Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms

ChatGPT developer says activity by autonomous tool was not at severity or scale of what occurred at Hugging Face

BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals

Layoffs will come in admin and development divisions in Germany, with production operations unaffected

Greggs sales jump as iced matcha lattes and chicken rolls become heatwave hits

Rise to £1.1bn in first six months of year for bakery chain largely down to opening of new stores

Heathrow passengers face higher fares as airport can recover early expansion plan costs

Civil Aviation Authority says airport can recoup £320m through higher airline charges, which are usually passed on to travellers

Datacentre projects face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says

Energy regulator’s plan would mean upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash deposits

‘Ask the right questions’: what you need to know before buying shares

Whether it is SpaceX or a bank, getting the right facts about a firm can offer vital insights before you invest in it

Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes

‘Dodged a bullet’: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chances of interest rate rise for Australia’s mortgage holders

ABS data shows inflation still too high but tracking lower than anticipated

UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts

Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’

60 Minutes adds new correspondents and contributors after key departures

New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat has been named a correspondent, while Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni and Trevor Phillips have been named contributors

Apple becomes second $5tn company as investors flee AI stocks

Share price rally driven by strong product demand as well as decision to sit out AI spending race, amid wider tech sell-off

South Korean stock market at three-month low as AI sell-off intensifies

Samsung and SK Hynix fall by more than 10% amid renewed fears over AI spending and Chinese competition

GSK heads to Cambridge with long-awaited positive vibes

Pharmaceutical company’s move to new £400m research centre accompanied by encouraging news for shareholders

More disruption to rail services in England as heatwave shrinks soil

South Western Railway joins operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetables

Christopher Roper obituary

Other lives: Businessman and Reuters correspondent who reported on Che Guevara’s death