Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare

Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show

Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery

Research finds growing trend of employers letting employees work remotely to free up more holiday time

Judge says there is plenty of evidence to suggest OpenAI’s leaders made assurances nonprofit structure would be kept

European media giant aims to emulate success of sports podcast network Goalhanger, founded by Gary Lineker

Jensen Huang also announces at CES new, more powerful Vera Rubin chips that will arrive later this year

Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way

Fraudsters use phishing to steal card details, which fund a spending spree using Apple Pay or Google Pay

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidies

Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement

Multinational boosts online chatter after social media users showcase product’s widespread use in life hacks

Tesla endured tough year in part thanks to some consumers’ distaste for Elon Musk’s embrace of rightwing politics

The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under deal

How the tech CEO and ‘Dogefather’ made a mess of the year – from his White House tenure to an apparent Nazi salute