Snap to launch ‘Specs’ smart glasses to revive challenge to Meta and Apple

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Snap plans to relaunch its smart glasses to consumers next year, as the social media company rejoins a costly battle with Meta, OpenAI and Apple to create new artificial intelligence-powered wearable devices. The Los Angeles-based … Read more

Europe’s AI computing shortage ‘will be resolved’ soon, says Nvidia chief

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang said Europe’s shortfall in computing power for artificial intelligence “will be resolved” soon, as the continent pushes to catch up with the US and China in the race to capitalise on … Read more

Climate funds open doors to clean up industry despite Donald Trump’s pushback

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey are among countries being promised access to funding to tackle pollution from industries such as cement and steel, as a group of multilateral lenders doubles down on climate action … Read more

Brussels split over state aid for clean tech production

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Commission’s powerful competition directorate is blocking a push that would allow governments to subsidise the production costs of clean energy technologies, flaring tensions between EU officials enforcing state-aid rules and those working on … Read more

European Space Agency seeks €1bn for satellite network with military capabilities

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Space Agency is seeking €1bn to develop a new satellite network providing military-grade intelligence to the EU as it prepares to push for the biggest budget in its 50-year history. Josef Aschbacher, the … Read more