Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs
Some say the technology is devaluing their work, while others reckon it is not yet – and might never be – good enough to replace them entirely
Wednesday briefing: Is the tide turning against Trump on tariffs?
In today’s newsletter: With the latest supreme court ruling exposing the president’s tariff plans as unlawful, US politicians and the American people have found them to be unworkable. Where does Trump go from here?
Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariff comes into effect
US president had said he would raise levy to 15% after last week’s supreme court ruling
‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report shook US markets
Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on Substack
Trump tariffs: what ‘powerful’ trade weapons are at the US president’s disposal?
A 10% levy has been put in place, but the US leader has other economic ‘bazookas’ he can fire in his trade battle
China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner
Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, with goods worth €251bn traded between two countries in 2025
UK ‘working with US’ to analyse impact of supreme court’s ruling against tariffs
Government ‘expects privileged trading position’ to go on as EU ‘seeks clarity’ over Trump administration’s next steps
Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, says former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm
UK shelves £110m frictionless post-Brexit trade border project
Programme launched by last Tory government was worked on by Deloitte and IBM but was paused in 2024
Businesses must take responsibility for biodiversity loss – for their sake as much as ours
Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions
EU leaders agree to move ahead with ‘Buy European’ policy
Ursula von der Leyen promises action plan to boost and protect sectors including defence, AI and clean tech
Declines in health and education in poor countries ‘harming earning potential’
World Bank says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improved
Rethinking Economics, the movement changing how the subject is taught
Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it is reshaping economists’ education
EU urged not to roll back green agenda in effort to revive faltering economy
Campaigners say industrial issues cannot be solved by watering down climate and environmental policies
Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory
Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans