Thanks @IgnatiusPost for discussing my new book published yesterday, Warhead: How the brain shapes war and war shapes the brain, at @UKinUSA. Amazing audience @KembaWalden46 @IskanderRehman @RJohnsonCCW1 and so many more. Thanks all. Available now! amazon.com/Warhead-How-Brain…

Interesting mix of AI and resilience: Data centres need protection from drone warfare ft.com/content/15a049f3-b62e…

Phil Chichester knows what he’s talking about. Good read. newscientist.com/article/259…

This potential French debt-spiral could become the biggest story of 2026 by far, but too few seem to notice it’s brewing… nytimes.com/2026/10/08/busin…

US dominates AI build - roughly equal to the rest of world combined. China has hugely cheap power to build AI at scale and comes a creditable second. But the rest of the world lags badly… ft.com/content/e1dd8bff-b06d…

How will people look back on Macron overseeing this failure since elected in 2017? ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c…

Alot of Europeans hope to build a giant new robotized Maginot Line and cower behind it, hoping for the best - that usually works out terribly! “Active defence” is vital to deter war effectively and, if necessary, win. A welcome mindset shift. ft.com/content/0293497e-e4b5…

Positive development for the UK. ft.com/content/cf60deee-553d… Airtel Money IPO signals a route back for London’s market

Defence prime plus startup plus government. All three needed. ft.com/content/3c38362f-70c3… UK looks to ‘land drones’ to transform beleaguered Ajax fighting vehicles

Information operations are a worry for all sides in our new era global of gray zone competition ft.com/content/8715d1c6-054d… China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national security

Is it a cyborg horse!

Trade offs ft.com/content/b15d9839-1d2e… Defence sales test Europe’s appetite for US investment

Good piece on building AI in Europe by Mario Draghi. ft.com/content/f054f927-b512…

Remarkable facts on Sweden. ft.com/content/0310460a-b192…

Excellent news once again for the UK on education - thanks to the work of people like @daisychristo. Let’s not squander by reducing standards! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy…

giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic… The ultranationalists remaking Israel’s armed forces

UK continues to lead in European venture-backed tech. ft.com/content/25121087-b57c… UK venture capital investment rebounds as software and biotech attract funding

Beneficial to the UK and Ukraine. ft.com/content/063dbdd2-fb5a… Britain gains access to Ukraine battlefield data

Speed of doing stuff matters. ft.com/content/c6220205-ee40… EU slips further behind US in race for critical minerals

AI hasn’t gone rogue; AI is doing its job of hacking ever more capably. ft.com/content/a9947be4-5c0c…

The autonomous military enterprise - China-linked hackers hit Taiwan in unprecedented ‘autonomous’ AI cyber attack ft.com/content/7d2ab3e0-9085…