Companies rebranding as AI innovators signals a major industry shift, with Amazon investing $200bn in AI while AI's societal impacts are seen in relationships and translation accuracy, and China continues to develop its chip industry and manage the AI stock boom.

• Software? No Way. We’re an A.I. Company Now! — The New York Times Business -
• Can You Rely on A.I. to Translate Love? — The New York Times Business -
• How A.I. Salaries Are Causing Couples to Rethink Money in Relationships — The New York Times Business -

• Amazon’s Andy Jassy bets on $200bn AI spending drive to revive AWS — Financial Times -
• How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough — The New York Times Business -
• China Deploys a ‘National Team’ of Investors to Keep AI Stock Boom in Check — Wall Street Journal -
• TSMC’s US investment plans at heart of $250bn puzzle for chip sector — Financial Times -

Amid backlash to a Super Bowl ad, Ring has ended a deal to link neighborhood cameras, while Meta plans facial recognition for smart glasses, and ICE is pushing tech companies to identify protesters, with Pakistan also using social media for tax evasion crackdowns.

• Ring Ends Deal to Link Neighborhood Cameras After Backlash to Super Bowl Ad — The New York Times Business -
• Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses — The New York Times Business -
• How ICE Is Pushing Tech Companies to Identify Protesters — The New York Times Business -

• Pakistan tax authorities turn to social media to crack down on evasion — Financial Times -

The US asserts its commitment to transatlantic alliances despite concerns about Chinese military links with Alibaba and BYD, as Ukraine's president ties elections to a ceasefire, and European leaders call for stronger mutual defense and western alliance reform while reflecting on the UN's role and the ever-changing geopolitical map.

• US concludes Alibaba and BYD have links to Chinese military — Financial Times -
• Rubio tells Europe that US will not abandon transatlantic alliance — Financial Times -
• Zelenskyy insists elections can only take place two months after a ceasefire — Financial Times -

• Von der Leyen says Europe must bring its mutual defence clause ‘to life’ — Financial Times -
• Starmer calls for western alliance to be ‘remade’ — Financial Times -
• What America forgets about the UN — Financial Times -
• The FT contest that challenged readers to redraw Europe’s borders — Financial Times -
• How to map a fractured world — Financial Times -
• 5 maps that will change the way you see the world — Financial Times -

The US job market shows surprising growth despite concerns about Wall Street executive pay, while Detroit plans to revive sedans amid changing consumer preferences, and a talent agency is for sale after the Epstein fallout.

• The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth — The New York Times Business -
• Six Wall Street bank chiefs bring in combined pay of $250mn in 2025 — Financial Times -
• A much-needed Beveridge — Financial Times -

• Casey Wasserman Is Putting His Talent Agency Up for Sale After Epstein Fallout — Wall Street Journal -
• America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back. — Wall Street Journal -

RFK Jr. allies are challenging vaccine mandates, while TSA workers brace for a potential government shutdown, poor care for detainees at ICE facilities is reported, and Trump's actions are impacting air travel, alongside mounting pressure on the head of US homeland security.

• RFK Jr. Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schools — The New York Times Business -
• T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause — The New York Times Business -
• Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at CoreCivic ICE Facilities — The New York Times Business -

• Trump’s Actions Test the Fragile World of Air Travel — The New York Times Business -
• Pressure mounts on head of US homeland security as agency’s funding set to lapse — Financial Times -

UK income tax is set to go digital, French businesses are grappling with a profits surcharge, and Louis Vuitton Netherlands faced a fine in a money laundering case.

• Are you ready for UK income tax to go digital? — Financial Times -
• ‘Companies are not cows to be milked’: French businesses grapple with profits surcharge — Financial Times -
• Dutch Prosecutors Fine Louis Vuitton Netherlands in Money Laundering Case — The New York Times Business -

A British Museum Samurai show highlights historical culture, while the Milan Olympics promote Grana Padano cheese, and romance scams and broader societal shifts are examined, alongside a look at historic entertainment inventions and the ecommerce queen Carmen Busquets's penthouse.

• Phonographs, Player Pianos and Betamax: The Inventions That Transformed Entertainment — Wall Street Journal -
• The 2026 Milan Olympics Has Its Eyes on Grana Padano — The New York Times Business -
• Here’s the stupid thing about romance scams — Financial Times -

• Liberals should mourn the passing world — Financial Times -
• The British Museum’s Samurai show proves the brush is mightier than the sword — Financial Times -
• Inside the Miami penthouse of Carmen Busquets, queen of ecommerce — Financial Times -

The parents of a pilot are working to clear his name after a deadly crash, shedding light on the complexities of aviation safety.

• A Pilot’s Parents Work to Clear His Name After the Deadliest Crash in Decades — Wall Street Journal -