Reeves announces £8bn UK investment by Amazon’s cloud computing arm

Chancellor says move will create as many as 14,000 jobs at firm’s datacentres and in a range of other industries

Google’s second antitrust suit brought by US begins, over online ads

DoJ accused tech giant of more monopolistic behavior a month after judge found it illegally cornered online search

BP extends use of AI in five-year deal with spy tech firm Palantir

Oil and gas company to use artificial intelligence to speed up decision-making by engineers

OnlyFans owner paid £359m dividend as company’s revenues grow 20% in a year

Both creator and fan accounts on the platform grew 30% during ‘strong year’ in which its users spent more than £5bn

‘Alexa, how should I vote?’: rightwing uproar over voice assistant’s pro-Kamala Harris points

Amazon says the device’s pro-Harris answers were due to software errors, but conservatives allege a liberal bias

Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog

CMA says tech company has ‘abused its dominant position’ to the detriment of publishers and advertisers

Billionaires are endorsing Trump – but is that a bad bargain for them?

Experts are issuing stern warnings about business support for Trump – it could backfire badly and endanger democracy

M&S using AI as personal style guru in effort to boost online sales

Shoppers can use technology to advise them on outfit choices based on their body shape and style preferences

Advertiser exodus from X gathers pace with 26% ‘planning to cut spending’

Annual survey highlights growing concern about platform content and trust in information disseminated

Airbus trials prototype space rovers in Bedfordshire quarry

Fitted with robotic arms and navigation cameras, the rovers are being developed for mooted missions to the moon and Mars

Nvidia shares slump amid reports US is ramping up antitrust investigation

Fall overnight comes after it shrinks by $279bn on Tuesday in biggest one-day drop in value by US company

UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners

Rachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’ in revenues, says Campaign for Better Transport

Publish data on ride-hailing apps ‘to cut exploitation and emissions’, say campaigners

Campaign group says firms such as Uber should reveal data on driver miles to help boost wages

VAT should be cut on refurbished electricals, says Currys boss

Alex Baldock wants to keep gadgets out of landfill as UK’s largest electricals retailer embraces repair and reuse

‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman?

In isolation, Alexander Grothendieck seemed to have lost touch with reality, but some say his metaphysical theories could contain wonders