Apple agrees to pay £234m to settle Italian tax dispute

Corporation tax deal follows Apple Italia’s alleged failure to declare earnings in Italy but settlement is thought to be one-third of the estimated £650m bill

In search of a European Google

California’s Silicon Valley runs the show when it comes to successful tech companies. So why has the old world failed to produce a thriving digital industry to rival the US?

Governments keep failing to tackle climate change. Maybe they should stop trying

Perhaps privately developed technologies could do their bit instead

Silicon Valley feigns benevolence with self-serving benefits packages

Amazon’s parental leave policy is the latest in tech company trend of ostensibly generous perks meant to retain hard workers rather than give them a real break

UK maker of Candy Crush bought by US’s Activision Blizzard for $5.9bn

Deal to buy King Digital is biggest takeover of a UK tech company in four years and will give World of Warcraft maker foothold in mobile games market

Senate passes controversial cybersecurity bill Cisa 74 to 21

Senate votes in favor of bill critics including Edward Snowden say will allow the government to collect sensitive personal data unchecked

Amazon confounds expectations with third-quarter profit surge

The online retailer’s shares spiked 10% in after-hours trading as investors reacted to the $79m third-quarter profit reaped in part from its cloud computing services

Tech giants warn cybersecurity bill could undermine users’ privacy

Facebook, Google and Yahoo argue Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act under Senate review could cause ‘collateral damage’ to ‘innocent third parties’

Twitter slashes global workforce as it struggles for growth

Company will cut up to 336 jobs in attempt to create growth under recently returned chief executive Jack Dorsey

Dell makes $67bn bet on EMC in tech history’s largest acquisition

Largest-ever tech deal helps world’s third-largest computer maker to tap into faster-growing market for managing and storing data

Why the term ‘sharing economy’ needs to die

Nothing is being shared when you hire a cleaner to tidy your house or a car to drive you to work, even if you use an app to do it

Is the dotcom bubble about to burst (again)?

Millions of dollars change hands every day as investors hunt the next big thing – the ‘unicorn’, or billion-dollar tech firm. There are now almost 150, but can they all succeed?

Eclipse looms for newspaper giants buying a place in the digital sun

Ad blockers are wreaking havoc with the online revenue of newspapers, yet some groups continue to throw money around to acquire online rivals. What happens when boom turns to bust?