Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took to U.S. government-funded airwaves on Monday where he described recent actions by tech titans to curb free speech including on platforms like Twitter and Facebook as being ‘a kind of censorial instinct that is dangerous.’ Pompeo used the speech on Voice Of America to deliver a full-throated defense of … Read more
Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants’ grip on billions of customers’ lives. Governments and users are belatedly coming to terms with the power held by the likes of Apple and Amazon, particularly in focus this year thanks to their role in everything from setting up … Read more
Clash of nature’s titans: Astonishing moment volcanic ash cloud is blasted by a bolt of lightning Sakurajima, an active volcano in Japan, erupted this week with a column of ash rising into the night sky A lightning storm appeared above the crater in a spellbinding but poorly-understood volcanic phenomenon Scientists believe the lightning may be … Read more
And the winner of this battle of the Titans is…? PETER HOSKIN takes his pick of the newest games By Peter Hoskin For The Daily Mail Published: 02:14 GMT, 27 November 2020 | Updated: 02:14 GMT, 27 November 2020 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PlayStation, £49.99) Verdict: King of the swingers Rating: Demon’s Souls (PlayStation, £69.99) … Read more
Ministers to examine plans to beef up Britain’s markets watchdog after furious intervention by its former chairman Lord Andrew Tyrie By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 14 November 2020 Ministers will examine plans to beef up Britain’s markets watchdog after a furious intervention by … Read more
Fund titans blacklist BP over green shift: Fidelity among City investors deserting oil giants – as clean energy plans fuel profit fears BP and Shell are undergoing the biggest restructurings in their histories, shedding a total of 19,000 jobs globally Both have committed to cutting the carbon footprint of the oil and gas they produce … Read more
As coronavirus crisis tears through corporate Britain, US tech titans are raking in £2bn a day By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 29 October 2020 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 29 October 2020 America’s technology titans are raking in nearly £2bn a day even as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the global economy, … Read more
March of the tech titans: Compared to newcomers like Just Eat, the Silicon Valley giants don’t look overvalued at all, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 12 August 2020 The biggest winners from the pandemic have proved to be companies with … Read more