UK lost out on £2bn in tax in 2021 as big tech shifted profits abroad, claim campaigners
TaxWatch analysis estimates British arms of seven major tech firms paid £750m in corporation tax instead of possible £2.8bn
December 2020
NSO Group spyware 'dangerous', say tech firms in legal filing
Israeli company should be held liable to American anti-hacking laws, Google, Microsoft and others argue
January 2020
How to make multinationals pay their share, and cut tax havens out of the picture
Nicholas Shaxson
The OECD’s latest proposals would change little in a rigged system, says Nicholas Shaxson, author of The Finance Curse
November 2019
EU ministers to vote on move to expose firms' tax avoidance
Companies could be forced to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU member state
September 2016
FBI investigation of leaked NSA hacking tools examines operative's 'mistake'
As explanations swirl in Washington for how tools were stolen, sources say an agent, an unsecured computer and Russian hackers are the focus
August 2016
Cisco Systems to cut 5,500 jobs after reporting 2% drop in revenue
Cisco Systems: dotcom crash survivor seeks further reinvention
May 2016
US corporate giants hoarding more than a trillion dollars
Moody’s report says 72% of the money held by Apple, Google and other American companies is being parked offshore for tax reasons
April 2016
Facebook, Google campuses at risk of being flooded due to sea level rise
Forecasts show that Silicon Valley is at risk even under optimistic scenarios where rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions avoid the most severe increases
December 2014
Tech companies join Microsoft in email warrant case against US government
Tech and media organisations, including the Guardian, file legal briefs in support of Microsoft’s challenge of order to hand over emails on servers in Dublin
August 2014
Internet infrastructure 'needs updating or more blackouts will happen'
As more devices are used to surf the web, 'Border Gateway Protocol' pathways are too numerous for older routers to handle
Cisco invests in UK internet of things startup Evrythng
Evrythng, which aims to give every object in the world a unique URL, has received $7m funding. By Alex Hern
Heartbleed: routers and phones also at risk, says security expert
Manufacturers must patch routers, video conferencing software and desktop phones, as scale of software vulnerability continues to grow. By Alex Hern
The data store: on big data
Smart cities: are you willing to trade privacy for efficiency?
Data science may be helping cities get 'smarter', but questions remain over how long urban populations will tolerate an increasingly invasive level of data collection
March 2014
Maker Faire: London 'geek-fest' heralds fully plugged-in UK
Olympic Park scores coup to host annual fair, tapping into amateur tech talent as UK heads towards the 'Internet of Things'
October 2013
Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Google lead coalition for cheaper internet
The Alliance for Affordable Internet is trying to get the rest of the world online. By Samuel Gibbs
May 2013
Huawei boss says US business block on telecoms equipment group will backfire
Ren Zhengfei breaks silence over government's refusal to do business with Chinese group on cyber-security grounds. By Anthony Doesburg
October 2012
Cisco Systems ends ZTE partnership
Chinese telecommunications firm alleged to have sold Cisco-produced products to Iranian firm, breaking US sanctions
July 2012
David Cameron challenged by global business leaders at conference
PM forced to explain UK aviation and immigration policies after questions from heads of Emirates airlines and Cisco Systems
March 2012
News Corp and Permira sell NDS to Cisco for $5bn
Rupert Murdoch group expected to make $1bn and private equity firm $2bn by offloading pay-TV encryption company. By Lisa O'Carroll and Dan Sabbagh
