Warner Bros Discovery ‘fumbling through disruption’ as cable TV struggles

Just three years ago, media chief David Zaslav pulled off the deal of his life: combining his much smaller television company Discovery with HBO-owner Warner Bros in a $43bn merger that he described as a “rendezvous with destiny”.  On Monday, Zaslav, in effect, unwound that deal by splitting Warner Bros Discovery into two companies facing … Read more

The Gulf’s ambitious bet on AI

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The phrase “data is the new oil” has added meaning in the Gulf. Leaders in the region are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to diversify and modernise their fossil fuel-dependent economies. “Instead of exporting oil, … Read more

In praise of gaming’s eccentric auteurs

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Being 13 is tough. Your mum doesn’t get you. Your body is changing in strange ways that you don’t understand. School means running a gauntlet between cruel bullies and baffling maths classes. And to cap … Read more

Can Tim Cook save Apple from the trade war?

During the US president’s first term in office, Tim Cook appeared to be the ultimate Trump whisperer, winning tariff exemptions despite Apple’s heavy reliance on Chinese manufacturing. Now, the iPhone-maker-in-chief has found himself under the toughest pressure yet from Trump, who has threatened smartphone tariffs as high as 25%. Does Tim Cook still have a … Read more