Danish man on trial over alleged £500k music streaming fraud Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kind
Monzo to clinch extra £350m from investors before expected listing Digital bank’s funding round led by CapitalG, the vehicle of Google’s parent company Alphabet
Seized ransomware network LockBit rewired to expose hackers to world Four arrested and LockBit victims will get help to recover data after joint operation in UK, US and Europe
Why is Apple facing a €500m fine from EU over music streaming? European Commission will reportedly hand down punishment after tech organisation imposed ‘unfair trading conditions’ in the music streaming market
EU opens formal investigation into TikTok; Bank of England ‘could worsen recession’ without interest rate cuts soon – as it happened The European Union to investigate if TikTok breached online content rules aimed at protecting children, as Andy Haldane urges central bank to consider interest-rate cuts
When your food comes via a delivery app, the exploitation is baked right in Delivery services are only viable if someone is underpaid. Little wonder riders went on strike, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Amount of fraud in UK more than doubled to £2.3bn in 2023, report finds Accounting firm BDO also warns of future impact of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to rip off customers
Microsoft-backed OpenAI valued at $80bn after company completes deal Company to sell existing shares in ‘tender offer’ led by venture firm Thrive Capital, in similar deal as early last year
Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline’s chatbot Company claimed its chatbot ‘was responsible for its own actions’ when giving wrong information about bereavement fare
Take the money and run? I tested X’s paid-promotion model, and it was woeful Granted, a $50 investment wasn’t going draw in millions of clicks, but I expected more than just a few bots to show interest
Lyft CEO says ‘My bad’ after earnings typo sends stock up 60% The company had predicted it would grow by 5% in 2024, but later said that the real increase would be a factor of 10 lower
Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’
Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future
The Guardian view on the digital pound: an impetuous idea with a risky momentum of its own Editorial: A ‘Britcoin’ would trade convenience for societal dangers that hard cash keeps in check
Three apologises after network outages affect 10,000 customers across UK Network had different problems over the weekend and Monday but service now said to be recovering