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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Asia-Pacific companies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. For decades, Australia has taken a no-nonsense approach to road safety. In the early 1970s, it was the first country to mandate the wearing of seatbelts in cars and helmets for motorcyclists, and was one … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. By most metrics of a start-up ecosystem, Silicon Valley comes out on top. It produces more “unicorns”, sucks in more investment, wins higher valuations and attracts the best talent, and has done so broadly uninterrupted … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have recreated in a laboratory the sensory pathway that transmits feelings of pain to the human brain, in a breakthrough that could lead to better treatments. A team at Stanford University in California is … Read more
Apple has increased the number of flights carrying consignments of iPhones from India to the US following Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, as the tech giant grapples with one of the biggest threats to its business in years. In the days since Trump’s “liberation day” announcement, at least 10 flights have taken off from Chennai International … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Private equity myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Private equity company EQT has sold a €3bn stake in its software company IFS at a significantly increased valuation, bucking a broader slump in deals amid the market volatility caused by US President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a contributing columnist, based in Chicago Winter is getting shorter in the US Midwest, threatening the beloved cold-weather culture of skiing, ice fishing, dog sledding and ice roads. But now Midwesterners are … Read more
Workers laid off by Meta in its recent cull that publicly targeted low performers were quick to fight back. Conscious of the potential stigma of being labelled in this way, affected employees took to LinkedIn to bemoan their former employer and bat for their reputation. Many insisted they were in fact high performers; some even … 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 US has threatened to retaliate against any international levy imposed on ships for their carbon emissions amid crunch talks to agree such a measure this week. Washington has urged other members of … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs caused havoc in the markets, notably hitting Big Tech stocks such as Apple. The company lost more than $300bn in market value the next day, and its path forward is complicated. The FT’s San Francisco correspondent Michael Acton explains why the iPhone maker is vulnerable, and what … Read more
