What can quantum computers do for humanity?

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Aviva Investors walks back ‘watch list’ pledge to ditch least green investments

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Aviva Investors has ditched a landmark plan to sell stakes in companies that fail to rein in their carbon emissions sufficiently, joining a trend for investment managers to water down green commitments. The London-based investment … Read more

is your city getting wetter or drier?

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Visual and data journalism myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. More than half of the world’s most populated cities are getting wetter, according to new research on how water patterns are undergoing dramatic shifts in urban areas as climate change intensifies the atmospheric … Read more

Alphabet spins off laser-based internet project from ‘moonshot’ hub

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alphabet is spinning out laser-based internet company Taara from its “moonshot” incubator, hoping to turbocharge the start-up that provides high-bandwidth services to hard-to-reach areas in competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink network of satellites. Taara is … Read more

‘Coachbots’ promise executive self-improvement for the masses

Conversing with one “difficult, abrasive” male colleague constantly interrupting made Vrnda Boykin sweat. “I was angry,” she says. Despite the discomfort, the senior programme manager at software company HubSpot repeatedly returned to the discussion. For her interlocutor was not human but a chatbot — or “coachbot” — she had asked to act like a vexatious … Read more

Overreliance on AI tools at work risks harming mental health

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The use of artificial intelligence has the capacity to boost productivity but the powerful technology also puts workers’ mental health at risk as it erodes traditional ways of collaborating. ChatGPT and other generative AI tools … Read more

Business schools ease their resistance to AI

The debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT sparked a wave of experimentation with artificial intelligence in business education and, more than two years on, the technology is reshaping how knowledge is delivered and absorbed. Challenges nonetheless persist: adoption is uneven, ethical concerns linger and the role of human instructors continues to evolve, even as AI cements its … Read more

Online disrupters challenge traditional MBA providers

Potential students are seizing the chance to go for online MBA-style programmes that offer flexibility, affordability and are tailored to their needs as they question the value of a traditional business school qualification. Rivals to long established schools are queueing up to offer training: from full MBAs offered by digital, mobile-first platforms such as Quantic … Read more