Finreg by AI

Plus, Telefónica chair gets ousted and Santander considers getting rid of its UK retail bank business

Technology allows companies to automate the drafting of many contracts rather than relying on lawyers

Eye-catching boosterism about employment from new projects does not always stand up to scrutiny

Today’s gamers face an exhausting torrent of new releases. It’s time to rethink how and what we play

What will the Trump presidency mean for the tech world?

President signs executive order giving popular video app’s owner 75 days to find US buyer

Tech giant pushes its artificial intelligence chips as hardware of choice for ‘inference’ tasks

Lawyers for DRC allege iPhones and other electronics use minerals supplied by armed groups behind atrocities

Paging the AI Oracle

News organisations accuse broadcaster of ‘aggressive’ tactics that could harm local and commercial media services

Tesla chief criticises ‘unbalanced’ tech relationship in rare criticism of Beijing

Catherine De Bolle warns companies risk threatening democracy unless they co-operate with lawmakers

Alan Estevez was at cutting edge of Biden administration’s efforts to take global lead in artificial intelligence

Light-hearted posts are becoming more popular on a professional network known for accidental hilarity

Kestra Medical Technologies and Heartflow make non-invasive cardiac tests for patients with heart conditions

Hock Tan is positioning the tech group’s $69bn software acquisition as a ‘sovereign’ alternative to Big Tech’s cloud services

Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’

Chinese-owned video app warns it will ‘go dark’ on Sunday without government intervention

Could the decline of face-to-face interaction tie together several modern mysteries?