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UK health secretary Wes Streeting has said the use of robotics will be at the heart of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS and the drive to improve productivity. Robot-assisted surgeries will become standard for certain procedures, such as ear, nose and throat operations, and hospitals that fail to use this technology will be … 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 Donald Trump said the US was “terminating” trade talks with Canada in retaliation against a new digital services tax on tech companies, reopening a trade war between the countries after months of détente. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US health tsar Robert F Kennedy Jr wants all Americans to be sporting medical “wearables” in the next four years, banking on such devices to make the country healthy again. The outspoken vaccine sceptic’s hopes … Read more
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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. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has dropped his biggest hint yet about the future leadership of the technology conglomerate he started more than 40 years ago and through which he has placed massive bets on the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sachin Dev Duggal, the founder and former chief executive of the collapsed Microsoft-backed tech start-up Builder.ai, made at least $20mn through selling shares in the business. The self-described “chief wizard” of the software company, which … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brazil’s supreme court has ruled that social media platforms can be held legally responsible for users’ posts, in a decision that tightens regulation on technology giants in the country. Companies such as Facebook, TikTok and … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Accountancy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The six largest UK accounting firms do not formally monitor how automated tools and artificial intelligence impact the quality of their audits, the regulator has found, even as the technology becomes embedded across the sector. The … 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 Trump Mobile has backed away from the claim that its golden smartphone will be “Made in the USA”, just a week after it was announced. The phone network launched by the Trump Organization … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple is changing its App Store policies in the EU in a last-minute attempt to avoid a series of escalating fines from Brussels. The $3tn iPhone maker will allow developers in the bloc to offer … Read more