Musk and AI among biggest threats to brand reputation, global survey shows In appraisal, international public affairs leaders warned companies about aligning with ‘polarizing’ Trump ally
Nvidia’s CEO makes surprise visit to Beijing after US restricts chip sales to China Jensen Huang causes stir on social media and is reported to have met founder of AI company DeepSeek
Temu and Shein warn of US price hikes from next week due to Trump tariffs Shein says ‘operating expenses have gone up’ as both Chinese retailers also drop ad spending in US
Fed chair says Trump tariffs could make inflation worse as US stocks slide further Value of Nvidia dropped by billions on Wednesday after president imposed new restrictions on the chip giant
Spotify running again after users around world report problems Audio streaming app confirms service restored following more than five hours of disruption
Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair market
‘One minute it’s “would you like to listen to Galaxie 500?”, the next humanity’s enslaved’: can anyone escape Spotify? As a new book skewers Spotify’s effect on music, two Guardian music writers spent a week assessing the limits of living with and without it
X’s UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk’s takeover Social media platform formerly known as Twitter says 66.3% revenue drop was down to fall in advertising income
Trump administration freezes $2.3bn in funds after Harvard defies demands – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average
Critics slam deregulation of crypto as Trump family expands its footprint in industry Watchdogs say cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement has plummeted while Trump family invests heavily in it
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price by 25% as Trump tariffs bite PS5 digital price in UK would rise to £430 and €500 in Europe as Japanese games developer cites ‘challenging economic environment’
US stock markets expected to recover after Trump drops tariffs on mobiles Exemption, seen as a climbdown, includes laptops and chips, and is likely to help firms such as Apple and Nvidia
Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy New measures announced to help tariff-hit British firms amid ambitious plans to foster closer ties with EU
Make America make again? Trump’s tariffs will only be manufacturing pipe dreams The president’s gambit to bring the production of goods such as iPhones back to the US ignores huge supply chain complexities