Championship all-stars to global gamble – will Ipswich Town's approach work?

Newly promoted Ipswich Town have quietly been the Premier League's fourth-biggest net spenders so far this summer, behind only Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Ten players have joined for a combined £106.6m, but what is most notable about the Tractor Boys' approach under new manager Gary O'Neil is the sea change in recruitment strategy, shaped by lessons learned from their chastening single season in the top flight in 2024-25.

OpenAI tightens controls on its new model over cybersecurity risks, as AI security debate intensifies

OpenAI has halted some "internal activities" involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs.

Recent disclosures that AI systems from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta were involved in security incidents prompted a wave of concerns over the development of models. U.S. lawmakers, meanwhile, are stepping up efforts to introduce an "AI Kill Switch" bill.

Shein faces existential threat as tariffs hit low-price model, putting new focus on services

Bus stop advertising for Chinese fashion company Shein in London, England, May 4, 2025.

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Discount retailer Shein had long argued trade law loopholes weren't the reason for its success. But now that those exemptions are gone, its once meteoric growth has stalled in the U.S. and Europe, posing a threat ahead of its Hong Kong initial public offering. 

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures

Aerial view of strip of beach in Greece and oceanImage source, Getty Images

ByJessica Rawnsley

The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures for July, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the Pacific, according to the EU's climate monitoring service.