Reddit shares soar after company turns first profit as a public company
Monthly users rose by nearly half thanks to AI translation feature, and deals for AI training with Google and OpenAI boosted revenue
Google parent Alphabet sees double-digit growth as AI bets boost cloud business
Analysts expected 12% year-on-year revenue gains, but company reports 15%, buoyed by performance in ads and cloud services
Microsoft Excel’s bloopers reel: nearly 40 years of spreadsheet errors
As the software used by millions around the world nears its 40th birthday, here are some of the low points
‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives
Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off
The platform’s billionaire owner has seen its value plunge as advertisers run shy, revenues drop and user numbers fall
From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI
Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data
Intel wins lengthy EU legal battle over £880m competition fine
Chipmaker disputed 2009 decision that it abused its market position in case dating back two decades
Tesla shares jump on third-quarter earnings even as expected revenue is lower
After two slow quarters, Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker reports higher-than-expected earnings per share
Project to build German EV microchip factory put on hold
US firm Wolfspeed and German car parts supplier ZF postpone plans over doubts over viability
‘I wanted both sides of the business to be as intimate as being in bed’: tech entrepreneur William Reeve
The co-founder of Secret Escapes and LoveFilm is now offering tech solutions to help out tenants and landlords
Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries
US company gives customers the ability to build own virtual agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf bots
Disney says it will name CEO Bob Iger’s second successor in 2026
Company taps former Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman as its new board chair, who will lead the search
TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project
ByteDance dismissed person in August it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with training of artificial intelligence models
If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS?
A government with access to personal information could deliver welfare and services much more easily – and could also be a bulwark against the tech giants’ business practices
Mark Cuban on Harris, Trump and not looking for ‘a brawl’ with AOC over Lina Khan
The billionaire also answers questions on AI, taxes and a world of memes