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Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf says economic warfare is the ‘new normal’ for military conflicts—and the U.S. needs to get serious
The defense tech CEO told Fortune that America's biggest vulnerability may not be on the battlefield—but in its factories and supply chains.

OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with Anthropic
The company behind ChatGPT filed its plans one week after Anthropic did the same.

SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet
SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.

Pentagon accuses Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, three of China’s biggest companies, of supporting the Chinese military
The Defense Department announced designations naming the three companies as providing aid to the People’s Liberation Army.

Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.

How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.

Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.

Twitch CEO: Social media has become ‘anti-social’ and can’t match the shared, human connection of live streaming
Dan Clancy, the CEO of the Amazon-owned company spoke at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech summit in Aspen, Colorado on Monday.

Your career needs a ‘gym membership’ to keep up with continuous AI advancements, says Campus founder Tade Oyerinde
“I’m sorry if you’re exhausted,” said Campus founder and chancellor Tade Oyerinde.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI confidentially files for IPO, a week after Anthropic
The AI tech leader told investors it was planning to spend about $600 billion on AI infrastructure by 2030.

AXA launches a new insurance and wealth platform for HNWIs as Hong Kong wealth surges past Switzerland
Hong Kong insurance policies have become a popular investment option for wealthy mainland Chinese.

Anthropic’s Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, says there are days he manages tens of thousands of AI agents at once
As Claude Code increasingly writes, tests, reviews, and proposes improvements to itself, Cherny says developers are becoming managers of vast fleets of AI agents.

Stock market jitters remain amid tech fears and renewed Middle East attacks
Markets in Asia are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil is volatile as Iran and Israel launch attacks on each other.

Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change fake, is now threatening Brazil with tariffs over the deforestation of the Amazon
“Don’t read too much into it,” one international trade expert said. “See, this isn’t serious.”

Apple debuts Siri AI at WWDC as Tim Cook prepares to hand over the reins
At WWDC 2026, Apple unveiled a rebuilt Siri, new AI photography tools, and a stand-alone assistant app in its most ambitious AI push to date.
Food supply 'not at risk' after new Texas screwworm cases, USDA secretary says
The U.S. will lean on the same playbook it did starting in the late 1950s, part of which involves releasing sterile insects to suppress the pest's population.
Airlines find the grass isn't always greener with new engines
Airline CEOs complained that manufacturers aren't making enough of their engines and that they're falling short on reliability.

Jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon
The former leader of crypto platform FTX, currently serving a 25-year sentence, on Monday officially applied to be pardoned.

The AI trade’s worst day in a year became a buying opportunity by Monday
Friday’s Nasdaq rout looked like the start of a real repricing. By Monday, chipmakers were rebounding.

Lib Dems propose energy price discounts for all households
The party estimates savings of £100-a-year on average for every household under the scheme.

Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones
Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.

From UK athlete to parliament: Serena Guthrie wins senator seat
Serena Guthrie won Commonwealth gold as part of the England netball team in 2018.
United CEO brushes off airline mergers after American rejection: 'There's nothing'
When asked about a wave of consolidation among airlines, Kirby said further combination opportunities look unlikely: "There's nothing."
Novo and Lilly are competing to win the GLP-1 pill market as they prepare for Medicare coverage
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly bring their longtime rivalry to GLP-1 pills and prepare to make their pitch to seniors with Medicare.
