ITV and Disney strike deal to stream hit shows on each other’s platforms

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Disney and ITV have struck a deal to show their programmes on each other’s platforms for the first time in the latest sign of the fast-changing relationships between traditional European broadcasters and US streaming platforms. … Read more

Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine’s capital ahead of Rome summit

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine overnight into Thursday, intensifying a brutal campaign aimed at overwhelming the country’s stretched air defences and destroying critical infrastructure. The attack lasted nearly 10 hours and involved about … Read more

Amazon weighs further investment in Anthropic to deepen AI alliance

Amazon is weighing another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to deepen a strategic alliance that the tech companies believe will provide an edge in the global competition to profit from artificial intelligence. The Seattle-based cloud and ecommerce group has discussed plans to extend beyond the $8bn it has already ploughed into the San Francisco-based AI model … Read more

Pac-Man returns as a devourer of corpses

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Having just passed his 45th anniversary, which is ancient in gaming years, you might expect Pac-Man to be considering retirement. Perhaps he has finally buried the hatchet with his ghost nemeses. Maybe he spends his … Read more