China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders
Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation
Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen
After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising
How John Henry took Liverpool from crisis club to $7bn juggernaut
US billionaire imported data analysis techniques honed in baseball to return Liverpool to the top of English football
The experience economy is a blockbuster phenomenon
From sports to cinema-going, live shared experiences are increasingly popular and a haven for AI-fearful investors
Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree
Swiss officials say gangs from France are responsible for a recent rise in ‘homejackings’, sometimes at gunpoint
OpenAI upheaval mounts as Sam Altman readies IPO push
Executive exits and safety team changes unsettle staff as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a blockbuster listing
Which is the next No 1 city on Earth?
Despite the decline of the west, there won’t be one for decades yet
The best wine recommendations may be hiding in the small print
A new labelling rule for importers has given British drinkers a useful clue in determining which bottles to buy (or avoid)
UK universities offer fee discounts to overseas students in ‘pricing war’
Reductions come as tighter visa rules and fiercer competition add to pressure on already financially strained sector
Pandemic lockdowns never ended for some people
For too many young people, disrupted social ties have never fully recovered
How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops
The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business
How grandparents can help with school fees
Private education will be much more expensive for a child starting school today than for those just graduating, so planning is key
Meet luxury firms’ new branding tool: the intellectual influencer
Gen Z are growing older, wiser and more cynical about common or garden influencers, a breed turned formulaic after a decade-plus run on social media
‘Rich, comforting and bloody clever’ — Jay Rayner reviews Cépage[s], Notting Hill
Gaston Savina’s revived neighbourhood restaurant serves soothing French dishes with ambition and character, from pie escargot to boudin noir and gratinated scallops
Smoke, social media and the shame of the perfect holiday shot
How an environmental disaster reframed the idea of a curated experience
How influencers are transforming travel
They have large young audiences, but critics say they deliver poor returns for tour operators and ruin the places they promote
The mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten war
Hundreds of Colombian fighters were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses
Life with the silent sisters of Tymawr
How a Welsh convent altered a photographer’s perspective
Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis: ‘I’m not a fan of happy songs in general’
On a bike ride to a Notting Hill record shop, the alt-rock icon talks panic attacks, the band’s new album and who had the best guitar sound
Six great novelists and the places that inspire them
Colm Tóibín, Sebastian Faulks, Plum Sykes and others go on a literary odyssey
‘Funk might be our peat’: rum’s challenging flavour comes of age
Jamaican distillers kept faith with high-ester rum. Now its unruly aromas of pineapple, leather and spice are giving the spirit a new identity
America’s AI election
Jill Lepore on how opposition to data centres is reshaping politics — and what history tells us about regulating new technologies
When Robert Rauschenberg’s art took flight
A Washington exhibition on the artist’s life-long fascination with air and space travel offers an illuminating ride through his work
Can a game make your working life less lonely?
‘On-Together’ promises to increase productivity and wellbeing by turning solitary workers into cutesy avatars — and letting them mingle