Incyte nears up to $2bn deal for blood disorder biotech Star
Midsized drug manufacturers are supplementing pipelines and scaling up in competition with Big Pharma
Walmart tells workers that AI will improve their jobs, not steal them
Retailer’s embrace of artificial intelligence comes amid anxiety that the technology will create mass redundancies
Voters sour on Trump’s handling of inflation and grocery prices — FT poll
US president blamed for high cost of living as Iran war deepens discontent
US universities boost market risk as financial pressures mount
Trump administration funding cuts and weak private equity performance prompt a search for higher endowment returns
Bouygues Telecom consortium agrees to buy Patrick Drahi’s SFR for €20.35bn
Bid from group including Orange and Free-Iliad faces showdown with antitrust regulators in Paris and Brussels
Britain’s questionable reliance on Palantir
Government should use the best technology for any task, but be wary of ‘lock-ins’
British Airways chief says air fares will rise again if fuel costs stay high
Sean Doyle’s warning comes as jet fuel prices have doubled since Iran war began in February
OpenAI plots biggest ChatGPT overhaul since launch
$850bn start-up to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO
Expensive oil is making electric vehicles look positively cheap
Petrol retails for £1.58 a litre in the UK, up about 20% since the start of the year
We are optimising ourselves to death
A tracker might tell you that you got to bed too late, but it doesn’t tell you that you were busy living your life
Could Farage’s call for ‘rage’ cost Reform the Makerfield by-election?
Latest polling shows Labour’s Andy Burnham pulling away from the rightwing populists, his main challengers
Europe risks ‘mass unemployment’ without reform, warns ABB boss
Morten Wierod calls for urgent deregulation as energy shock from Iran war dents EU competitiveness
Everybody’s Talkin’ — the plaintive cover that outshone the original
Harry Nilsson’s rendition won a Grammy, but the man who wrote it devoted himself to dolphin conservation
Italian defence and engineering groups enjoy Gulf deal boost
Italy has proved it is a ‘reliable partner at the darkest of times’, say analysts
Longest-serving CEO in Fortune 250: ‘You have to know your limits’
Dan Amos and his quacking duck advert have made insurer Aflac a household name in the US
Will America’s evangelicals stick with Trump?
A critical part of the president’s base is questioning whether his politics and rhetoric align with Christian values
Ferrari diehards debate whether buying its first EV is test of loyalty
Group has banned dealers from bundling Luce sales and access to exclusive models as it seeks new clients
Trump’s outbursts rattle Gulf allies
US president’s threat against longtime mediator heightens concerns about unpredictability of Washington’s policy
The £450,000 degree: how English university fees for overseas students are surging
Top-ranking universities plan a 29% rise in international undergraduate fees
Nine of our best recipes with peas
Fresh and versatile, these seasonal stars should be at the top of the call sheet
Nato narrowly beats Russia-style enemy in cyber attack simulation
Alliance tests government response to online propaganda mirroring Moscow’s wartime tactics
We should be getting better at AI by now
From cancelled novels to legal fines, the scale of blunders only halfway through the year suggests the opposite
US weighs using Iranian assets to compensate Gulf allies for war damage
Proposal comes as relations between Trump administration and regional partners have been strained by conflict
Tokio Marine boss to use Berkshire deal for global growth drive
Masahiro Koike aims to turn Japanese group into top five global insurer within a decade