‘We’re still talking past each other’: US congressmen make rare visit to China
First congressional delegation to Beijing since 2019 calls for military dialogue as Trump and Xi plan to meet
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Ego or strategy? The motives behind Elon Musk’s $1bn Tesla buy
Sceptics note Tesla boss bought company shares after he had been briefly supplanted by Oracle’s Larry Ellison as world’s richest man
Tesla’s trillion-dollar pay package shows Elon Musk desires control, not just wealth
Despite bizarre behaviour that has tarnished car maker’s brand, investors still believe in him
Oracle’s share price surge suggests the AI trade still has momentum
Larry Ellison’s personal fortune rose by more than $88bn overnight, the biggest one-day wealth gain in history
Larry Ellison overtakes Elon Musk to become world’s richest person
Oracle market value jumps more than $290bn on AI surge after ‘astonishing quarter’
‘I will not be intimidated’: But has Rupert Murdoch met his nemesis in Donald Trump?
The US president has issued a $10bn lawsuit against the media mogul’s empire – the very one that eased his path to power
Oracle’s embarrassingly inept response to huge data breaches has made a bad situation far worse
Tech giant facing mounting criticism after display of PR bungling that would make the 1990s blush
Paramount agrees Skydance merger in end to Redstone era
Ellison family and US investment group RedBird to invest $8 billion in group
Elon Musk releases new AI chatbot ‘Grok’ in bid to take on ChatGPT
Billionaire’s xAI start up unveils generative AI model in challenge to Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google
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
Public mood swings against the sultans of Silicon Valley
What wealth can’t always buy is admiration. And that’s an area in which the tech titans have suffered major losses
Ellison, Binance and Sequoia back Musk’s $44bn bid for Twitter
Biggest backing of $1bn comes from Oracle co-founder
Oracle’s Irish unit funds €1bn payment to the US technology group
Staff numbers last year at the tech giant’s Dublin operation fell by about 200
Tenth anniversary of tech trailblazer Steve Jobs’s death
Net Results: A decade later, he is here with us daily, in a tech world he did, indeed, change
Barbie boom, Trump loyalists and a bond king’s latest battle
Planet Business: Everybody needs good neighbours
TikTok set to become a standalone US company to satisfy White House
ByteDance to retain majority shareholding with Oracle holding minority stake
TikTok, Trump’s least favourite app, is laying down its Irish roots
Its business is being forced to splinter just as it seeks to cross from fad status to contender
European stocks take lead from Asian markets
TikTok deal and Covid-19 vaccine progress inspires positive mood
Oracle wins bid for TikTok in US after Microsoft offer rejected
ByteDance reaches partnership agreement for Chinese-owned video app ahead of Trump deadline
Democrats are magnets for donations from tech sector
Anti-big tech rhetoric from the candidates hasn’t proven an obstacle to fundraising
Oracle’s Irish arm returns to profit, acquires $11.4bn in IP rights
Irish subsidiary, which employs over 1,400 people, bounces back from big loss in 2018
Oracle weighs potential bid for TikTok as deal deadline looms
Trump is forcing Chinese-owned company to sell US operations, citing national security
Tesla is ‘better run’ after leadership tumult, says top investor
Asset manager ‘more comfortable’ with $9.7 billion stake following carmaker’s overhaul
Fears for Dublin jobs as Oracle believed to be cutting 1,300 roles
Technology company expected to eliminate jobs across Europe in three areas
Tesla to raise up to $2.3bn via new share issue
Carmaker discloses SEC was scrutinising its ‘financing arrangements’
Pilita Clark: Give the boss a break and firm will prosper
Only about 15% of US employers offer sabbatical leave, and most of that is unpaid
Oracle’s Irish subsidiary sees losses balloon on impairment charge
Technology giant sold IP rights for €198m to another group company earlier this month
Larry Ellison discloses $1bn stake in Tesla
Oracle founder recently joined board of car manufacturer founded by Elon Musk
Tesla shares skid as Model 3 deliveries undershoot
Elon Musk’s company also announces price cut in US to offset lower tax relief
Irish and European shares rally at end of volatile week
Applegreen, Ryanair and Bank of Ireland shares in demand as Iseq finishes up 2.5%
Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson join Tesla’s board
Appointment of Oracle and Walgreens Boots Alliance chiefs follow governance concerns
If Musk must go, who would drive Tesla?
Cantillon: Could the Aston Martin chief be the best of a clutch of top auto executives?
Stepping back from company leadership can be hard to do
Few founders have all the skills required to build a thriving enterprise in the long term
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