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AI company allowed its software to take control of a Gripen E fighter jet over the Baltic Sea in two test flights
Ivanhoe Mines founder Robert Friedland welcomes 50% import levy and says domestic production is ‘fundamental’ to US security
Companies including Ford warn that steep levies for car carriers will prove counter-productive
Third generation of carmaker’s e-Power system has improved fuel efficiency enough to justify American launch next year
French carmaker narrows candidate shortlist but unlikely to make permanent appointment by time current chief leaves
Supply glut and shift to lithium batteries knock demand while refiners struggle to secure enough ore
Asian companies lead a reversal from touchscreen-dominated dashboards
Groups representing companies including SpaceX sign letter warning move puts ‘critical missions in harm’s way’
Deal places rocket and satellite group on par with top 20 most valuable public companies in S&P 500
Companies backed by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in line for lower financing costs through eligibility for tax-free bonds
Task force led by CBI and Oliver Wyman calls for ‘substantially improved visibility’ through 10-year state investment plan
Regulators need to ask more questions about the people in the shadows
Rotterdam has started reserving space for Nato supply ships and planning military exercises
Groups left hanging with unpaid bills by Elon Musk’s efficiency drive turn to bridge loans for survival
Pentagon had held up critical weaponry over fears that American stockpiles were running low
Billionaire’s intervention, which he claims is needed to combat ‘one-party system’, rattles investors
The emissions-friendly watercraft industry is struggling to bring recreational sailors and freighters on board
LG Energy Solution estimates $360mn in operating income in boost from projected $1mn without credit
Work on final assembly line has wound down after dearth of new orders for the combat aircraft
Uncertainty around tariffs and worries about outlook for US economy have knocked confidence
Companies are seeking a share of the hundreds of billions of dollars being invested in the fast-growing sector
Billionaire’s political threats have not stopped the president’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hurting the electric-car maker’s profits
