Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance The merger will still require governmental approval and could be delayed by a lawsuit seeking to block it
Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around world
‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem
Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI ‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities
AI hallucinations found in high-profile Wall Street law firm filing Sullivan & Cromwell apologises to New York federal judge for string of errors in documents for Prince Group case
UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency Officials warn a conflict situation could cause disruption similar to recent major ransomware incidents
Four key takeaways from Apple’s change of leadership Analysts say net boss John Ternus should diversify tech giant away from iPhones and raise its game in AI
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns
Why are respected film-makers suddenly embracing AI? From Soderbergh to Aronofsky, esteemed Hollywood directors are starting to find ways to include artificial intelligence in the production of their films
The Onion plans to lease Alex Jones’s Infowars after judge blocks purchase The satirical website’s parent company will have to pay $81,000 a month to the misinformation platform
‘I don’t want to waste the gas’: Uber and Lyft drivers reeling as fuel prices soar Drivers face dilemma of driving more or cutting back – and support from ride-share giants decried as ‘slap in the face’
UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor Adult video platform to sell minority stake to increase stability after death of its owner Leonid Radvinsky
Finance leaders warn over Mythos as UK banks prepare to use powerful Anthropic AI tool Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming days
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming service Chair’s decision to not seek re-election ‘not as a result of any disagreement’, company says in filing
Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’ PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X