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Donald Trump
US

US trade deficit jumps to $105.6bn as AI boom drives imports despite Trump tariffs

The US trade gap widened sharply in August as imports of capital goods and semiconductors surged, raising fresh questions over whether tariffs are reducing America’s reliance on overseas goods

Starbucks
Business

Starbucks’ ‘sugar-free’ protein drinks contain more sugar than a Reese’s cup, lawsuit claims

Three US consumers are suing Starbucks over eight protein drinks marketed as ‘sugar-free’, arguing that the products contain far more sugar than federal rules allow for the claim

Product recall
US

US recalls 747,000 eye-drop products including Walgreens over sterility concerns

Eye drops sold under Walgreens and other brands, hand soaps and children’s products are among items recalled in the US over potential safety and health risks.

Swami Sarvapriyananda
Tech

Anthropic invited a Hindu monk to help Claude think about morality. Here’s why

Swami Sarvapriyananda says he was flown to Anthropic’s San Francisco headquarters for discussions on AI ethics, morality and the future of increasingly capable AI systems

U.S. Vice President JD Vance
Editorial

JD Vance backs abolishing H-1B visas, calling programme ‘completely broken’

The US vice president says companies have exploited the system to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor, as a $100,000 H-1B fee faces a fresh court setback

Nike
Sports

Nike is losing sales, staff and star power. Can its turnaround put it back on track?

The sportswear giant is cutting jobs and targeting $2.5bn in savings as weaker sales in China, pressure on major brands and tougher competition expose the scale of its turnaround challenge

Amazon Kindle
Tech

Amazon removes the Kindle’s raised bezel in its biggest redesign in years

The new Kindle family is thinner and lighter, with a flush-front display, faster page turns and new accessories including a Bluetooth page-turn remote

A BYD EV retail store in China.

BYD delivers 463,561 vehicles in September as overseas sales jump 153%

The Chinese EV giant’s international sales surged even as deliveries in its home market fell, highlighting the growing importance of overseas markets