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Anthropic’s Claude AI models hack into 3 outside groups during testing
Start-up discloses breach a week after rival OpenAI reported similar incident

Saudi Arabia announces maritime defence coalition as Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea route
Fourteen countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Sudan, vow to protect shipping and energy supplies

Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates
The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war.

BP puts North Sea business up for sale
The decision follows a review of BP's operations and is set to end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.

US economy grows sluggish 1.5% in second quarter as inflation tops Fed target
Consumer spending remained resilient even as policymakers kept interest rates on hold The US economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth. But consumer spending rose. And the Federal Reserve ’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month despite

AI data centres and defence tech lead investment wave
Data centres, energy, and military technologies are the main investment channels tech buyers want to pour money into, according to new research. Law firm A&O Shearman’s latest outlook for technology investment said demand was growing for the infrastructure needed to build and run AI, while software companies faced greater scrutiny

Rescue operation in Argentina to free more than 100 snow-trapped tourists
Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina.