The rise of digital money poses significant challenges for regulators

Bank of England is at crossroads over the use of crytocurrencies and establishing a financial framework for transactions

Small US college towns reel amid Trump immigration crackdown: ‘They need international students’

From Ohio to Florida, the US government’s clampdown on students from abroad threatens rural universities and local businesses

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

Trouble brewing: Maya people in Yucatán fear new Heineken plant’s thirst for water

Indigenous groups in Mexico opposed to the planned brewery say families already have little access to water – and that their way of life is also under threat

‘Delivery robots will happen’: Skype co-founder on his fast-growing venture Starship

Ahti Heinla on bringing his tech to small towns, its effects on jobs – and whether he’s still interested in money

‘I’m fearful people will die’: Pennsylvania reckons with impact of Trump cuts

In Johnstown, thousands live in poverty – and voters went for Trump. How are people feeling as his devastating cuts take hold?

‘This is real progress’: airlines on sustainable aviation fuels and the chances of net zero flying

The EU and UK have imposed mandates, and investors see its value – but the industry has mixed views

‘We’ve been inundated’: European private schools report surge in interest from wealthy British parents

VAT on school fees has led to a rise in overseas interest and even relocations as UK fees have jumped by as much as 22.6%

Rachel Reeves urged to break manifesto pledges to avoid ‘pasty tax’ budget

Labour colleagues advise chancellor against string of small money-raising measures, as OBR presents forecast

UK electric car sales hit record high as taxpayer subsidies help attract buyers

EVs rise nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, as plug-in hybrids jump by 56%

London stock market boost as beauty group lists and tinned fish brand confirms IPO plan

Beauty Tech Group picks London for £300m offering while Princes Group, with £2.1bn turnover, also plans possible £1.5bn listing

The Guardian view on Tilly Norwood: she’s not art, she’s data

Editorial: The first 100% AI actor is a cause for alarm. But the human connection of great acting can never be replaced

US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown

Data was collected for closely-watched jobs report before shutdown, but Trump officials so far defy calls to publish it

Jamie Oliver and his wife pay themselves £2.5m as pre-tax profits slump

Celebrity chef’s media and restaurant empire sees fall in profits despite 6% rise in sales to £28.6m

UK business growth hits five-month low amid budget uncertainty and weak demand – as it happened

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