Economy

Artificial intelligence features heavily, from chief executives predicting smaller workforces to the growing demand for power and resources that data centres place on the grid. Other articles look at digital payment security, the risks of biometric cards, a password failure that brought down a 158-year-old company, and supply chain tensions across Europe.

Investment and industry stories complete the picture: a £104m boost for local transport in the UK, a technology surge in Northern Ireland, new manufacturing hubs in America, precision farming and an oil discovery off Poland. Several headlines are written to provoke, so read the detail before drawing conclusions, especially where figures on savings or losses are quoted.