals

Google owner Alphabet’s profits drop after $5bn fine but shares surge

The European Union fined Google after accusing it of ‘serious illegal behaviour’, but investors shrugged off the fine

Virtual necessity: can VR revitalise Japan’s ailing arcades?

VR may have lost the sofa war to home consoles – but the format once heralded as the future of gaming could yet revive the glory days of the past