Why the AI race has its creators fearing human extinction
Advances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream
India’s central bank tells Tata Sons to take conglomerate public
RBI rejects group’s appeal against forced listing, setting the stage for what could become India’s biggest IPO
Brics push for Gulf peace as war worries mount
India-China rapprochement faces obstacles over economic and geopolitical rivalry
Trump says united Ireland ‘inevitable’ and ‘a very cool thing’
Off-the-cuff remarks from US president during a visit to Ireland anger pro-UK parties
Reform UK receives two record £36mn donations
The combined £72mn gifts from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne are the largest donations in British political history
Can China’s Icicle woo global shoppers in a luxury downturn?
Cashmere brand wants more stores in Europe and the US after being backed by Gucci owner Kering
Saudi Arabia shuts East-West pipeline that bypasses Hormuz after attacks
Move is likely to put further momentum behind fast-rising oil prices
Canada seeks $1tn from investors looking for a haven from Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts a summit to put money behind his plan to decouple from an increasingly hostile US
The long shadow of quantitative easing
Central bank balance sheets will stay large
LIV Golf’s bleak future shifts to the courtroom
Also in today’s newsletter: Hyrox gets a power boost
Transcript: How to fix the finances of Gen Z
Claer Barrett speaks with Michael Taylor and financial content creators Abigail Foster, Tolani Abere, Oliver Gardner and Brian Byrnes
We are setting up a generation to fail at school
The disturbing global decline in test results rests on wrong-headed curriculum changes
Sweden’s election frontrunner faces tightening race
Social Democrat-led victory would offer rare respite for Europe’s centre-left, but its poll lead is narrowing
Why I, a non-billionaire, am not leaving the UK
If Britain is good enough for Harry and Meghan, the Bayeux Tapestry and Asian hornets, it’s good enough for me
Windshield megadeal could fix Europe’s broken IPO window
Belron is the sort of business that might help investors warm up to more deals
Nick Train’s trust offers buyback in bid to boost weak share price
Tender offer by Lindsell Train Investment Trust for 20% of shares aims to address persistently wide discount
High oil prices could force ECB to raise rates further, warns top policymaker
Austrian central bank governor Martin Kocher says risk of elevated inflation is higher than it was a few months ago
Why the British glass industry could be Number 10 North’s first major test
Heavily northern-based sector says intervention by Burnham is needed to reverse ‘dramatic decline’ caused by new packaging levies
South Korea arms itself to protect chip secrets from foreign spies
Seoul broadens its espionage legislation for the first time in more than seven decades
St James’s Place looks to reassure advisers following departures
The wealth manager will scrutinise growth plans and aim to boost adviser morale
Exorbitant tennis tickets are the price of the sport’s success
US Open’s growing popularity plus rising expense of running the tournament mean there is no obvious solution to affordability issues
It’s time to scrap the triple lock
The Budget needs to tip the balance back to Britain’s younger generations, who are priced out of a bright future
European investment in LatAm stocks hits 15-year peak
Investors seeking shelter from geopolitical turmoil have put the outflows of recent years into reverse.
Chinese crypto investor was seller of £190mn London mansion
Leon Li’s ownership of Regent’s Park home had remained obscured despite UK push for transparency