Vauxhall owner to sell cheap Chinese EVs in UK and mainland Europe Stellantis deal with Leapmotor aims to cash in on imports as Biden imposes 100% tariff in US
Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions
Melinda French Gates to step down as co-chair of Gates Foundation Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates had pledged to continue work together through trial period after filing for divorce in 2021
Arm owner SoftBank reports £1.2bn profit as it shifts towards AI Tech investor led £800m funding round into UK self-driving car software company Wayve
BT ramps up AI use to counter hacking threats to business customers Firm has data from ‘when criminals try to attack’ and its Eagle-i technology suggests what action is needed
‘A world first’: project recycles polyester into yarn for new clothes A venture that uses methods applied to plastic bottles for old textiles aims to tackle the UK’s mountain of unwanted garments
MoD contractor hacked by China failed to report breach for months Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in February
TikTok to auto-flag AI videos – even if created on other platforms Industry’s digital watermarking scheme will add to existing safeguards on TikTok’s own tools
Fraud rife on secondhand marketplaces Depop, Preloved, and Shpock Survey of 1,300 buyers found 32% scammed on secondhand marketplace in two years, highlighting scale of APP fraud
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says it will be able to repay creditors full $11bn CEO confirms once company has sold off remaining assets it will have more than amount required
No refund after I was sold a stolen £3,300 bike on eBay I phoned the police and the bike was seized, but eBay and my bank won’t help over reimbursement
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ Exclusive: Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests
Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit National Crime Agency says it has identified Russian national behind dangerous cybercrime group
Grant Shapps says it will ‘take some time’ to conclude who was to blame for cyber-attack on armed forces payroll – as it happened Defence secretary makes statement after 270,000 payroll records belonging to members of Britain’s armed forces been exposed to hackers
Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk’s X Twitter co-founder’s decision to leave rival social network he helped start was apparently unexpected