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BusinessEuropean researchers ran a randomised experiment on 4,965 X users, finding the algorithm promoted conservative content and demoted traditional news sources.
Supply ChainsJakarta cut nickel mining quotas by a third and walked back a major coal phase-out commitment, signalling that resource-rich nations will not wait for the trading order to be rewritten around them.
Business, Artificial IntelligenceInfosys and Anthropic will deploy AI agents in telecoms, financial services and manufacturing, integrating Claude models with Infosys Topaz to automate compliance-heavy workflows.
Business, EconomyONS data released on 17 February shows UK wage growth and employment falling in tandem, with markets now pricing three Bank of England rate cuts to 3% by year-end.
EconomyPreliminary data shows Japan’s economy barely grew in Q4, with consumer spending and capital expenditure both missing expectations.
Business, EU Focus, FinanceThe European Central Bank will make its euro repo facility permanent and globally accessible from Q3 2026, transforming a pandemic-era emergency tool into standing financial infrastructure.
LegalThe consolidated IEEPA cases cover $133 billion in duties imposed under two emergency declarations. A ruling could trigger refund claims on the full amount.
Artificial IntelligenceThe five-day New Delhi summit is the first global AI gathering hosted in the Global South, drawing 20 national leaders and 250,000 expected visitors.
Science & TechDonut Lab’s solid-state battery claims remain unverified six weeks after CES. But BYD, CATL, Samsung and Toyota have since announced their own 2027 timelines for the same technology they called impossible.
Politics, EU FocusThe European Parliament added a sunset clause, territorial sovereignty trigger and automatic steel snapbacks to the Turnberry deal before ratification. The agreement Trump signed and the one Parliament is approving are not the same document.
Artificial IntelligenceDatabricks closed $11 billion in funding across two months at a flat $134 billion valuation while the SaaSpocalypse wiped $285 billion from enterprise software stocks.
Artificial IntelligenceThree Chinese tech companies shipped major AI models in one week while Western attention focused on Opus 4.6 and Codex.
StartupsSpain’s largest C2C marketplace replaces its recommendation engine with AI that tracks user intent within each browsing session, delivering triple-digit engagement gains sustained over four months.
StartupsUS regulators have fined financial firms over $3.5 billion since 2021 for communication recordkeeping failures. ZeroDrift, backed by a16z speedrun, takes a different approach by blocking non-compliant messages before they leave the building.
Artificial IntelligenceAnthropic’s Opus 4.6 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.3 Codex launched minutes apart on February 5, revealing contrasting trajectories in the AI coding race.
MarketsAMD delivered the best quarter in its history and the market erased $30 billion in response, exposing the brutal arithmetic of being Nvidia’s only credible rival.
PoliticsTrump’s threats to European allies are accelerating EU integration. His tariff pressure is delivering the 28th regime and defence coordination Brussels could not achieve otherwise.
BusinessMusk consolidates SpaceX, xAI and X in $1.25 trillion deal claiming orbital AI as solution to terrestrial energy limits. European regulators examine vertical integration concerns.
CultureDitto closed a $9.2 million seed round to expand its iMessage-based matchmaking service that eliminates swiping and handles all logistics from match to venue. The Berkeley startup converts 20 per cent of matches into actual dates as college students abandon traditional apps.
FinTechGoCab closed a $45 million round combining equity and debt to scale its drive-to-own financing model for gig workers. The company generates $17 million in annual recurring revenue after 18 months of operations and targets $100 million within two years.
ProductivityUK franchise buyers face no mandatory disclosure rules. Five questions for franchisors and existing franchisees reveal what brochures hide.
NetworkingThe International Franchise Show returns to ExCeL London on 17-18 April 2026 with 250+ brands. Personal services now dominate UK franchising as retail declines.
FinTechMPE 2026’s keynote lineup includes Visa, Mastercard, Shopify, IXOPAY and payabl. The selection suggests the industry has not settled on a single model for European merchant payments.
EducationNew research from Anthropic reveals AI coding assistants reduce skill mastery by 17% while junior developer employment falls 20%. The productivity gains may come at the cost of long-term engineering capability.