Murdoch’s succession: who wins from move to reunite Fox and News Corp? Deal would seal legacy with favoured heirs, but markets question whether companies should merge in the first place
TechScape: Kanye’s dark twisted social media fantasy The artist now known as Ye wants to buy the ‘free-speech’ social network Parler after being banned from major sites. But hopes for a rightwing splinternet, where anything goes, is not so easy
Watchdog bans HSBC climate ads in fresh blow to bank’s green credentials Lender told it must in future acknowledge its role in climate crisis after ‘misleading’ Cop26 campaign
Netflix reverses subscriber decline with help from Stranger Things and Dahmer Streaming service adds 2.4m subscribers in past three months to comfortably beat forecasts after ‘challenging’ first half of year
BBC prepares secret scripts for possible use in winter blackouts Exclusive: Scripts set out how corporation will reassure public in event of major power loss
Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy after UK watchdog confirms ruling CMA says takeover of gif creation website limits choice for social media users
Trussonomics: who were doomed mini-budget’s biggest cheerleaders? Description of mini-budget as ‘seismic’ in one pro-Tory paper proved correct – though perhaps not in the intended sense
Disney threatens to bypass French cinemas unless release rules are relaxed Movies may go straight to streaming service Disney+ unless government changes distribution regulations
Kanye West to buy rightwing social network Parler Purchase by rapper, who changed name to Ye in 2021, expected to be completed by end of year
Rupert Murdoch considering merging Fox and News Corp once again Merger would combine Fox News and TMZ with newspaper and online news operations, almost a decade after they split
Netflix launches £4.99 package with adverts to lure cost-conscious streamers Basic with Ads subscription will be available in 12 countries from 3 November as customer growth stalls
Jacob Rees-Mogg says pensions not at risk as he hits out at BBC Business secretary claims impartiality rules breached by suggestion market turmoil is linked to mini-budget
Netflix reports £1.4bn revenue last year from UK subscribers US streaming service behind The Crown and Stranger Things also pays record corporation tax of almost £7m
LadBible to sack 10% of staff as it warns of tough trading conditions Online media company, which has seen its share price slump, blames economy for job losses
New Weinstein trial to begin in Los Angeles, five years after bombshell reports Disgraced producer, already poised to spend life in prison, faces 11 additional sexual assault charges