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AI threats put executives on guard

AI companies are strengthening security as threats against executives, employees and facilities escalate alongside public anxiety about jobs, affordability and social disruption. Incidents involving Anthropic and OpenAI have included attempted violence, threatening messages and demands linked to customer disputes. Liferaft recorded a sevenfold rise in digital threats between late February and May, while executive-protection spending has increased sharply at technology companies including Palantir, Oracle and Salesforce. Some leaders now travel with armed guards, and employees are discouraged from wearing corporate logos. Anthropic said it tracks concerning behavior to identify escalation early. Industry figures acknowledge that warnings about AI-driven unemployment may have intensified hostility. Palantir chief executive Alex Karp said political unrest is the sector’s greatest challenge, warning that “none of us are going to make any money when the country blows up.” Despite public concern, companies continue developing increasingly advanced models.

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IMF urges fiscal discipline

The IMF has urged Andy Burnham’s incoming government to preserve its predecessors’ deficit-reduction strategy, warning that elevated debt and gilt market pressures leave little room for additional borrowing or spending. It advised the new prime minister and chancellor to be “very selective” about fresh commitments and to rebuild fiscal buffers against future shocks. The IMF supported reforms to council tax, capital gains tax and VAT exemptions, but said future spending reviews should reallocate existing resources rather than expand overall budgets. Burnham has pledged to retain the fiscal rule requiring tax revenues to cover current spending while ruling out new wealth taxes and increases to income tax, VAT or national insurance. The fund warned that ambitious efficiency savings, uncertain tax receipts and shrinking headroom could make the consolidation plan difficult to deliver as the next election approaches in 2029.

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