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Bombers that Russia may never rebuild. A fleet so mauled it may force Moscow to rethink how it raids Ukraine. Deep strikes on Russian soil that expose the price of a long war — even against a weaker foe. As the toll of Ukraine’s weekend drone raid becomes clear from satellite imagery and expert assessments, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese tech companies designing their own advanced chips for manufacturing in Taiwan are set to be the hardest hit by new US restrictions on software tools. Smartphone maker Xiaomi is first in line to be … Read more
‘Godfather’ of AI Yoshua Bengio says latest models lie to users
The indie director: Scout Dixon West @scoutdixonwest, 144.3k followers There’s a cinematic moodiness to Scout Dixon West’s Instagram feed that makes sense on discovering she’s a scriptwriter and a former model, one who can still work the camera with a smoulder that matches her eponymous perfume brand. Growing up in northern California, Dixon West, 28, … Read more
Big Four firms race to develop audits for AI products
The thousands gathering at Walmart’s employee jamboree this week will celebrate record-breaking revenue, newly opened stores and a market-beating stock price. One thing that is not expanding at Walmart is the number of employees. Walmart, the largest US private sector employer, counted 2,165,465 staff worldwide as of the end of last year. That was almost … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK medical robotics group CMR Surgical has put itself up for sale, seeking a valuation of as much as $4bn as the company plots its launch in the US, the biggest surgery market globally. Cambridge-based … 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 campaign by rightwing lawmakers in Texas to limit renewable power projects has failed, underscoring the state’s commitment to all sources of energy as it strains to meet exploding demand. A package of … Read more
Senior Bank of England staff members who resigned from climate and nature risk supervision roles have complained the central bank neglected the issues, leaving the UK financial sector underprepared. Six people who left the BoE between 2020 and last year told the Financial Times that climate change had been deprioritised under governor Andrew Bailey. Some … Read more
