Why the AI attack on software has unnerved so many industries
The battle over the use of agents is starting to come into focus
Whitehall told to report conversations with Mandelson lobbying firm
Guidance on Global Counsel is latest fallout from ties between former minister and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Paramount enlists top Warner Bros Discovery shareholder in proxy battle
Ellison-backed studio plans to nominate Pentwater Capital Management as part of rival board list
Trump’s border tsar announces end of Minnesota immigration crackdown
Tom Homan describes operation in which two US citizens were killed as a success despite a nationwide backlash
The ONS vs Industry
The stats agency / prestige television beef we didn’t know we needed
L’Oréal hails upswing in US and China as beauty market recovers
French group highlights improvement in its two key markets after a lean period of growth
Trump’s top antitrust enforcer Gail Slater pushed out as turf war deepens
Departure comes after months of turmoil in Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice
Mattel’s surprisingly weak sales toy with investors’ patience
It’s not a Barbie world after all
US stocks fall sharply as tech sell-off resumes
Gold and silver also drop while US Treasuries rally
Commercial real estate share slide accelerates in latest sell-off driven by AI fears
CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Jones Lang LaSalle all suffer a second day of double-digit declines
Political crises lead to ‘perma-purdah’ in Whitehall
Plus, rising public frustration with high state spending and taxes
France bets on nuclear as climate policy fractures across Europe
Ambitious solar and wind plans trimmed as government confronts political challenge
The Little England mindset of the prime minister’s critics
Starmer’s restive MPs should acknowledge that Britain’s fortunes are shaped abroad
FT quiz: the week in news
Ten topical questions to test your news nous
Six films to watch this week
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi get steamy in Emerald Fennell’s provocative ‘Wuthering Heights’; Chris Hemsworth stars in slick cat-and-mouse thriller ‘Crime 101’; Iraq-set ‘The President’s Cake’ weaves a tale of life under Saddam; kitschy animation ‘Little Amélie’ follows a Belgian girl living in Ja
The President’s Cake — sadly charming tale of life in Iraq under Saddam and sanctions
A schoolgirl desperately seeks ingredients to honour the leader against a backdrop of economic devastation
Starmer faces backlash over ousting of Britain’s top civil servant
Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald’s exit follows resignations of prime minister’s chief of staff and communications director
Magnum ice cream sales slide ‘reignites’ fears over weight-loss drugs
Shares in Unilever spin-off tumble after 3% fall in fourth-quarter volumes
Ratcliffe ‘sorry’ for offending ‘some people’ with immigration remarks
Ineos founder has come under pressure to apologise for claim the UK was being ‘colonised’
Rally in corporate bonds prompts ‘bubble’ fears
Reward for taking extra credit risk falls to lowest in decades as investors hunt for yield
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain — watery animation with lashings of mystico-kitsch
Awards-nominated fantasia follows a Belgian girl living in Japan who imagines herself as a god
Scotch whisky exports to the US drop 15% after Trump’s tariffs
Industry body urges UK government to ‘vigorously’ pursue deals with other countries
Love Story — JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette saga is a glossy and gossipy US version of The Crown
Ryan Murphy turns his gaze on the Kennedys and their place at the heart of American society
US businesses and consumers pay 90% of tariff costs, NY Fed says
Central bank’s research undercuts Trump’s claims that foreign companies will pay for levies