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Margaret Mitchell, researcher and chief ethics scientist at artificial intelligence developer and collaborative platform Hugging Face, is a pioneer in responsible and ethical AI. One of the most influential narratives around the promise of AI is that, one day, we will be able to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems that are at least as … Read more
The surge in energy demand across the vast Asia-Pacific region, both in the advanced and developing economies it covers, was relentless over the past year and made it more difficult to demonstrate climate leadership. The availability of renewable energy sources expanded rapidly, helped by the supply of solar and wind energy equipment from China, but … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. An “industrial sunbelt” made up of countries around the globe from India to Mexico is tipped to overtake the US and Europe for green-powered industry, according to research on the investment pipeline by a business … 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 The Trump administration has reversed its opposition to a $5bn offshore wind farm to protect jobs, but also as part of a political deal over a long-stalled gas pipeline, according to the boss … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened the door to a shift in policy that could see the country develop nuclear energy for the first time as part of its energy transition strategy. Mitsotakis said Greece … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Record-high greenhouse gas emissions are set to exhaust the planet’s “carbon budget” within three years, passing another ominous milestone that would minimise the chance of limiting warming to 1.5C, scientists have said. The carbon budget … Read more
Last year an Israeli telecoms executive working in Europe had a call from an old friend back in Tel Aviv: could he help design a phone that looked like a cheap Android but could transmit encrypted data that mimicked social media traffic? Around the same time, a reservist working at an Israeli health start-up got … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There is a fine view of Ely Cathedral across fields from outside the Cambridgeshire factory of the UK’s leading surgical robotics company. Inside the spotless building, 13,000 parts are assembled into each Versius system used … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman have raised more than $1bn amid a surge in investor optimism that nuclear energy will help power the artificial intelligence revolution. TerraPower, a private company founded … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is nearing a $9.3bn debt and equity deal, as investors looked past the billionaire’s spat with President Donald Trump that had complicated the capital raising efforts. Investors have placed … Read more