‘Proof of concept’ trial for subterranean network faces environmental challenges

US imports have overtaken jeans and are used to calculate UK inflation — but are they fit for work?

New investment group to pump £300m of private capital into challenger brands

Entrepreneur who grew up in a council house takes title from Hinduja brothers

The ticketing company puts the emphasis on ‘cultural fit’ in its search for targets

Ride-hailing company partners with Nasa to design urban air-traffic control system

Higher salaries and greater resources lures professors to US tech groups

Disruptive technologies trigger strategic rethink in companies at core of economy

Funding round raises $820m for robotics start-up UBTech as investment in field soars

Despite the country’s civil war and brain drain, software developers make a go of it

UK capital benefits from a broad investor base but bosses are nervy

Business is brisk for the men and women who hustle for radio airtime

Japanese group hopes to develop technological expertise for ride hailing and vehicle sharing

Urban authorities lay out ground rules to tame two-wheelers flooding their streets

The ‘Netflix for movie theatres’ is the latest start-up to pay customers’ bills

Karl-Thomas Neumann says traditional carmakers will not be leaders in next transport era

Founders say high taxes and a lack of funding hold businesses back

Dependent on oil and bruised by sanctions, the Iranian economy needs new sources of jobs but some are wary of the growing role of technology companies