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Office For Students warns outcomes were worse than for students attending sponsoring institutions
UK students who graduated in 2024 more likely to be unemployed
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MI5 tracked NHS founder Bevan for 27 years, files show
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China’s drugmakers move into the big league
Foreign pharma groups are now paying to access innovation developed locally
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Meta agrees deal to keep Zuckerberg in California despite wealth tax proposal
Group to create new class of non-voting shares to allow stock sales without diluting founder’s control
US orders some personnel to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks
Decision comes as two people were killed in a drone attack targeting Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield
Buyout firm EQT acquires German diagnostics group in €10.8bn deal
Move for Germany’s Qiagen is one of the largest take-private transactions in Europe this year
LSEG nears $3.5bn deal to buy credit data specialist Octus
Transaction would enhance London Stock Exchange Group’s services for customers
FirstFT: Scott Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at private event with investors
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Republicans head into midterms with huge spending advantage
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Abbott to spin off nutrition unit at centre of baby formula lawsuits
US healthcare group plans to create standalone public company with $8.5bn in annual sales
GM aims to leapfrog rivals with new generation of autonomous cars
Detroit carmaker’s chief product officer Sterling Anderson plans to put fully self-driving private vehicles on the road by 2028
Trump envoy proposes Ukraine talks and summit with Putin and Xi
Steve Witkoff discusses resumption of peace dialogue with Russian president followed by US-China-Russia meeting next month
EU set to delay push for cheaper UK university fees for bloc’s students
Concession could help the two sides finalise a ‘reset’ deal at a summit next month
Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at closed-door investor conference
Treasury secretary spoke to financiers at charity event where tickets cost $7,500
NSA warns on ‘critical’ cyber vulnerabilities detected using AI
Researchers used OpenAI and Google models to find severe faults in software used on majority of websites around the world
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John Mahama says efforts are focused on securing the return of artefacts stolen during the centuries of the slave trade and colonialism
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