Google parent earnings beat projections amid plans to invest deeply in AI

Alphabet reports $34.5bn profit and revenue soars 48% in recent quarter as it plans a sharp increase in AI spending

Chinese carmaker Chery to launch fourth brand in UK

State-owned company will sell under the Lepas brand, continuing its rapid expansion in the British market

Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month

Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI

‘Mid-career’ female workers also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation

Merger with loss-making xAI looks to some investors more like a bailout than a rocket trip to the future

Pearson, Experian and others fall sharply after startup unveils software to automate a range of professional services

Bezos has not publicly responded to several letters sent by Post staffers urging him to curb potential layoffs

Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company

Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption

CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses

The brutal handling of immigration raids and the killing of Alex Pretti have tested the reticence of the corporate class

Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sites

Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18% off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric models