The AI industry is run on hype and inflated expectations. But the numbers won’t always go up
Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has worked with
Lovebrain claimed a dazzling array of global brands as clients. It wasn’t all true
Get off your phone, grandad
Maybe our fears about the ill effects of social media, screen time and doomscrolling are wasted on the young
‘Are ‘network states’ the future or just fantasy land?
A ‘virtual country’ is a dream for digital nomads and entrepreneurs – but in Honduras, the reality is a long way off
Trump’s ‘golden visa’ order sends UK firms scrambling for top tech talent
With US skilled worker visas set to increase to $100,000, Britain can do more to lure elite employees across the pond
Billions for UK data centres pose challenge for power grid
Warning of vast demands on water and energy if AI infrastructure expands in UK with new projects
Facing headwinds, Apple may have bitten off more than it can chew
New devices are unlikely to fix the tech giant’s problems
Ellison the Almighty, 81, sets his sights on Oxford
The Oracle founder, who briefly overtook Elon Musk this week as the world’s richest man, has spent hundreds of millions to fund a new tech institute
Battle to become the global leader in defence tech gets heated
In a world riven by conflict, Germany’s Helsing and US-based Anduril are piling on value as order books bulge
UK can be one of top tech economies – if it takes risks
From tax to pension funds, the UK must change to get the economy moving
Google: from a search to an answer engine
A recent court ruling helps it continue on this journey
Big Tech woos Trump to fend off the big stick
The Titans of Tech turned out for the First Couple but fears remain the president could use the threat of pursuing a break-up to get them to do his bidding
The Ukrainian unit with one task: shoot all Russian drones down
Citizens fall asleep every night to the hum of killing machines that turn buildings to dust and snuff out lives. In a sunflower field near Kyiv, we witness the race to stop the carnage
The battle for the soul of the internet
The ex-deputy PM toes the line of his former Meta paymasters, while the web's inventor shares his vision of a utopian digital future
Nvidia is a victim of an AI cold war between Beijing and Washington
The US is reluctant to help China climb the technology ladder
OnlyFans looks undervalued as the money keeps rolling in
Platform directly employs just 46 people, helping it achieve a better operating margin than Alphabet, Microsoft or Meta
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