Biden joins the AI regulation party
The US has been the biggest innovator in AI, but we’ve been slow to regulate it
Artificial intelligence
Lessons from the desert for green investors
Chile’s lithium boom highlights challenges for the clean tech supply chain
Batteries
Broadcom-VMware merger held up as China delays $69bn deal
US chipmaker and cloud software companies insist transaction will complete ‘soon’ despite missing Monday scheduled close
Mergers & Acquisitions
‘Range of uncertainties’ face Federal Reserve at rate-setting meeting
Bond-yield surge and Israel-Hamas war cloud decision on whether to tighten monetary policy further
Central banks
‘We’ve missed earnings forecasts lol’
When you’ve fecked up, try to be funny about it
Artificial intelligence
Allen & Overy sells legal tech unit to private equity groups
UK law firm is latest business to take PE money to help expand non-core units
Mergers & Acquisitions
Fast-fashion group Shein buys UK brand Missguided
Chinese online retailer is facing growing threat from new rival Temu
Ecommerce, Mergers & Acquisitions
Biden moves to compel tech groups to share AI safety test results
White House plans to use Defense Production Act to mitigate national security risks in powerful AI models
Artificial intelligence
BlackRock warns investor disdain for mining threatens green transition
World’s biggest asset manager hits out at complacency over supply of transition metals
Renewable energy
It’s time to tackle Europe’s economic and monetary slippage
EU member states and the European Commission must demonstrate will for corrective action
Central banks