Amazon and Alphabet report sales surge
Tech giants Amazon, Google-owner Alphabet, and Microsoft see shares jump as quarterly sales climb.
Job losses
Online shoppers want cheap, fast deliveries so distribution warehouses are automating but at a cost in jobs.
Twitter bans RT and Sputnik ads amid election interference fears
The social media platform will no longer accept adverts from Russia Today or Sputnik.
Bloodhound car tested ahead of 1,000mph record attempt
The ‘world’s fastest car’ goes through its first public tests ahead of a land speed record attempt.
Expensive ‘mistake’
The nation’s largest infrastructure project, a broadband network, has drawn complaints and ridicule.
Twitter nears profit as it adds users
The social media firm’s losses narrow sharply, with four million more people now using its service.