Trump announces Taiwanese chip giant’s $100bn investment in US plants President says TSMC won’t have to pay tariffs and encourages other semiconductor companies to build in US
Bitcoin price falls by 17.5% in biggest monthly loss since 2022 Cryptocurrency slipped into technical bear market, before Donald Trump talked up plans for Crypto Strategic Reserve
Read the signs of Trump’s federal firings: AI is coming for private sector jobs too Dismissing 6,700 IRS workers during tax season is a recipe for chaos but AI’s disruption will be much more widespread
First, catch your (CGI) dragon: hope that visual effects breakthrough can reanimate UK film industry Pioneering startup technology allows camera operators to see on-screen graphics while filming in real world, rather just imagining them
What would a UK-US economic deal really look like? London and Washington aim to avoid obstacles and forge a narrower agreement, likely with a focus on tech and AI
‘They’ve lost my trust’: consumers shun companies as bosses kowtow to Trump Americans are using their wallet to hurt where it matters – including during Friday’s planned ‘economic blackout’
DoorDash to repay $16.75m in pocketed tips to New York delivery workers Delivery app claimed that 100% of tips went to ‘dashers’ but instead used them to subsidize workers’ base salary
YouTube star MrBeast planning investment round that could value company at $5bn Funds would be used to create holding company for 26-year-old’s growing empire of video and food businesses
Apple to fix iPhone dictation bug that replaces word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’ Tech company blames ‘phonetic overlap’ for problem where US president’s name appears
‘I felt nothing but disgust’: Tesla owners vent their anger at Elon Musk The tycoon’s links with Donald Trump and Germany’s far-right AfD have slammed the brakes on sales and put the car’s owners in a spin
Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission
Apple announces $500bn in US investments over next four years Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobs
Creative industries are among the UK’s crown jewels – and AI is out to steal them The tech firms’ efforts to change copyright laws and gain free access to intellectual property is patently wrong
Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable
EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’