Veteran executive seen as a potential Google CEO must tackle threats from Trump to tech rivals

Deadline looms as Airbnb, eBay and other platforms report individuals’ income

As Beijing eases regulations, developers are tooling up to produce big-budget titles with international appeal

Move comes just ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House

Though the Amazon founder has ground to make up, he is unlikely to be short of customers for his space project

Holding shady sailors to account would be a lot less perilous than risking war with a powerful nation

Momentum has been slowing but the country boasts enviable technical skills and a burgeoning entrepreneurial culture

Peter Kyle had said option was ‘on the table’ after Australia restricted use of sites such as Instagram

Regulators, ethicists and nation-states will be all over robotics in the workplace from every conceivable angle

Fast-developing technology gives hackers ability to craft ‘perfect’ fraudulent emails

Group emerges as crucial backer of start-ups seeking to gain from the tech revolution its chips are powering

Risk-averse financial institutions concentrate money on biggest Silicon Valley VCs in trend that threatens smaller groups

Medical tech is increasingly mainstream but needs path to profitability

The multibillion-dollar longevity industry, a coven of snake oil merchants, biohackers and geniuses, is tricky to quantify

KoBold Metals aims to lead race for critical minerals needed for energy transition

Will private credit reap benefits from deregulation, can the tech bubble keep inflating and will EV sales start to rise again?

Financial institutions rush to secure assurances their money is not being used to develop Chinese technology

Access to information could be increased by centralising anonymised records

Large contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas

Department describes intrusion as ‘major cyber security incident’