America’s great World Cup
Despite predictions of disaster, the tournament in the US has been a great success
Chinese AI models narrow cyber gap with US rivals
UK agency warns cheaper open models could leave companies less time to patch critical vulnerabilities
Andy Burnham will find that hope is not enough to govern
Once in Downing Street, the new prime minister should tell the Labour Party what it doesn’t want to hear
Global tech stocks fall as AI trade goes into reverse
Index of US semiconductor stocks on track for its worst week since last year’s ‘liberation day’ rout
ConocoPhillips buys into BP’s contract to redevelop Iraq’s supergiant Kirkuk oilfield
Oil major will acquire a 42% stake as US groups return to Iraq to counter China’s growing influence over Opec member
Burnham promises to be ‘pro-business’ as he is crowned Labour leader
Incoming prime minister says he will ‘set a direction that is distinctively Labour’
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EU to give industry more time to pollute and more funds to clean up
Climate commissioner defends extension of free allowances to heavily polluting sectors
Oceanographer Sylvia Earle: ‘The greatest era of exploration is now possible’
‘Her Deepness’ on leading 100-plus marine expeditions, Donald Trump’s wrong-headed rollback of fishing prohibitions — and why she’s still diving at 90
Trump envoy’s tour on $450mn superyacht stirs anger in Italy
Rome declines to reveal cost of security for billionaire businessman Tilman Fertitta’s ‘coastal diplomacy’
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Global gyrations in stock prices and earnings favour other markets
Andy Burnham’s Britain in seven charts
The incoming prime minister promises to boost growth across the country but faces several obstacles
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How smart tech is being weaponised in the home
Remote access to domestic devices is increasingly being used to manipulate, intimidate and disturb. Policymakers and tech companies are grappling with safeguards
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US escalates attacks on Iran as it expands range of targets
American forces hit deeper inside the country as Islamic republic reports strikes on its infrastructure
‘Handsome’ and ‘a great fighter’: Iraq’s new leader woos Washington
Ali al-Zaidi is seeking to keep Donald Trump onside while not alienating longtime ally Tehran
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It’s been a long road
EQT boosted by strong fundraising momentum and earnings growth
Shares rally 13% as private equity group’s fee-generating assets under management beat expectations