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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growthThe Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations includin…
Court tosses 10-year manslaughter sentence due to an AI-generated video of the victim ‘created from the imaginings’ of his sister
In what’s believed to be a first in U.S. courts, Pelkey’s family used AI to create a video of his likeness to give him a voice.
Persian Gulf oil flows return to prewar levels, but Iran could resort to a ‘scorched earth campaign’ as U.S. deploys more ships and Marines to Mideast
"That is what everyone who actually follows this region and its dynamics is worried about."
‘Avengers: Endgame’ is the biggest movie ever again, 7 years later—and it says a lot about the future of Hollywood’s IP machine
Disney’s 7-year-old ‘Avengers: Endgame’ just grossed $126 million in a rerelease and retook the box office crown from ‘Avatar’.
There's an election next month: State of Crypto
Congress is gone from Washington for the final pre-election recess, and it's time to take stock of what's going on ahead of November.
Trump’s Ohio rally gets quiet after he defends data centers — a toxic political issue with bipartisan opposition. ‘You can’t just turn them off’
President Donald Trump on Saturday defended data centers that power artificial intelligence projects but have become a contentious campaign issue nationwide, as he took his midter…
Even ‘Bond King’ Bill Gross warns ‘don’t own bonds’ as long-term debt enters a new ear of volatility
"Be prepared for the end of 'what you are used to' stock markets and higher volatility in prices for the benchmark 10-year Treasury bonds."
Let’s build a better future for female scaffolders | Letter
Emma Claassen responds to an article by Adrian Chiles on the recruitment crisis in scaffoldingAdrian Chiles is right: scaffolding is hard work (Britain’s scaffolding should be a s…
Trump Taps Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, to Lead AI Push
President Trump named a new "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal AI policy, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton at the helm. As SEC chair, Clayton launc…
The Guardian view on trapped leaseholders: Labour must keep its promise to set them free | Editorial
The government pledged to end an unfair system. Ministers must give homeowners power over costs, rather than another place to complain“To the millions of leaseholders across the c…
Banking Group Sues to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into the Banking System
The Independent Community Bankers of America argues the OCC's national trust charters give crypto firms a "side door into the banking system" without the safeguards that bind trad…
After dropping out in 8th grade to pursue esports, this Fortnite player takes a page from MrBeast while helping others offset high cost of pro gaming
The massive data center buildout has pushed up the costs of computers, graphics processors and memory chips.
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift
Reform UK leader was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from crypto billionaireNigel Farage has been interviewed by the standards commissioner for an investigation…
'Uptober' Starts Green as Bitcoin ETFs Draw $134 Million
Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $134.4 million over the first two trading days of October, rebounding from a Sept. 30 outflow as a weak jobs report cooled Fed rate-hike bets.
Diesel prices are so high that commercial fishermen sometimes can’t even afford to leave the dock. ‘It’s huge. It’s crazy. Thank you, Donald Trump’
“Now what's happened is that there has been this unbelievable wave of disruption from everything — targeting NOAA and fisheries, science and even weather reporting that people rel…
Sen. Mitch McConnell closed a loophole in a hemp law he championed. Now a $28 billion THC industry that gets people high is fighting for survival
The industry hopes to save itself by restricting impairing products to people 21 and older, limiting how much THC can be in a package, and banning imported cannabis compounds.
Gen Z is poised to be wealthier than millennials but despair over economy — ‘they get spammed and scammed, and there are tons of fake jobs out there’
Anxieties about the job market, homeownership and adulthood are widespread across the campus, even among those who are not deeply involved in politics.
Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead new ‘Super Intelligence Force’ on AI
The task force will reach out to consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers and AI companies, Trump said.
Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks
A standard business practice offsets future costs by funding a reserve for returns – but many small businesses don’t do itIn my 30-plus years of being an accountant I have learned…
Crypto poured years into new products. The next challenge is keeping users
Crypto firms have spent years building financial products on blockchains. Getting people to use them — and keep using them — is becoming the next challenge.
Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force
President Donald Trump said US intel chief Clayton will lead the SIF, reporting to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
Warren Buffett’s first tax bill at age 14 was $7. Now Berkshire Hathaway’s is almost $27 billion—and he still says the rich don’t pay enough
That’s a far cry from the $26.8 billion Buffett said his company, Berkshire Hathaway, paid in 2024 taxes.
Grindr CEO graduated with $500 in his pocket. Now a self-made millionaire, he plans to bring his kids to the office at 10 years old to teach them grit
Forget trust funds—Grindr’s multimillionaire CEO exclusively tells Fortune he is sending his kids to the office and up the ski slopes to toughen them up for real life.
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’
The Anthropic cofounder and former OpenAI exec says the secret to picking the right cofounder is to travel together before you build together.