US lawyers keep up pressure on Bayer over Roundup
German group has paid out and provisioned billions of dollars but has yet to put litigation fully behind it
Chemicals
Latin American central banks’ head start
Private equity firms are increasingly offering sweeteners to secure backing from investors
Central banks
Welcome to a world where AI can value your home
If you thought that your neighbours were judgmental about the state of your front lawn, get ready for the bots
Artificial intelligence
Gas mogul who redrew energy map clings to Aspen ranch after loans come due
Charif Souki pioneered the American LNG boom but now warns of homelessness in battle with UBS
Shale Oil & Gas
City of London calls on BoE to delay bank capital rules until mid-2025
Bankers argue regulatory divergence would affect UK’s ability to compete with US
Financial & markets regulation
Miner Rio Tinto to test ‘new frontiers’ as copper age dawns
Anglo-Australian group rethinks strategy in race to extract metal vital for clean energy transition
Renewable energy
Apple seeks to bolster expertise in generative AI on mobile devices
Tech giant recruits staff to compress existing language models to run efficiently on iPhones and iPads rather than the cloud
Artificial intelligence
Tom Brady spots an opening in English football
Plus, the growing power of Tiger Woods, Manchester United’s new kit deal
Travel & leisure industry
Ukrainian naval drone hits Russian oil tanker near Crimea
Attack is latest in a series of strikes as Kyiv steps up use of unmanned vehicles
Drones
Military briefing: the Ukrainian drone strikes designed to wear Russia down
Kyiv steps up attacks aimed at bringing Moscow’s war close to home
Drones