BBCNEWS Business June 7, 2024
we start in the us, where the british tech tycoon mike lynch has been cleared of fraud charges in a san francisco court. once hailed as a uk bill gates, mr lynch was facing fraud charges over the $11 billion sale of his software firm, autonomy, to hewlett—packard back in 2011. mr lynch had been accused of inflating the value of his firm ahead of the sale — a jury has found him not guilty on all counts. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has the details. when autonomy was sold to hewlett—packard 13 years ago for $11.1 billion, it was one of the top—100 publi...