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The tech billionaire’s backing of Donald Trump is part of a worldview that draws on Silicon Valley’s wildest frontiers
Your transactions reveal a lot about you as a person — it could be valuable information
Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles
Post-Brexit Britain faces stark strategic choices with Trump taking office. Walking a line between both powers will be tricky
Impressive headline figures didn’t help the Democrats
Decision to seek prime minister’s arrest provokes rare display of unity in politically polarised country
If they play their cards well, leaders across Europe can exert leverage on America over how to end the war
Creatives and freelancers miss opportunity and inspiration after decline of X
The ‘all in or all out’ approach of Josh Kushner’s VC business inverts the traditional venture model. Will it pay off?
The country has not had an easy relationship with the once grand homes of the Anglo-Irish elite — leading many to be torched, repurposed or left to rot. But a new appreciation is being nurtured, and a ‘reckoning with the past’
German chancellor under pressure from own party to mirror US president and drop out of election race
Massad Boulos, father of Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael, has met Middle Eastern politicians in the US
Armed thieves who raid UN trucks are acting with Israel’s tacit support, officials say
Efforts to mitigate the air pollution smothering the capital require collective action
Having had three friends in high places — the US, the EU and China — the UK contemplates life with none
Smartphone alerts can promote what behaviourists call ‘overtrading’, shredding your returns — and your nerves
Shale barons are jubilant about the Republican’s plan for US ‘energy dominance’. Climate campaigners are not
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles
Rents on Via Monte Napoleone have jumped as tax break schemes lure super-rich
Problems with ONS labour market survey have given ‘overly pessimistic picture’, says Resolution Foundation
What to snack at a singalong
The years of audit failings and regulatory fines at its UK business are over, but some worry the firm is still losing ground to rivals
Alibaba, ByteDance and Meituan seek to poach top talent from US rivals despite Washington’s chip curbs
Truth Social owner is close to an all-share takeover of Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt
