Anthropic’s mother of all risk factors
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Chinese oil prices hit record highs after attacks on Saudi pipeline
Beijing has cushioned global impact of Iran war by drawing down stocks but is now ‘coming off its crash diet’
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The British right’s patriotism problem
Andy Burnham seems at ease in his country. Are his opponents?
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AI bosses’ safety push sparks rift inside OpenAI and Anthropic
Staff at the Silicon Valley companies are grappling with how to turn AI slowdown rhetoric into reality
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Von der Leyen backs Canada’s ‘associate membership’ bid
European Commission president says EU and Canada ‘see the world with the same eyes’
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EU to restrict social media and chatbots for children under 15
Ursula von der Leyen describes AI as ‘second tipping point of our time’ after climate change
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World’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund expects equities pullback
New Zealand’s superannuation fund grows 14% despite being underweight on US tech stocks
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With AI, ‘I told you so’ will be too late
Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision
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EU rebuffs Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada
Some governments balk at prime minister’s call for ‘middle powers’ to join forces against US and China
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Fed should defy Trump with rate rise, top economists say
The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame…
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US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push
Ultra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race
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How Switzerland turned tax competition into a national sport
The country’s 26 cantons compete fiercely for companies, wealthy residents and the taxes they bring
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Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth
Start-ups are attracting record investments. Some scientists think their timelines are far too optimistic
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Iran’s hidden leader stirs unease at home
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from public view has been a source of bafflement and suspicion
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Nvidia and Meta bosses reject efforts to co-ordinate AI slowdown
Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg distance themselves from safety proposals from leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX
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Why the US and China are at odds on AI threats
Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential…
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US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
Indictment marks a rare accusation of Kremlin-backed plots on American soil
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Bessent to meet He Lifeng in New York ahead of Trump-Xi summit
US Treasury secretary and Chinese vice-premier to hold talks as one-year expiry in trade war truce nears
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OpenAI weighs funding round at $1.2tn valuation before IPO
Sam Altman’s start-up could capitalise on demand for its technology after new model launches
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US House panel votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoena
Committee unanimously passes resolution, advancing the measure to the full chamber
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Landmark US crypto bill fails as Senate splits over Trump ethics concerns
Defeat is a massive setback to an industry that has spent record sums lobbying for a favourable market structure
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Trump’s Iran war has cost US $38bn and caused munitions ‘shortfall’
New federal government reports shed light on sweeping fiscal toll of Middle East conflict
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UK ‘actively’ exploring joining Canada-led global defence bank
The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank aims to provide low-cost financing for military initiatives
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Ten-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007
Benchmark bond yield rises to 5.04% amid concerns over inflation and higher interest rates
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US says Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil deals
US Justice Department files forfeiture lawsuit to seize $61mn in alleged proceeds processed through cryptocurrency…
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US manufacturers hit by fresh burst of supply chain cost inflation
Donald Trump’s war in Iran and tariffs push up input prices while AI boom squeezes availability of some components
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions for midterms
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented in an unsigned decision that comes weeks before congressional…
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China tightens control of overseas travel in sweeping new law
President Xi Jinping steps up efforts to secure state secrets, advanced technology and highly skilled workers
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Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter over Baltic Sea
Denmark says one of the flares passed the aircraft at close range, branding the action as ‘reckless’
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Sullivan & Cromwell hires team of Kirkland partners in private equity push
White-shoe law firm had largely avoided acting for buyout groups even as the industry’s boom propelled rival firms to…
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Scott Bessent’s wobbly house
Politics seems to be messing with the US Treasury secretary’s head
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The ex-JPMorgan banker facing Wall Street’s toughest turnaround job
Takis Georgakopoulos became chief executive of Fiserv just as it confronted big cultural and structural challenges
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China’s economy shows signs of weakness as investment slumps
Deteriorating domestic indicators add pressure on policymakers to increase stimulus spending
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War ‘on all fronts’ tests Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
Two-pronged assault by Houthi rebels and Iraqi militants has spawned what may be biggest test for Prince Mohammed since…
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AI is exciting audit firms — maybe too much
The technology being adopted rapidly by firms such as KPMG and EY still needs humans in the loop
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Putin moves flagship summit over drone threat
Russian president has avoided Black Sea coast for nearly a year amid Ukrainian attacks
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