Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes
Teresa Ribera says Europe’s competitiveness depends on resisting calls to roll back rules
Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments
World’s most valuable company will gain engineer who helped develop Google’s Tensor Processing Unit chip programme
Creative financing helps insulate Big Tech while binding Wall Street to a future boom or bust
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
If the boom continues its blistering pace through 2026, the stresses could start to show
Context matters as much as content in determining whether text is machine generated or not
The battle for Warner Bros could be the last straw for cash-strapped viewers
The high priests of Silicon Valley and Wall Street are beginning to acknowledge the excesses of Big Tech valuations
Western groups embark on cultural shifts to slash development times and costs as competition mounts
Mega funding rounds create ‘fortress balance sheets’ as investors advise top groups to brace for tougher markets
A grotesque set of manufactured characters have emerged on social media to inflate memecoin prices
First, tech companies usurped the meaning of ‘friends’ and ‘connection’ — now they are coming for ‘companionship’
An employee at an Instagram-viral bakery on his fight for the right to privacy
Supply chain shortages drive developers to use smaller and less efficient power sources to fuel AI power demand
Companies including Marriott and Hilton push to improve perks and get more direct bookings
Competition from Alibaba and JD.com for fast-growing instant retail market has hit the Beijing-based group
As well as being the dominant platform in podcasting and having a growing presence in live sport, it is now the leader in TV and streaming in the US
The head of Australian intelligence on the Hanukkah attack at Bondi Beach, the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan — and his new role as ambassador to Japan
Return of in-person work has made tax-planning apps for the richest and most mobile Americans more popular than ever
For business, following the whims of politicians isn’t always easy, but it does create opportunities
Trump administration holds off increasing tariffs until 2027
Amid the rise of streaming, younger viewers barely watch the broadcasting that once dominated Christmas schedules
Despite concerns, politicians continue to use Elon Musk’s platform in search of a ‘civilised debate’ with constituents
Valuing Trump Media & Technology Group after the merger with TAE will be a double step into the unknown
Investment-grade borrowers have issued $1.7tn of bonds this year, closing in on 2020’s Covid debt rush
ByteDance set to increase capital expenditure next year in effort to further build artificial intelligence infrastructure
President says he plans to meet defence contractors in Florida next week
Deal will help Google’s parent company expand access to generation needed to power AI development
The defining market themes of 2025
Insurers including Munich Re are backing cover for AI mistakes, offering the potential to cut capital requirements
Chatbots forge convincing sales invoices and other documents, say industry figures
Few industries have escaped our hapless misuse of this troubling technology
Contracts with Chinese tech giant have rapidly turned Datasection into one of Asia’s biggest ‘neoclouds’
Millions of people have started using generative AI as a therapist. Henry Mance gives it a try
