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Device will sell for $3,499 and be available ‘early next year’

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Virtual reality start-ups pin hopes on Apple to lure back funding

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Bitcoin drops 5% after US watchdog accuses Binance of multiple violations

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Markets Briefing. US stocks subdued as traders weigh Apple launch and policy outlook

France objects to Nato plan for office in Tokyo

Emmanuel Macron has raised concerns about the transatlantic security alliance losing focus

US-China relations

US prepared to address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese military

Warning comes after Beijing conducted two ‘unsafe’ intercepts of American forces

China rebukes west over military moves after close call in Taiwan Strait

Ukrainian forces step up attacks on multiple Russian positions

Kyiv dismisses Russian claims of failed thrust in Donetsk region by armoured battalions

The FT View. Ukraine needs long-term security guarantees

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Spotlight

The Big Read. The money behind the coming wave of climate litigation

Those affected by environmental disasters are turning to the courts for redress, stoking debate about who should pay to bring the cases

Property sector

US banks prepare for losses in rush for commercial property exit

Lenders prepare to offload debt at a discount even when borrowers are up to date on payments

News

Artificial intelligence

AI risks ‘substantial disruptions’ in jobs markets, warns IMF official

Gita Gopinath calls on governments to craft new rules preparing for nascent technology

Generative AI’s ‘productivity revolution’ will take time to pay off

Crypto exchange Binance sued by SEC in latest blow from US regulators

Platform alleged to have sent billions of dollars to trading firm owned by chief executive

Binance loses market share after regulatory clampdown

Marshall Wace picks KKR executive to run US business

Todd Builione moves to hedge fund whose assets have tripled since alternative investment group bought stake eight years ago

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Artificial intelligence

Hollywood actors seek new deal over use of AI ‘digital doubles’

Unions fear artificial intelligence could cause artists to lose control of their image while making writers obsolete

Hollywood directors avert strike after reaching contract deal with studios

Saudi Arabia passes four domestic football teams to sovereign fund

Shifting ownership to deep-pocketed PIF puts increased financial firepower behind the sport in the country

Spain frets over German threat to boycott ‘drought strawberries’

Domestic clash over use of illegal wells by farmers has international repercussions

Global Insight. Australia’s self-image shaken by disgraced war hero

Two points of national pride collided in the scandal over Ben Roberts-Smith

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UK foreign policy

Sunak seeks to burnish UK’s global credentials on Washington trip

UK leader will hope to show Britain remains key player in global security and forging AI regulatory framework

New World Bank chief under pressure as ‘Bridgetown initiative’ seeks $100bn

Ajay Banga faces calls for reform following proposal for fresh capital to drive climate and development finance

Investors brace for new law on sovereign debt workouts

Aerospace & Defence

Safran in talks to acquire flight controls unit from Raytheon

Discussions between French and US aerospace and defence groups come as sector grapples with supply chain issues

French defence companies step up hiring as they grapple with labour shortage

Foot-dragging over central bank chief underscores Lebanon dysfunction

Country was grappling with a leadership vacuum and an economic collapse even before the arrest warrants for Riad Salameh

Opinion

CBI president: the outcome of vote on our future is not a given

Support for the plan is vital if we are to fix our culture and deliver for the business community

Markets Insight. Opec+ is not on board with Saudi’s ‘whatever it takes’ message

After three production cuts in eight months, it might be time for the organisation to take a breath

Afghanistan’s food crisis could have been avoided

Abdul Saboor Rahmany

Lex. Bank runs: rule changes ignore root cause of bank runs

We need to keep CEOs away from AI regulation

Marietje Schaake

Markets Insight. Why the AI boom is not a dotcom redux

Inside Business. Can UK pensions lifeboat come to rescue of equities?

Patrick Jenkins

The world’s trading system needs to ditch its paper trail

Chris Southworth

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Apple to offer vision of mixed-reality future beyond the smartphone

Shares hit all-time high ahead of expected presentation of a headset, the most important launch in years

Mexico’s ruling party wins critical regional election

Mexican mining industry under threat from sweeping new regulations

Ron DeSantis works to soften his image on the campaign trail

US cancer drug shortage forces doctors to ration life-saving treatments

US and UAE endorse security partnership despite frustrations

Hot jobs market piles pressure on Fed to raise rates later this summer

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Highlights

Can a virtual PA turbocharge your career?

Services that take on the boring family admin claim they free up more headspace for professional endeavours. The FT’s Emma Jacobs tried it out

The Week Ahead. Apple set to launch ‘mixed reality’ headset

The Big Read. Orlen: is Poland’s energy giant a tool of the government?

‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: the Gazprom-backed militias fighting in Ukraine

Throwaway Britain: what happens to our old tech?

We should stop worshipping at the altar of convenience

Saudi crown prince turns to ‘state capitalism’ after change in the guard

Technology

British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by cyber security attack

Tens of thousands of workers affected by breach of sensitive data in hack expected to spread to the US

Lex. Viaplay: Scandi noir fails to build a profits bridge

Apple to offer vision of mixed-reality future beyond the smartphone

FT Alphaville. Some Barclays analysts explain “why Hollywood writers misunderstand the role of AI in content creation”

Lex. AI: open-source models imperil profits of big tech’s contenders

Viaplay ousts chief and issues profit warning

Markets Insight. Why the AI boom is not a dotcom redux

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