Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg opposed establishing a national AI regulator in a private call with US President Donald Trump, stressing the need for balanced technology policies as debate over regulation intensifies.

The UK's tungsten supply chain strategy has reached a turning point after the National Wealth Fund committed £71 million to restart the Hemerdon mine in Devon. The project will give British defense contractors their first domestic tungsten source since China's 2025 export controls helped drive armor-piercing metal prices up 900%. But Hemerdon will produce ore concentrates, not the refined materials needed for weapons manufacturing, leaving downstream processing largely dependent on China.

Starbucks sold a 60% stake in its China operations to Boyu Capital for $4 billion, transitioning to a joint venture model while focusing on domestic restructuring.