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Airbus Chief Warns UK Risks Losing Space Role Over Skynet Satellite Contract
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has written to Andy Burnham warning that the UK risks losing a key role in the European space industry if it chooses US firm Lockheed Martin to build the Skynet military communic…
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Bank of England Governor Walks Out of IMF Summit in Protest Against Russia
The Bank of England governor walked out of an International Monetary Fund summit in protest against Russia, according to a report by The Guardian. The departure marked a public break from proceedings at the IMF gather…
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Great Britain's Grid Balancing Costs Reach Nearly £50m a Day
The cost of balancing Great Britain's electricity grid has climbed to nearly £50m a day, as the system operator pays large sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess generation while turning on gas plants elsewhe…
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UK Banks Brace for Higher Taxes in Budget
British banks are preparing for higher taxes in the upcoming Budget, according to reporting from the BBC. The expectation marks a shift in sentiment for the sector, which now anticipates that the government will look…
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China Signals Rare Earths Will Keep Flowing to EU
China has indicated that rare earths will continue to flow to the European Union, regardless of the expiration of a U.S. trade deal, CNBC reported. The signal from Beijing suggests that supplies of the critical minera…
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes as Trump-Brokered Energy Ceasefire Collapses
A US-brokered 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine has collapsed, with both sides resuming strikes on energy infrastructure, The Guardian reported. Moscow sent swarms of drones to attack infrastructure in cen…
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Brent Crude Tops $110 for First Time Since May as WTI Breaches $100
Brent crude rose above $110 a barrel for the first time since May, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also topping $100, according to market data reported on Friday. The move marks a significant escalation in oil…
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Morgan Stanley Tops Estimates on $909 Million Equities Trading Beat
Morgan Stanley beat analyst estimates in its latest quarter, driven by equities trading revenue that exceeded expectations by $909 million, CNBC reported. The result places the firm's trading desk at the centre of its…
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Harvard Endowment Jumps 27% in Fiscal 2026, Lifted by SpaceX as Top Holding
Harvard University's endowment rose 27% in fiscal 2026, according to CNBC, with the fund's stake in SpaceX standing as its largest single holding. The gain marks a strong year for the world's largest university endowm…
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Anthropic Courts Investors Ahead of Stock Market Debut
Anthropic is moving to attract potential investors as the artificial intelligence company prepares for a stock market debut, according to a BBC Business report. The company is engaging with prospective backers ahead o…
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Nvidia Pledges $250m to UK for AI Safety Research
Nvidia has pledged $250m to the UK to fund AI safety research, in a commitment spanning five years from the world's most valuable company. The donation comes as concerns about AI agents have risen, according to The Gu…
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Bank of America Hired 1,000 Contractors to Patch Flaws Exposed by Mythos
Bank of America brought in 1,000 contractors to patch software vulnerabilities uncovered by Mythos, according to CNBC. The disclosure highlights how the emergence of advanced AI models capable of surfacing security we…
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Wall Street Falls as US Producer Inflation Surges
Wall Street dropped on Thursday after a sharp jump in US producer inflation, with the data rattling investors already sensitive to the path of price pressures in the world's largest economy. The producer price figures…
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Ofgem Weighs Reintroducing Market Stabilisation Charge on Energy Suppliers
Ofgem is considering reintroducing a market stabilisation charge that could force energy suppliers to pay rivals when they lure customers away with cheaper deals, according to The Guardian. The regulator for Great Bri…
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Eight US States Sue OpenAI Over Child Safety on ChatGPT
Eight US states have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of coaching children to harm themselves, according to The Guardian. The suit seeks to force the company to change how its products work f…
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Thames Water Seeks £2.4bn to Avoid Collapse
Thames Water has told creditors it needs an additional £2.4bn to avoid going bust this year or in early 2027, according to The Guardian. The utility said it will not survive long enough to agree a refinancing deal wit…
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G7 Economies Plan Simulated AI Attacks on Banks as Cyber Fears Rise
G7 economies are preparing to run simulated artificial intelligence attacks on banks, according to the Financial Times, as concerns grow over the cyber threat posed by AI. The exercise would test how financial institu…
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Bank of America Hires 1,000 Contractors to Patch Flaws Exposed by Anthropic's Mythos
Bank of America has hired 1,000 contractors to patch software vulnerabilities exposed by Anthropic's Mythos, according to a CNBC report. The move follows the disclosure of flaws that the artificial intelligence system…
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China Signals Rare Earths Will Keep Flowing to EU
China has indicated that rare earths will continue to flow to the European Union, regardless of whether the U.S. trade deal expires, according to CNBC. The signal offers reassurance to European buyers of the critical…
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Trump Calls Ukraine's Renewed Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries 'a Disgrace'
US President Donald Trump has criticised Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries, calling the attacks "a disgrace" and saying that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "more difficult to deal with than Putin" after an "…
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Saudi OpenAI Employee Arrested After Hidden Recording Device Found at Headquarters
A Saudi employee at OpenAI has been arrested after a hidden recording device was discovered inside the company's headquarters, according to a report by The Guardian. The device was described as "sophisticated," though…
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Gold'n Futures Appoints Curtis Riou as CEO
Gold'n Futures has named Curtis Riou as its chief executive officer, according to a company announcement reported on Thursday. The appointment places Riou at the head of the gold-focused venture, which has now confirm…
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Morgan Stanley Tops Estimates as Equities Trading Revenue Beats by $909 Million
Morgan Stanley topped analyst estimates in its latest quarter, driven by equities trading revenue that beat expectations by $909 million, according to CNBC. The result underscores the strength of the bank's trading fr…
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Nvidia Pledges $250m to UK for AI Safety Research
Nvidia has pledged $250m to the UK to fund AI safety research, in a commitment spanning five years from the world's most valuable company. The donation comes as concerns about AI agents have risen. The pledge, report…
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Anthropic Woos Potential Investors Ahead of Stock Market Debut
Anthropic is courting potential investors as it prepares for a stock market debut, according to a report. The artificial intelligence company is making the rounds with prospective backers ahead of a planned listing, s…
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Harvard Endowment Jumps 27% in Fiscal 2026, Lifted by SpaceX
Harvard University's endowment returned 27% in fiscal 2026, according to CNBC, a gain driven in part by its stake in SpaceX, which ranked as the fund's top holding. The result marks a strong year for the largest acade…
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Eurozone Posts €16.1B Trade Deficit in August
The eurozone recorded a trade deficit of €16.1 billion in August, according to data released on Friday, marking a swing into negative territory for the currency bloc's external goods balance. The figure represents th…
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Healey Calls UK Banks 'Jewel in the Crown' at IMF Meeting
John Healey has described UK banks as part of the "jewel" in the UK's economic crown, speaking to UK journalists at the IMF annual meeting in Bangkok. The comments place the banking sector at the centre of the governm…
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Palantir and Sadiq Khan Drop Legal Battle Over Met Contract
Palantir and Sadiq Khan have dropped their legal battle over a Metropolitan Police contract, ending a dispute tied to claims that the London mayor blocked the US tech firm from a £50m police deal because of concerns o…
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Li Auto Secures Equity Financing for Chip Business
Li Auto has secured equity financing for its chip business, according to a disclosure. The move establishes dedicated capital for the automaker's semiconductor operations, separating the funding of that unit from the…
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