Giving up on a dream is hard. When it’s built on billions of dollars, it’s even harder. The tech world was locked in a debate last week about the potential for Web3, a decentralised version of the internet underpinned by digital currency that proponents would like to see replace the current, corporate-dominated Web2. Rarely will you see geeks argue ...

  By all appearances, the standoff over Ukraine remains dangerous. Although Russia continues to deny that it plans an attack, President Vladimir Putin has massed troops, hardware, weapons stockpiles and medical units on Ukraine’s borders, and continues to add to their number. The US is sending 2,700 troops to bolster Nato’s eastern flank, with at least 8,500 more ready to ...

  Bloomberg Regulators are taking steps to shield US aviation-industry engineers from the kind of company pressure that was revealed in investigations of the design flaw on the Boeing Co. 737 Max linked to two fatal crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday proposed new policies that would shield employees at Boeing and other planemakers who act on behalf of ...