Anthropic CEO met White House chief of staff as US seeks access to Mythos model
Dario Amodei met with Susie Wiles despite lawsuits over whether AI lab is a national security threat
Months-old start-up Recursive raises $500mn for self-teaching AI
Group founded by former engineers at DeepMind and OpenAI secures $4bn valuation in deal with Google’s venture arm and Nvidia
Oil slumps as US and Iran declare Strait of Hormuz open to shipping
Some tankers reverse course after attempting to transit waterway amid confusion over its status
Spain probes grid operator over ‘very serious’ breaches linked to blackout
Investigations mark first time since 2025 outage that authorities have identified different degrees of wrongdoing
Allies of Olly Robbins defend handling of Mandelson vetting
Appointment as US ambassador likely to have involved scrutiny of Chinese and Russian business links
Lutnick tells Canada ‘they suck’ and vows to wind back trade deal with US
Fraught talks set to resume to end dispute that is costing America more than a billion dollars a month
Starmer refuses to quit after ‘unforgivable’ Foreign Office vetting fiasco
PM shifts blame after Peter Mandelson revealed to have failed security officials’ checks
Transcript: Labour lambasted over defence
Lucy Fisher talks to Robert Shrimsley, Jim Pickard and Stephen Bush
Top Fed official warns Iran war could spark ‘lasting’ price shock
Christopher Waller says higher oil prices coupled with Donald Trump’s tariffs raise prospect of prolonged inflation
Organised crime suspect Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai
Irish police are looking to extradite man alleged to be one of Europe’s top criminals
Four Iran-linked probes in four weeks: the puzzle facing London’s police
If the Islamic republic was behind the incidents, it might be sending a coded warning to its enemies, experts say
The risks of Mythos are no myth
America is putting too much trust in the AI industry’s ability to police itself
Return of Mandelson scandal leaves Labour MPs in despair
Vetting failure highlights dysfunction in Keir Starmer’s government
Intertek is going to be broken up: the question is by whom
A split should unlock value
Lloyd’s of London to end flagship diversity event
Insurance marketplace has for years faced claims of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace behaviour
The Starmer-shaped hole where a prime minister should be
Mandelson scandal shows he has never successfully made the transition from an opposition mindset to a governing one
Stockpickers: Concurrent Technologies, Tesco, Churchill China
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Investors look through the turmoil
The world is a mess but markets seem to be shrugging worries over the fallout of the Iran war
Strait up
Markets are reacting positively to the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
MFS collapse prompts surge in national insolvency rates
Insolvency Service reports 82% year-on-year rise in administrations last month across England and Wales
The white-collar defence lawyers with nothing to do
The Trump administration’s approach to justice has made life quieter for those who defend alleged financial criminals
Avenue Q — provocative puppets show their age but still sizzle
Some of the gags seem dated 20 years on but it’s striking how many of the issues satirised are still keenly felt
EU prepares for jet fuel sharing as supplies dwindle
Energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen says Europe moving towards supply crisis “very rapidly”
Royal disorder in the charity sector
Nobody benefits if third-sector organisations can’t keep their disputes away from the courts