Rafe Uddin

Contract with start-up Zipline comes as state department pursues commercial deals for overseas development

Trump-supporting billionaire narrows EIT’s ambitions by cutting initiatives and tightening control

Ecommerce group’s first US bond in three years comes as it cranks up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure

Larry Ellison’s software company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts

New Glenn launch a boost for Amazon founder as he challenges Elon Musk’s grip on space market

Alphabet’s self-driving car venture will add routes in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco

Food delivery app says acquisition of UK’s Deliveroo will contribute less to earnings than forecast

Star hedge fund manager discloses $912mn bearish wager

Lossmaking start-up commits to spending close to $1.5tn as it gobbles up processing power

Consulting group and think-tank founded by former PM doubles down on artificial intelligence and seeks new donors

Tech billionaire capitalised on the AI boom to briefly claim the title of world’s richest person

Online travel platforms prepare for rise of artificial intelligence ‘agents’

California start-up secures new funding amid growing investor appetite in autonomous vehicle technology

Chinese online platform’s hopes of undercutting ecommerce giant rebuffed by American suppliers

The concept has been proved, but scaling up services beyond a handful of cities will require tens of billions in new investment

Security breach used to hit US federal and state agencies, universities and energy companies

Companies are seeking a share of the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in the fast-growing sector

Latest firings take job losses to 7% of computing group’s workforce since January

Data centre group says business from unnamed new client will start to generate revenue by 2028

Chief executive Andy Jassy warns the company will cut roles ‘in the next few years’