Facebook narrowly avoids dip below starting price in mixed first day of IPO
Social network giant ends day at $38.23 (£24), up just 0.61% from its starting price after share sale got off to a messy start
Facebook IPO reaps huge rewards for founders as buyers watch and wait
Early trading delays subsided to sell 82m shares of Facebook stock in 30 seconds before subsiding close to the offer price
Facebook preaches accountability – but doesn’t practise it
Mark Zuckerberg's control of Facebook shares means there could be tension over strategy in the future
Hewlett-Packard to axe up to 30,000 jobs
Computer and software company expected to cut 8% of workforce as consumers ditch bulky PCs in favour of tablets
Twitter to use Do Not Track
Social network to honour requests from users who do not want online behaviour recorded – unlike Google and Facebook. By Charles Arthur
SpaceX prepares to launch first commercial flight to space station
In a major step towards space privatisation, SpaceX will send a Dragon capsule with supplies for the International Space Station
TEDx stages Mogadishu conference to celebrate city’s ‘rebirth’
US brand of inspirational speakers takes its 'ideas worth spreading' to the final frontier: Somalia
Facebook IPO: analysts warn investors away as more shares hit the market
As early investors decide to cash out, some consultants warn first-day bubble will burst once the cultural spectacle wears off
Brain implant allows paralysed woman to control a robot with her thoughts
The BrainGate implant can decode a patient's brain signals and instruct a robotic arm to reach and grasp objects
General Motors gives Facebook the boot ahead of $100bn share sale
Withdrawal of one of the world's biggest advertisers days before stock market sale seen as an embarrassment by analysts
Twitter now has 10m users in UK
UK is the fourth-largest country for Twitter users in the world, with 80% accessing it with mobile phones. By Charles Arthur
Unfriending the US: Facebook co-founder stands to save millions
In renouncing his citizenship last year, Eduardo Saverin will get out of paying $39m in taxes according to one estimate
Facebook IPO: the data behind our animation
Facebook is about to hit the stock exchange - but just how big is it and how has it grown so massive?
Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson diagnosed with thyroid cancer – reports
Thompson, who quit amid allegations that he had lied on his CV, reportedly said his illness contributed to his decision to resign
Obama’s team of tech gurus to unleash ‘Holy Grail’ of digital campaigning
Dashboard, the Democrats' sophisticated new tool, melds data collection with a social aspect to unify volunteers nationwide
Trayvon Martin petition site Change.org comes to UK
Website that teenager's mother used to bring his case to world attention says it has 'structure of a business but non-profit ethos'
Next question after Scott Thompson’s departure: what is Yahoo actually for?
Since the advent of Google, and then Twitter and Facebook, the company hasn't had a unique selling point
Yahoo chief Scott Thompson quits amid claims of fake qualification
Internet giant replaces CEO with former News Corp executive after less than six months in job. By Dominic Rushe
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: I don’t have broadband at home
Computing guru stuns business forum in Australia by admitting he doesn't have high-speed internet at his California home
Private investigators are selling access to financial and criminal records
Channel 4's Dispatches reveals the ease with which detectives can acquire highly personal information
Trade in sensitive personal data uncovered by secret investigation
C4's Dispatches records private investigator selling bank details and criminal and medical records to reporters
Iran unites in choking on Persian Gulf omission from Google Maps
US internet firm says 'body of water' was never labelled on mapping service, though Iranians still take to web to cry foul
O2 first-quarter profits fall by almost a third
Telefónica-owned mobile network's year-on-year operating profits fall to €334m as it struggles to retain iPhone customers
Joint strike fighter stalled by technical problems
Each F35-B aircraft could cost more than £57m as cost overruns and design delays stall production
Google’s self-driving car gets green light in Nevada
US state grants permit to autonomous 'car of the future' and California prepares to follow suit. By Charles Arthur
Big questions remain unanswered over the government’s ‘snooper’s charter’
The coalition wants to monitor our emails, texts and web use – but hasn't explained why or how, or who it thinks it will catch. By Charles Arthur
Yahoo chief comes under pressure over academic qualifications claim
Scott Thompson under increasing pressure for falsely claiming on his CV to have a computer science degree
Yahoo chief comes under pressure over academic qualifications claim
Scott Thompson under increasing pressure for falsely claiming on his CV to have a computer science degree
Oracle-Google trial: both sides win, or lose, in the first round
Jury deadlocked on whether use of Java to build Android mobile operating system amounted to 'fair use'. By Charles Arthur
Android and iPhone users fuel fervour for Pebble, a wristwatch that runs apps
Orders from individuals prepared to take a chance allows Silicon Valley startup to begin production of device with e-paper screen
Embattled Yahoo CEO could be ousted by board as early as today
Problems for internet giant worsen as top shareholder files to open the books on Yahoo and CEO Scott Thompson
Why Britain’s broadband is heading for the slow lane
The UK generates more money online than any other G20 nation, but lack of investment leaves downloads 16th slowest in Europe
Pilotless planes project begins test flights over Irish Sea
Astraea prototypes follow programmed instructions, with the aim that they could fly missions autonomously for days at a time
Kim Dotcom rap song lampoons John Banks over NZ donations scandal
Megaupload founder collaborates with top music producers to question MP's denials about political contributions
Why is there so much misogyny online?
The conversation: Why do women face such misogyny in the media, particularly online? TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly and feminist writer Nina Power share their thoughts and experiences