In BIG PICTURE NEWS, there's progress on Ukraine, Germany approves the spending plan, US markets weaken further, Japan holds interest rates and Reeves looks likely to cut public spending. In TECH & MEDIA NEWS, JX Advanced Metals makes a moment, Nvidia unveils a new superchip, Anthropic decides to focus, Microsoft simulates brain reasoning, we look at why China's flooding the market with AI models, Alphabet agrees a break fee on the Wiz deal, X's valuation bounces back and Deezer breaks even. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, first-timers seek out the 'burbs and A&O Shearman gets blunt about RTO. AND FINALLY I bring you next-level airport entertainment...