Brands target AI chatbots as users switch from Google search

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Advertising groups and tech start-ups have been racing to find ways to help brands boost their likelihood of surfacing in results from artificial intelligence chatbots, marking a new era of “search engine optimisation”. Companies such … Read more

European airlines’ emissions on course to exceed pre-pandemic levels

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Airlines myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. European airline emissions are on course to exceed pre-pandemic levels this year, underlining the aviation industry’s struggle to decarbonise as it lobbies Brussels for looser green rules.   Carbon dioxide emissions from flights by European airlines … Read more

Deutsche Bank’s asset manager fined €25mn over greenwashing scandal

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deutsche Bank’s asset manager DWS has been fined €25mn by German prosecutors over a greenwashing scandal, following long-running investigations by authorities in the US and Germany. DWS, which is 80 per cent owned by the … Read more

DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google DeepMind staff in the UK are seeking to unionise in an effort to challenge the company’s decision to sell its artificial intelligence technologies to defence groups and ties to the Israeli government. Around 300 … Read more

When is a natural disaster human-made?

Imagine a year’s worth of rain falling in just three hours and 20 minutes. Every spring shower, every winter burst — delivered in a single downpour. That’s what happened in the hills outside Valencia, south-east Spain, six months ago. At least 227 people died, making October 29 the deadliest day of flooding in Europe for … Read more