German defence start-up plans underwater drones for naval surveillance

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. European defence technology start-up Helsing has unveiled plans for a fleet of unmanned mini submarines that it claims will greatly enhance naval surveillance, at a time of rising threats to ships and critical ocean infrastructure. … Read more

How Turkey became vital to European security

It was feted as a military “first” and a return to the Imperial glories of the 16th century when the Ottoman navy, led by Admiral Hayreddin “Red Beard” Barbarossa, dominated the Black Sea and Mediterranean. A one-tonne TB3 attack drone last month took off from a Turkish-made aircraft carrier and, after a short mission, landed … Read more

‘You’re going to have to throw a lot against the wall before you figure out what sticks’

Marc Benioff, the co-founder and chief executive of $262bn software giant Salesforce, always has a lot to say. The decabillionaire is Silicon Valley’s arch salesman and a ubiquitous figure in San Francisco. His 61-storey tower dominates the skyline and Dreamforce annual conference takes over the city for a week in September, where he is flanked … Read more

Just another banger slideshow from SoftBank

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like the FA Cup final or a Wallace & Gromit Christmas special, SoftBank’s full-year results presentations have become an annual tradition nearly everyone can enjoy. The 2025 edition dropped today. It’s characteristically SoftBank. Here’s Slide … Read more