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Image copyright Getty Images Japanese car maker Nissan has filed a civil lawsuit against its former chairman Carlos Ghosn. The suit, filed at Yokohama District Court, seeks an initial amount of $90m (£69.5m). The company said it aims “to recover a significant part of the monetary damages inflicted on the company by its former chairman”. […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Blockchain could offer a back-up to payment systems Imagine you are out shopping and get to the till but your card doesn’t work. It turns out that your bank has had a computer meltdown and none of its customers, including you, can pay for anything. But what if the

Regulator Ofcom is set to be given the power to make tech firms responsible for protecting people from harmful content such as violence, terrorism, cyber-bullying and child abuse, the government will confirm on Wednesday. Platforms will need to ensure that illegal content is removed quickly. They will also be expected to “minimise the risks” of

Image copyright Getty Images A US judge has given the go-ahead for telecoms giant T-Mobile US to buy its smaller rival Sprint. The $26bn (£20bn) deal will mark a major shakeup of the industry as it will mean there will be just three major players in the American mobile phone market. The ruling will pave

Image copyright Google Image caption Google has changed how shopping results appear so shoppers can now see goods from price comparison sites as well as its own results Google’s appeal against a huge fine imposed by the European Commission over its alleged abuse of power in promoting its own shopping comparison service will be heard

Image copyright Karen Ward Image caption Karen Ward says she is now feeling less pressure over retirement Her day job is working on staff pensions, but Karen Ward admits she became a little bit complacent about her own retirement plans. The 58-year-old, who has worked at insurer Aviva for 39 years, said she needed a

Image copyright Getty Images Gas and electricity customers will receive automatic compensation of £30 from May if their switch to a new provider goes wrong, Ofgem has said. The regulator said the new rules should give “peace of mind” to those shopping around. More than six million people switched energy firms last year. Payments will

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Steiner co-founded Ocado in 2000 The boss of online shopping company Ocado has bagged a £54m bonus, despite his firm posting a bruising £214.5m loss last year. Tim Steiner got the windfall after an incentive scheme tied to the firm’s share price paid out. It comes on top

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChancellor: ‘UK trade will be better outside EU’ UK trade will thrive despite the introduction of UK border checks after the Brexit transition period, the chancellor has said. Sajid Javid admitted frictionless trade with the EU would be “over” but said that Britain would have a “better

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Lara Lewington tests the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Samsung is making all three models in its new flagship smartphone range 5G-compatible. The top-end Galaxy S20 also introduces a 100x zoom camera. The firm also confirmed a new foldable, the Galaxy Z Flip. It uses “folding glass”