Europe reminds Google of a simple fact: love hurtsThe record fine levied on the tech giant by the EU reflects anxiety about the pervasive influence of Silicon ValleyRana Foroohar: The power of the tech titansOur global business columnist on power, money and the Silicon Valley bubbleChina’s tech groups are building too much powerThere is no Silicon Valley comparison to the dominance of Alibaba and TencentThe liberal siren song on Silicon ValleyDemocrats should be wary of assuming voters share their anxieties about Big TechBig Tech bonanza needs closer scrutinyThe complexity and convenience of the internet means it escapes lawmakers’ attentionSilicon Valley’s self-serving myths about online freedomThe promise of an internet under the benign oversight of innovators was never achievableMore from this SeriesBig Tech and Amazon: too powerful to break up?While Google, Facebook and Twitter are set for a grilling in Congress over Russia, it is the online retailer that is drawing intense scrutinyCompetition is not for losers — even in the digital eraThe ‘winner takes all’ business model is not the best match for our digital futuresHarnessing technology to challenge inequalityThe disconnect between tech and the real world must be fixed to solve society’s problemsBig tech rolls on, and the trust regulators roll overBreak-ups are not called for, but the time to block deals has comeIngram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Anti-social mediaRussian fake Facebook ads reach 150mBeijing’s battle to control its homegrown tech groupsTencent and Alibaba seen as crucial to economic reform but face close scrutinyTerrorism adds the backdrop to the fight for internet controlPoliticians, the media and tech companies tussle over regulation and freedomsFacebook left spinning by Russian revelationsMoscow’s weaponisation of the social network to influence last year’s US election raises grave questionsOur personal data are precious — we must take back controlThis ‘lost generation’ has handed over information casually in exchange for services
Europe reminds Google of a simple fact: love hurtsThe record fine levied on the tech giant by the EU reflects anxiety about the pervasive influence of Silicon ValleyRana Foroohar: The power of the tech titansOur global business columnist on power, money and the Silicon Valley bubbleChina’s tech groups are building too much powerThere is no Silicon Valley comparison to the dominance of Alibaba and TencentThe liberal siren song on Silicon ValleyDemocrats should be wary of assuming voters share their anxieties about Big TechBig Tech bonanza needs closer scrutinyThe complexity and convenience of the internet means it escapes lawmakers’ attentionSilicon Valley’s self-serving myths about online freedomThe promise of an internet under the benign oversight of innovators was never achievableMore from this SeriesBig Tech and Amazon: too powerful to break up?While Google, Facebook and Twitter are set for a grilling in Congress over Russia, it is the online retailer that is drawing intense scrutinyCompetition is not for losers — even in the digital eraThe ‘winner takes all’ business model is not the best match for our digital futuresHarnessing technology to challenge inequalityThe disconnect between tech and the real world must be fixed to solve society’s problemsBig tech rolls on, and the trust regulators roll overBreak-ups are not called for, but the time to block deals has comeIngram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Anti-social mediaRussian fake Facebook ads reach 150mBeijing’s battle to control its homegrown tech groupsTencent and Alibaba seen as crucial to economic reform but face close scrutinyTerrorism adds the backdrop to the fight for internet controlPoliticians, the media and tech companies tussle over regulation and freedomsFacebook left spinning by Russian revelationsMoscow’s weaponisation of the social network to influence last year’s US election raises grave questionsOur personal data are precious — we must take back controlThis ‘lost generation’ has handed over information casually in exchange for services
