Big tech

Google owner worth more than $2 trillion after announcing first dividend

Business
Robert Johnson

Google’s parent company soared past a $2 trillion valuation last night as the search engine giant said it would pay a dividend ...

Meta shares sink as AI doubts rise

Business
Robert Johnson

Shares in Meta plunged on Wednesday after the US tech giant revealed plans to increase spending on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. About ...

Microsoft Bing Head to Step Down Amid AI Push

Technology
Laura Adams

The head of Microsoft’s Bing search engine and ad business is reportedly leaving that role. Mikhail Parakhin’s departure — the subject of ...

China is finally reaping what it sowed with TikTok sell-off

World
Emily Foster

Well, perhaps. And yet the Chinese government is hardly in a position to accuse anyone else of unfair competition. This is a ...

Big tech is about to change the stock market forever

Business
Robert Johnson

You can now buy the equity not just for its growth prospects, but for the income it generates as well. Investors, understandably, ...

How TikTok ate kids’ brains

Technology
Laura Adams

Yet TikTok’s growing influence and importance among kids and teenagers has sparked alarm in some quarters. Campaigners, academics and politicians are concerned ...