Elon Musk blowback lights a rocket under European space companies

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blowback against Elon Musk has lit a rocket under Europe’s besieged space sector, as countries rethink their reliance on Starlink, the satellite system of President Donald Trump’s favoured tech billionaire. In Italy, a proposed $1.5bn … Read more

Broadcom shares surge on strong revenue and AI outlook

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Broadcom shares surged in after-hours trading on Thursday as the chip designer announced better than expected revenue and a confident outlook around artificial intelligence. The company, which designs custom AI chips and infrastructure for the … Read more

Meta accelerates voice-powered AI push

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mark Zuckerberg is building up the voice capabilities of Meta’s artificial intelligence this year, as the social media giant pushes forward with plans to generate revenues from the fast-developing technology. Meta is planning to introduce … Read more

mapping the building boom in high risk zones

This article is first published in the FT Climate Graphic: Explained newsletter This week we turned our attention to a challenging — and expensive — problem: new housing in areas that are especially vulnerable to climate disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and extreme heat. Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings. … Read more

Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’

Some of the world’s largest banks and fintechs are rushing to launch their own stablecoins, aiming to grab a slice of a cross-border payments market they expect will be redrawn by cryptocurrencies. Last month Bank of America signalled it was open to issuing its own coin, joining established payments providers such as Standard Chartered, PayPal, … Read more

behind the coming polar vortex and other extremes

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Visual and data journalism myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. This article was first published in the FT Climate Graphic: Explained newsletter This week Copernicus, Europe’s Earth observation agency, released its monthly bulletin for February and again it makes for sobering reading. Despite … Read more