Britain leads Europe in tech, with 18 of 47 $1bn companies – report

More than a third of European ‘unicorns’, technology firms worth over $1bn, were founded in the UK, with Sweden in second place

Bank of England aims to boost fintech sector

Governor Mark Carney highlights importance of financial technology and its potential role in managing economy

LinkedIn bought by Microsoft for $26.2bn in cash

Business-oriented social network site hails deal as ‘a chance to change how the world works’

Capitalism’s claim to do good looks shaky if there’s little to prevent it doing harm

So many safeguards and reputable individuals were supposed to stop a disaster like BHS from happening. Where were they when 11,000 needed them?

Verizon revives bid to buy Yahoo for $3bn, reports say

Verizon, which recently purchased AOL, reportedly began preparing a first-round bid to acquire Yahoo, its search engine, email and more, back in April

Huge profits in store for firm that can make a great leap in battery technology

The problems of storing and carrying energy for our gadgets and homes are proving difficult to solve. But a breakthrough is sorely needed

Silicon Valley’s reluctant housewives: immigration law bars women from work

When engineer husbands relocate to pursue dream jobs, their H4 visa-holding wives must cope with the resentment and loneliness of losing their own careers

The Syrian who’s aiming to get refugees jobs in Berlin’s booming tech scene

MigrantHire was co-founded by Syrian refugee and developer Hussein Shaker, who struggled to find work in IT when he arrived in Germany

I worked on Facebook’s Trending team – the most toxic work experience of my life

A former contractor says that while the social media company did not impose political bias upon news ‘curators’, she and other employees were subject to poor management, intimidation and sexism that left them feeling voiceless

Revealed: none of Britain’s $1bn tech firms openly support Brexit

Of 14 companies valued above $1bn, five are against leaving EU, while others are neutral or have declined to comment

An Uber for everything: the surge in on-demand apps

Takeaways, parking, haircuts, cleaners ... think of a service and someone is probably working on a handy tech solution. Is there a crash ahead?

How much?! Snapchat interns earn $10,000 a month, twice the average US worker

Tech firms such as Snapchat, Pinterest and Twitter are paying summer interns as much as $10,000 a month plus benefits, double the average US national wage

Zuckerberg has given Facebook investors all they need. He wants one thing in return: control

Company is likely to let its co-founder and CEO push that little bit further, given that it’s making more money, from more users

A brief guide to everything that’s annoying about Apple

This week, the tech giant reported its first fall in sales for 13 years. Have we finally fallen out of love with its shiny new iPhones? Not quite – but there are some small issues ...

Is Apple’s next product an electric car?

Apple has hired ex-Tesla engineer and opened R&D base in Germany, but reports suggest first versions of long-rumoured vehicle won’t be self-driving