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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. BlackRock asked a US judge on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit by Texas and other Republican-led states claiming asset managers conspired to suppress coal production, calling it an “unprecedented” case that could upend how the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue has almost doubled to $10bn, on the back of surging demand for its artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The company’s ARR — a measure of expected revenue from subscriptions over a year … Read more
In the 18th and 19th centuries, a chess-playing automaton dubbed the Mechanical Turk mesmerised Europe’s ruling classes. For the best part of a century, the Turk toured the continent’s palaces and salons, checkmating a roster of illustrious opponents that included Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin. Two centuries before IBM’s Deep Blue bested Garry Kasparov across … 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 A top White House official has said US President Donald Trump would ease restrictions on selling chips to China if Beijing agreed to speed up the export of rare earths, as the two … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Renault has been asked by the French government to manufacture drones in Ukraine, as unmanned aircraft systems have become a central pillar of Kyiv’s defiance of Moscow’s military aggression. The French carmaker would collaborate … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has warned that the UK lacks the digital infrastructure it needs to capitalise on its potential in artificial intelligence, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged another £1bn to expand Britain’s computing power for … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Warner Bros Discovery will split its business into two publicly traded companies, with one focused on its streaming and studios business and the other on its television network businesses, including CNN and Discovery. The US … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Private equity group Advent International is closing in on a £4.4bn acquisition for industrial group Spectris, in the latest potential takeover of a London-listed company. The US buyout firm and Spectris said they were in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US quantum computing company IonQ has agreed to buy a UK technology start-up spun out of Oxford university in a $1.1bn all-stock deal as breakthroughs in the sector spark early signs of dealmaking activity. Maryland-based … Read more
