Ministers believe that increased use of artificial intelligence can help fix the public finances but experts have their doubts

The Swedish music streaming service’s size now gives it a durable advantage over rivals

World’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer highlights disruption caused by trade policy to groups including Apple and Amazon

Reinsurance trade group lobbies US commerce secretary about potential impact to monitoring hurricanes and drought conditions

A blizzard of new companies is winning users for products that make work easier

Female influencers are bridging the gap between the traditional media in a male-dominated sport and a growing online fan base of Gen Z women

Data across countries and ages reveal a growing struggle to concentrate, and declining verbal and numerical reasoning

Chinese start-up to concentrate resources on building machines with humanlike cognitive capabilities

Privacy International and Liberty’s complaint adds pressure on government as iPhone maker fights demand in court

Mulling machines monitoring material monetary moods

Reasserting technological sovereignty is becoming increasingly urgent

Takeaway group expands beyond takeaways but warns of weak consumer sentiment

People, pay your website designers more

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

Smaller pilotless planes could be used to suppress defences before combat aircraft enter danger zones

This year’s list covers 150 hubs in 25 countries. Plus: Trump policies are a wake-up call for European climate tech; Spain’s smaller hubs play to their strengths; Germany’s stagnant economy dents investment in consumer start-ups; and how a Paris-based hub is at the vanguard of AI

Some investors and accelerators see the new US president’s moves on green issues as an opportunity for the continent

The region can compete with US tech at the application level of artificial intelligence

The infrastructure to help young companies grow in the UK is varied and well established

Of the Paris-based incubator’s 40 best-performing start-ups, 34 have artificial intelligence at the core of their business