Writing the summary…
‘Just look at this monstrosity!’ Inside Britain’s bilious back yard shed wars

Original reporting
The Guardian: read the full reportRelated stories
CNBC Daily Open: AI’s creators sound the alarm — while others keep building the infrastructure
When the AI boom first took off, companies were competing to see what their AI models can do. Now, they reassure investors of what their models CAN'T do.
Luckin Coffee weighs entry into Middle East markets, chairman tells CNBC
Luckin is weighing a push into Middle East markets while deepening its foothold in Southeast Asia, with backing from sovereign wealth funds in both regions.
China has three new criteria for humanoid robot IPOs. Few, if any, meet them
China's securities regulator is raising the bar for public listings of humanoid robot startups with three specific criteria, according to three sources.

Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ from AI; AstraZeneca makes $2bn cancer drug tie-up – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Shares in AstraZeneca have jumped by 2% at the start of stock market trading in London, hitting a two-month high. That puts them among the top risers on the London Stock Exchange, behind a group of mining companies including Antofagasta (+1.9%) and Anglo American (+1.75%) “In June, during internal training and evaluation our models accessed Australian government websites in ways they were not authorised to. We also should have handled our response better. We are sorry and working to do better in the future.” Continue reading...

UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban
John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.

Want to become an influencer? There's a £30,000 degree for that
Content creation degrees aim to help people make money from social media, but are they worth the money?