Historic Timbuktu endures weeks-long jihadist blockade
Islamist groups and Tuareg rebels exploit security vacuum to prevent food and medicine from reaching Mali cityTerrorism
Edi Truell mothballs Pension SuperFund after watchdog inaction
The UK’s first commercial pension consolidator made three attempts at regulatory approval Financial & markets regulation
SoftBank plots its next dealmaking spree
Plus, investment banks look to India and Goldman’s talks to sell GreenSkyMergers & Acquisitions
Europe’s largest cruise company pushes for change to emissions rules
MSC Cruises draws ire of environmentalists as it calls for rethink on how passenger ships are assessed by UN shipping regulatorTravel & leisure industry
Deepfakes make banks keep it real
AI-enhanced impersonators can be detected with new monitoring technologyFintech, Artificial intelligence
Airlines prioritise safe connections
Multiple ageing computer systems and long supply chains create a security challengeArtificial intelligence
AI: a new tool for cyber attackers — or defenders?
Hackers and researchers are racing to find out whether systems can write computer malwareArtificial intelligence
Carmakers in UK to face EV sales targets despite delay to petrol vehicle ban
Government intends to press ahead with quota scheme amid industry fears about sluggish consumer demandElectric vehicles
Amazon puts generative AI at centre of latest Alexa upgrades
Company attempts to boost demand for home assistant device after broader cuts in its hardware divisionArtificial intelligence
Disney: Iger needs to dream up better ideas than spending more on parks
Division’s importance has grown amid problems with Disney+, broadcast and cable businesses Travel & leisure industry