UK inflation falls by more than expected to 2.6% in lift for Andy Burnham
Annual June figure comes after new PM pledges to reduce cost of living and improve economy
Harry Potter publisher to receive millions in Anthropic copyright settlement
Bloomsbury has 14,087 titles listed within settlement between AI startup and authors over use of protected work
Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections
US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regime
Elon Musk says Grok Imagine will make ‘historically accurate’ AI adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey
The billionaire says the AI-generated film will stay true to Homer’s original, after repeatedly criticising Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster over its casting choices
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Norway’s national oil company’s profits double to $11.5bn amid war on Iran
Equinor benefits from decision to increase oil and gas production during strait of Hormuz blockades
Bub – living an artist’s dreams and dreads in New York
An autobiographical game about the devastating effects of chronic illness on an artist’s creative life gives players the chance to slow the pace right down
AI agent went rogue and hacked startup by itself, OpenAI reveals
Company behind ChatGPT says agent ‘cheated’ an evaluation by attacking a Hugging Face database

‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules
Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010
‘Risking blackouts’? How Great Britain’s grid operator was dragged into a political row
Neso denies allegations aired by Tory MP that staff took part in cover-up over decision-making in heatwave