AI start-up’s Dario Amodei summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology

UK chancellor will argue that her plan is starting to bear fruit

Increases to minimum wage rates and payroll tax ‘have had a particular effect on young people’, chief economist says

Doomer dunking

Statement comes after former cabinet minister arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Laurence des Cars quits in wake of theft that exposed poor security at Paris museum

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denounced in House of Commons as ‘rude, arrogant and entitled’ man

Poor succession planning and shareholder pressures have contributed to faltering growth in representation

US company says it identified actions by rivals DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax

Energy and utilities emerge as big winners from fears that the technology will upend software industry

Markets weigh whether incumbents will embrace disruption — or be sidelined by AI agents

Deputy leader hails ‘huge opportunity’ to create sovereign wealth fund, but experts give sceptical response

Danish group is struggling to compete with rival Eli Lilly in the obesity market

A cabinet of sycophants makes an already erratic US president a greater threat

Shares in US chipmaker surge as deal paves way for social media giant to take a stake in the group

Ambassador ignored summons to appear at foreign ministry

Trump administration sends no senior officials to fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

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Gavin Megaw’s exit from Hanover followed complaint by embassy to American Pharmaceutical Group

The US military build-up was designed to coerce Tehran — but has failed

Drone warfare in Ukraine has exposed the limits of legacy equipment that was designed for different threats

More than 27 metres of cliff lost over a year in area just 2km from Sizewell C

After grabbing hundreds of local council seats from Labour and the Conservatives, the populist party has faced a reality check

European top brass sceptical about politicians’ push to decouple from US tech companies