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Elon Musk

and Donald Trump flood the zone and deploy brinkmanship as a negotiating tactic; US

Immigration

and Customs Enforcement learns search engine optimization amid arrests and deportations; and Spotify tries to soften its algorithmic image …

The governor of the Bank of England has warned against watering down City regulations introduced after the 2008 banking crash, saying there was “no trade-off” between economic growth and financial stability.

In a thinly veiled response to chancellor Rachel Reeves’s push to loosen the constraints brought in over the past …

Late-night hosts discussed America’s “monarchy era” as

Donald Trump

and

Elon Musk

attempt to dismantle government regulations and oversight.

Jon Stewart

“Well, it’s been a good run, America,” said

Jon Stewart

on Monday’s Daily Show, after surveying all of the moves by Donald …

Deloitte US has instructed staff working on contracts for the American government to remove pronouns from their emails, becoming the latest company to redraw policies in the face of

Donald Trump’s anti-diversity drive

.

The consultancy and accounting giant reportedly gave contracted staff until 7 February to scrub …

Todd Boehly’s Cain International has successfully bid just under £40m for a 49% stake in Trent Rockets, adding the Chelsea co-owner to the list of investors as part of the sale of Hundred franchises.

The Nottinghamshire-based team earned a full valuation of £79m by the real estate investment firm, co‑founded …

If Donald Trump withdraws US support for Ukraine, Europe alone will be unable to fill the gap, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned, on the eve of what could be his most consequential diplomatic trip since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago.

“There are voices which say that Europe could offer security …

The Albanese government is preparing for the possibility it may have to acquire

embattled regional airline Rex

and operate it as a state-owned carrier, as efforts to find a new buyer to rescue the airline remain fruitless.

Administrators were first appointed to determine Rex’s future in July, …

The US and the UK have refused to sign the Paris AI summit’s declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence, in a blow to hopes for a concerted approach to developing and regulating the technology.

The two countries did not immediately explain their reasons for not adding their names to …

Colossal Biosciences founder Ben Lamm is working to revive the woolly mammoth and the dodo – but he wants to make clear the ending will be different to that of Steven Spielberg’s gory dinosaur epic

Jurassic Park

.

“People have to remember that that was a movie, right?” …

Ineos, the chemicals company funded and run by British billionaire and Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has blamed high energy costs and “the deindustrialisation of Europe” for its alleged breach of a sponsorship agreement with New Zealand Rugby (NZR).

The All Blacks have launched legal proceedings against Ineos, accusing …

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