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The digerati developed a monopoly on Americans’ attention, creating division, distrust and envy under the innocent guise of connecting us and making our lives better
Apple share slump amid iPhone woes should sound caution for new Government
Tech giant’s international operation in Cork believed to be largest taxpayer in Republic
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Donald Trump and his coterie of wealthy business people likely means less support for global tax reform
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Some employers that are mandating office returns favour retaining their big spaces, while others move to smaller but better-serviced properties
Donald Trump is likely to listen to noisy business leaders like Michael O’Leary
Nothing says ‘America first’ quite like Boeing aeroplanes, and Ryanair is one of the US aircraft maker’s best customers
Launch of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket postponed over ‘a few anomalies’
New Glenn rocket was preparing to take off from Cape Canaveral to compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market
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Amazon Prime Video’s latest star is Melania Trump
Incoming first lady will be an executive producer of the documentary released by Jeff Bezos-owned streamer
Jeff Bezos might not be to blame, but Amazon’s Prime Video has made a mess of a Christmas classic
The streamer’s cut version of It’s a Wonderful Life is an abomination – but perhaps not a woke bowdlerisation of the original
Silicon Valley seeks an audience at the court of Trump
Tech bros from Elon Musk to Sam Altman are looking to president-elect’s second term to unshackle them from regulatory restrictions
‘It’s cool’ isn’t a good reason for scientists to develop harmful technologies
Unthinkable: Regulating generative AI is important in its own right, but it’s also a dummy run for the existential threat of artificial general intelligence. This will go beyond mimicking human intelligence to conquering it
Corporate giants back down as Donald Trump election win in prospect
This US election, compliance risks becoming a calculated bet on the rise of authoritarianism
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in London
Planet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffees
Is Kamala Harris the only person who’s not afraid of Donald Trump?
Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a stand
Satellite wars: Elon Musk’s Starlink faces competition for global communications network
Amazon’s Kuiper has big plans but both groups face costly ongoing satellite replacement programmes
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On The Grand Tour: One for the Road, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bow out of their Prime Video car show
Amazon, Meta and Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero
Tech companies invest in renewable energy but cannot fully control how polluting their data centres are
Washington Post’s own coverage of incoming editor prompts change of plan
Personnel drama at revered US newspaper has been playing out on its own pages for weeks
‘People are not reading your stuff’ is the worst thing you can say to journalists
From plans to introduce a ‘third newsroom’ to its chief executive’s blunt language at a staff ‘town hall’ meeting, the latest moves by the Washington Post are less than inspiring
Down with the super-rich: Two takes on the dangers of excessive wealth
Enough by Luke Hildyard and Technocapitalism by Loretta Napoleoni
Bezos capitalises on Amazon stock high to lock in gains
Timing of $4bn sale of stock in retail behemoth he founded - after move to Florida - will see him avoid capital gains tax
Jeff Bezos will save billions in taxes by moving to Miami
Amazon founder is moving his residency from Seattle
Washington Post names Will Lewis as new chief executive and publisher
Former Daily Telegraph editor had been in the running to bid for British broadsheet
Airbus forms joint venture in bid to replace International Space Station
Plane maker and US start-up Voyager join race to build commercial alternatives before ISS is decommissioned
Amazon chief vows to ‘go big’ on physical stores
Jassy backs grocery business despite recently saying plans were on hold
Number of Irish ‘super rich’ more than doubled in past decade, Oxfam says
Oxfam report on growing inequality details ‘rising wealth at the top and rising poverty for the rest’
Space quest: How orbital data might improve life on Earth
Amazon and Axiom want to exploit space for human gain but danger from space junk lurks above Earth’s atmosphere
From Amazon to zero Covid: an A-Z of financial markets in 2022
The year was dominated by rollercoaster news stories such as Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of Twitter, the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes and the numerous cryptocurrency scandals
Jeff Bezos pledges to give away most of his fortune
Amazon founder had been criticised for not joining Giving Pledge campaign targeting billionaires
Billionaire-owned platforms lose sight of the vulnerable
Reach of Twitter means we will all be affected by Elon Musk closing the deal as planned this week, even if we are not on the platform
‘All I saw was death’: William Shatner describes his flight to space
‘My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral,’ Star Trek actor says in his new book
Patrick Freyne: Intellectuals, you can stop writing. I’ve the perfect sentence to sum up Irish identity
Rings of Power: My favourite subplot is the befuddled man finding himself among a bunch of whimsical, Irish-accented little people
Breda O’Brien: Big Tech is now the global monarch, answerable to nobody
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