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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Four-year-old artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic has raised $3.5bn in a deal that triples its valuation to more than $60bn, as it aims to keep pace with OpenAI and ahead of newer rivals including China’s DeepSeek. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Six climate protesters, including one of the founders of Just Stop Oil, have had their prison sentences reduced after the Court of Appeal said their right to freedom of expression should have been considered. A … Read more
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Monday said it would invest $100bn in the US, boosting capacity in the country in a move designed to placate President Donald Trump and head off threatened tariffs on chip imports. In a news conference with TSMC’s chief executive CC Wei, Trump said the world’s largest chipmaker would invest “at … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The threat of a trade war and rising security tensions alongside the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord will “drain” resources away from efforts to curb global warming, leading to “civilisation doom”, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer must use a promised rise in UK defence spending to boost British manufacturing and expand domestic supply chains for the armaments industry, the head of the UK’s main manufacturing lobby group has … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia is facing its first real competitor in China. US export controls, designed to cut off China’s access to advanced chips and chipmaking gear, were supposed to ensure that no domestic rival could emerge. But … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Proteomics — the study of the proteins that are the building blocks of life — has emerged as a new digitally-powered weapon in scientists’ efforts to better understand and treat diseases. A project launched this … Read more
From ultrasound machines and ventilators to interactive, data-sharing knee implants and blood-pressure monitors, connecting medical devices over hospital networks and the internet is improving patient care and medical research. The increase in digitally connected devices has created a buoyant technology market known as the “Medical Internet of Things”. By 2029 this software market will be … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Late at night, a knock at the door. A mysterious visitor says the three Roottree sisters have died in a plane crash along with their parents. Every member of their renowned family stands to gain … Read more