In charts: UK private schools lose ground to state rivals in A-level results race

Data shows increasing popularity of science and maths, while boys overtake girls in top grades
Scientists develop brain implant capable of decoding inner speech

Stanford researchers use electrodes and artificial intelligence to help people whose paralysis prevents physical speech
US wholesale prices jump 3.3% as Trump tariffs hit economy

Rise in Producer Price Index in July was the highest since February
Eli Lilly raises UK price of weight loss drug Mounjaro by up to 170%

Pharmaceuticals group seeks to address US complaints about ‘foreign freeloaders’ who rely on Americans to pay more for medicines
Rating and slating all the Fed chair candidates

We need to talk about the Kevins (and Pulte)
AI boom helps Apple’s biggest supplier earn more from servers than smartphones

Figures mark a milestone for contract electronics maker Foxconn