Tennis recruits TikTok as it chases the next wave of fans

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. ‘Craziest flics’, ‘best drip’ and ‘best kicks’. This is French Open coverage — TikTok style. These social media posts (covering pictures, style and shoes at the Grand Slam tennis tournament) produced by media group Overtime … Read more

Revolut chief in line for Musk-style payday at $150bn valuation

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Revolut’s chief executive Nik Storonsky is in line for a multibillion-dollar windfall if he steers the fintech’s valuation to about $150bn, under a long-standing Elon Musk-style pay package.  Storonsky, who founded the $45bn start-up in … Read more

UK government to invest more than £500mn in quantum computing

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK is to invest more than £500mn in emerging technology based on quantum physics that experts say has the potential to transform economic and national security.  The government’s support will be welcomed following questions … Read more

Tesla to launch robotaxi service in Austin

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla’s robotaxi service, touted by Elon Musk as the future of his flagging electric-car maker, is expected to launch in the company’s home city of Austin on Sunday with only about 10 cars and a … Read more

UK AI start-up PhysicsX nears $1bn valuation

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. London-based artificial intelligence start-up PhysicsX has raised $135mn from investors, valuing it at almost $1bn, as it becomes the latest company to benefit from a surge of interest in defence technology. The six-year-old start-up, founded … Read more

Meta’s $14bn bet on 28-year-old Scale AI chief

Mark Zuckerberg is betting more than $14bn that a well-connected 28-year-old is the catalyst his company needs to catch up with rivals racing to develop and commercialise artificial intelligence. The Meta chief struck a deal last week to buy 49 per cent of data labelling business Scale AI and hire its leader Alexandr Wang. Zuckerberg … Read more