World Economic Forum CEO quits after Epstein links examined; Ineos Quattro earnings fall – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Tell us: how will the UK’s landline switch-off affect you or your family?
The UK will phase out traditional home phones by 2027, but the switchover has been stressful for some. How do you feel about the change?
Rolls-Royce boss pushes for UK taxpayer support for new jet engine
Firm, which has announced record profits and £9bn share buyback, has £3bn project for smaller commercial planes
WPP to sell assets and cut jobs in radical shake-up to counter AI threat
Group aims to be ‘simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business’ and achieve £500m of annual savings by 2028
Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives
Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs
Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely
Mumsnet calls for under-16s social media ban with cigarette-style health warnings
Resembling cigarette packet warnings, the ads highlight dangers and urge people to email MPs
Twenty-year-old to testify at US trial about harm from social media addiction
Woman says ‘addictive design’ of Meta and YouTube hooked her before she was 10, causing depression and body dysmorphia
Nvidia quarterly earnings show immunity to AI bubble fears as it cashes in on datacenter boom
Chipmaker’s quarterly earnings surpassed Wall Street’s expectations every quarter for multiple years
Top US body-camera maker reports record revenue amid Trump immigration crackdown
Axon sees ‘major opportunities’ as Congress proposes $20m for ICE body cameras but data privacy experts warn of risks
Meta’s AI sending ‘junk’ tips to DoJ, US child abuse investigators say
Officers say flood of low-quality reports is draining resources and slowing cases amid New Mexico lawsuit
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services
Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’
I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain
My new oven has a touchscreen – and demanded to be connected to my broadband. Now it won’t give me a moment’s peace
Facial recognition error prompts police to arrest Asian man for burglary 100 miles away
Exclusive: Alvi Choudhury claiming damages against Thames Valley police after biased technology confused him with man looking ‘10 years younger’
Tech legend Stewart Brand on Musk, Bezos and his extraordinary life: ‘We don’t need to passively accept our fate’
He was at the heart of 1960s counterculture, then paved the way for the libertarian mindset of Silicon Valley. At 87, Brand is still keen to ensure the world is maintained properly – not just today, but for the next 10,000 years