Live, rolling coverage as the AA says average petrol prices could rise above 159. 7p per litre mark set in May The story piquing the interest of the financial press this morning is that of Leopold Aschenbrenner , the AI Wunderkind (he’s German-born) who has been forced to sell off his fund in a f...

Source: [Guardian Tech](https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jul/31/bp-sell-north-sea-ai-record-korea-kospi-stock-market-latest-news-updates)

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