In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Putin praises the US, the US slaps more bans on Canadian goods, states want their tax breaks back from data centres, UK debt costs boom, oil prices rise, farmers turn to alternatives and food inflation will rise in a "perfect storm". In INVESTMENT NEWS, L Catterton buys a slice of Hyrox and Mistral AI raises €3bn. In TECH NEWS, Meta announced an AI personal assistant and the UK is going to force Apple and Google to block explicit images. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, NESO gives Palantir a free contract, UK air traffic control breaks down, Aperol's maker announces a sweeter alternative and Computacenter's profits boom by 95%.AND FINALLY, I bring you a mash-up that mixes old and new...