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Mathias Cormann warns against fragmented approach as more countries consider duties on tech giants
Software buyout deals collapse to lowest level since pandemic after AI rout ⊖
Value of private equity software acquisitions struck in the first five months of the year tumbles to $50bn
A ‘big bang’ reversal of Brexit is both unrealistic and unnecessary ○
Going back would create some big new problems but Switzerland provides an alternative model
We must not grant AI agents legal personhood ○
What kind of sanctions could keep a non-human corporation in check?
New AI espionage powers trigger Putin camera scare ⊖⊖
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Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies
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China’s Xi lands in North Korea for Kim meeting ○
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Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up rhetoric of nuclear expansion
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Israel launches retaliatory air strikes on Iran ⊖
Assault tests 2-month ceasefire and follows Tehran’s earlier launch of ballistic missiles
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Tech sell-off widens as South Korea plunges ⊖
Asian markets start the week sharply lower after Nasdaq’s big Friday fall
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Oil prices jump after Iran missiles threaten fragile ceasefire ⊖⊖
Traders worry that the new strikes could escalate into a return to all-out conflict in the Middle East
Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran ⊕
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US president tells FT that he ‘calls the shots’ after urging the Israeli leader not to retaliate against Tehran