A push by US politicians to regulate digital app stores has pitted Apple and Google against Microsoft and others in a showdown of some of the world’s biggest technology companies.

Netflix is testing features including one that will allow accounts to be shared outside members’ households at an extra cost.

Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings are preparing to cut tens of thousands of jobs combined this year in one of their biggest layoff rounds, sources said.

Apple’s iPhones led the mobile industry to a milestone in January, when handsets with 5G accounted for more than half of smartphone sales for the first time.