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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microsoft has launched its second major round of company-wide job cuts this year as the Big Tech group moves to cut costs. The Redmond, Washington-based company said it would eliminate just under 4 per cent … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is head of public policy at Y Combinator For all its tough talk on Big Tech, the Trump administration is weighing a trade deal that would in effect pause enforcement of … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. An $88mn satellite backed by Google, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been lost in space, in a blow to global efforts to detect the planet-warming emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane from … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shares in UK bakery chain Greggs fell sharply on Wednesday after it warned profits this year may be lower than in 2024 driven by a heatwave that increased demand for cold drinks but reduced overall … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Top venture capital firms are borrowing a strategy from the private equity playbook, pumping money into tech start-ups so they can “roll up” rivals to build a sector-dominating conglomerate. Among those deploying the approach is … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cyber Security myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US authorities are turning the screws on a sprawling criminal network accused of using stolen cryptocurrencies to fund North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. A group under sanctions linked to North Korea allegedly stole about $620mn … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A two-year-old Swedish artificial intelligence start-up that promises to make programming an app as easy as writing a few sentences is nearing a valuation of almost $2bn, in the latest sign of investor fervour for … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU’s heavy industry will be allowed to claim compensation for exports funded by the bloc’s carbon border tax in new plans covering polluters, as Brussels comes under pressure to weaken climate rules. The European … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Cyber Security myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Qantas is investigating whether a hacking group that targeted UK retailer Marks and Spencer this year was behind a cyber attack that breached a database containing the personal details of 6mn of the Australian airline’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. NHS hospitals will be able to get access to medical innovations approved anywhere across the sprawling health service under government plans to save money and cut waiting times. Currently, each of the 215 NHS trusts … Read more