Companies are failing to convince staff of AI benefits
Chatbots are part of working life but many employees say the opportunities are still unclear
Poundland up for sale as owner seeks to change focus
Shops selling fast-moving consumer goods ‘a drag’ on wider Pepco group, company says
Zelenskyy fashion designer: ‘In wartime, politicians don’t need suits’
Elvira Gasanova says the Ukrainian president’s military-lite capsule wardrobe is an expression of solidarity with his people
TSMC is ‘not afraid’ of losing US chip subsidies
Chief executive seeks to reassure investors after Donald Trump’s call for the $52bn chips act to be repealed
British politics has yet to catch up with Trump’s new order
In a world without US security guarantees, all other priorities must give way to defence
Melrose Industries shares slide despite rise in profits
Aerospace parts supplier says expected increase in defence spending ‘clearly a tailwind for our business’
Romania arrests six over ‘Vlad the Impaler’ pro-Russia treason plot
Retired general aged 101 among those detained for plotting to overthrow Bucharest government with help of Moscow
A Training School for Elephants — journey through colonial folly
Sophy Roberts combines history and travelogue in a compulsive account of ambition and hubris in 19th-century Africa
Soviet-style ‘inner emigration’ is no escape from today’s reality
Tuning out the external world may be tempting but it’s the wrong strategy
UK construction activity falls at fastest pace since 2020
PMI index declines to five-year low as housebuilding plummets