Big tech

In this week's "Make Me Smart" newsletter, we explain why Europe's highest court ruled Apple owed billions in unfair tax breaks. Plus, we explore ghost towns put up for sale and do the numbers on Chinese adoptions worldwide.

The $2.7 billion levy could affect the conduct of other tech giants watching from the sidelines.

The two companies' market dominance, and their anti-competitive playbooks, have similarities.

The companies that could profit the most from a potential Fed rate cut aren't Big Tech companies, so investors are shifting their focus.

For now, it's boosting other parts of the economy — chipmakers and contractors that build data centers, for example.

Apple announced new AI integrations for text, email, photos and Siri. It’s also adding ChatGPT capabilities into operating systems.

The chipmaker's early focus on graphics processing technology created an advantage that is paying off hugely this year.

The USB-C connector has become a standard across laptops and phones.

Passing AI regulations wasn't easy for the EU. Finding people to enforce it may be even harder.

The music streaming service just announced its third round of layoffs this year after previous years of intensive borrowing.