In BANKS NEWS, First Republic gets picked up by JP Morgan. In BUSINESS, CONSUMER & EMPLOYMENT NEWS, defence spending broadens, UK SMEs feel more confident, European shoppers push back, staycations herald good news, NDAs face scrutiny and grads have difficulties with teamwork. In TECH NEWS, Google and Musk step up their respective AI games, Twitter rolls out a paywall, Apple targets your dashboard and the UK government tries to get all tecchie. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Astellas goes shopping, Getir ponders buying a rival and Adidas faces a Yeezy-related lawsuit. AND FINALLY, I bring you a bottomless crisp buffet...