A ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum would have barred co-operation with military alliances unless attacked, but 68.4% opposed

States are feeling more pressure from companies demanding subsidies and tax breaks

As freight rates soar, vessel prices are being determined by how quickly a ship can be delivered to buyers

Just because a bot can do something for you doesn’t mean it should

World Meteorological Organization says forecasts are for a peak of 3.6C of warming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Company says its models leaked images shared by users in a disclosure that is likely to further inflame AI safety fears

Sell-offs of this scale and speed have the potential to light fires in other parts of the financial system

Microsoft billionaire calls for US government intervention after series of AI security incidents

Bringing clarity to a fuzzy P(doom) debate

Surging yields on government bonds and rising oil prices from the war in Iran drive inflation fears as national elections near

While the Trump administration racks up ‘wins’ in its anti-woke crusade, the US is eroding its talent pipeline

What happens when a fundamentally strong economy faces an irresponsible government?

With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself

Supplies racing to hit emissions targets push cost to record low, in move that could accelerate industry’s shift to greener fuels

Long-delayed listing by National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

German carmaker will integrate start-up’s autonomous driving system into at least one model to be deployed in next two years

British Columbia claims the ChatGPT maker failed to act after attacker’s account was flagged

Son of PC billionaire building a network of batteries in US homes to power households and supply energy to the grid during peak demand

World’s second-largest economy shelled out almost $160bn on bullion in eight months to August

Organism found in California volcanic springs joins club of extremophiles that thrive in most severe environments

Unlikely rapport between the Republican president and the democratic socialist mayor continues despite their differences on policies

Rapid rise underscores economy’s reliance on trade and threat to trading partners, EU chamber says

Suspending foreign sales of the vital fuel may look good in the short term but the US would soon suffer

Fuel price crisis triggered by president’s Iran war rattles legislators from rural America’s heartlands

Oil prices flat as president says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had ‘good meeting’ with Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the UN gathering

Top researchers at Aisi, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind report burnout and stress over developing powerful AI

Closely followed survey underscores worries parts of the world’s biggest economy are overheating

Frugal Germany would appear to have the fiscal headroom to try and spend its way out of the impasse

The world needs far-sighted leadership but the US and Chinese leaders are unlikely to provide it

Across OECD countries, the number of students who say they give up easily is increasing

Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules

Noel Tata is up against the 150-year-old business empire’s chair and his well-connected New Delhi allies

French lender aims to return €21bn to investors by 2029 amid higher profitability and cost-cutting targets

Commodities trader to take Volare Shipping public in Oslo as Gulf crisis drives tanker rates to record highs

Danish maker of weight-loss drugs targets new ‘multi-blockbusters’ to revive its fortunes

Initial public offering of SB Energy set to test investor appetite for Masayoshi Son’s AI gamble

Japanese group seeks to raise more than $11bn in dollar and euro bonds as it invests in the AI boom

Studio will not divest assets and will keep operations in California under agreement with 12 states

Media groups vow to protect First Amendment rights after reporters’ access was withdrawn

United Arab Emirates calls for ‘new mindset’ while Qatar advocates for regional ‘security framework’

Dedi Mulyadi’s prolific use of social media has helped establish a rapport with voters who see him as a man of the people

Treasury secretary says sides working towards ‘shared vision’ after talks with Chinese counterpart

Communist Party leaders back expulsion of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from its ranks, alleging they ‘crossed red lines’

Paper-based power source worked for three days in pigs and could help improve drug treatments for humans

The Sinaloa cartel erupted into conflict in 2024 when the son of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán kidnapped his father’s co-founder and handed him to US authorities

Lessons from elsewhere in Europe suggest once leaders become deeply unpopular, they almost never recover

Chancellor defensive after AfD’s second electoral victory in the east and far left wins in Berlin

Many of the men served in units that Kyiv has accused of war crimes

US president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it is all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials

The number of countries with some form of consumer support for fuel costs has topped 90