In BIG PICTURE NEWS, back-channel Iran talks continue, Trump wins again, the UK imposes sanctions on a crypto exchange and BP kicks out its chair. In EMPLOYMENT NEWS, Samsung workers negotiate a massive bonus, ByteDance does its best to stop its AI team from leaving, AI hiring tools are flawed, Manchester uni makes a promise and Next's boss warns about the major drop in entry-level jobs. In TECH NEWS, Spotify's boss defends AI music, Xiaomi's profit weakens and Pinsent Masons gets punished for an AI error. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, AI consultants want to eat the Big Four's lunch, Ferrari's new EV takes a lot of criticism, Eli Lilly buys vaccine developers and B&Q hopes for heatwave gains. AND FINALLY, I bring you an alien pool...