America used to be the world's premier technology innovator and China its best duplicator. But the roles are shifting, as has been shown by two major business stories of 2020: the signing of phase one of a US-China trade agreement, and the battle…

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó ; has defied a travel ban imposed by the government of Nicolás Maduro and left the country for the first time in nearly a year, crossing into Colombia where he will meet US secretary of state…

Poland's new finance minister wants US home rental site Airbnb to pay tax on the revenues it earns in the central European country, in the latest intervention by a senior European politician in the debate on how to tax digital companies. Tadeusz…

World leaders, chief executives, thinkers and celebrities are gathering in the Swiss mountain town of Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The event, which begins on Tuesday, has earned a reputation for high-altitude pontificating…

US government-funded technology companies have recorded an increase in the use of circumvention software in Iran in recent weeks after boosting efforts to help Iranian anti-regime protesters thwart internet censorship and use secure mobile…