In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Trump does Trump things, Anthropic beats the Pentagon and wheat prices rise. In TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS, China has high hopes for exports of cheap drone killers, Anthropic launches a new tool, three UK airports get hit by a cyber attack, Alphabet agrees to settle and the UK expects US child safety measures from Meta. In BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT NEWS, UK business confidence improves, youth unemployment worsens and EY gets its junior staff into the office. In RETAIL NEWS, Gap jumps, Burnham's high street plan gets criticised, Zara launches Lefties in the UK and Halfords raises forecasts. AND FINALLY, I bring you an epic chocolate cake...