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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The chief executive of Europe’s largest shipbuilder, Fincantieri, has called on European countries to scale up their underwater defence capabilities amid rising threats and the retreat of the US. “The Mediterranean has always been populated … Read more

‘Rich and naive’: why Singapore is engulfed in a ‘scamdemic’

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Denmark has rejected calls from Germany and France to scrap a planned EU supply chain law that has become symbolic of the bloc’s dilemma between meeting its ambitious climate goals and helping its ailing industry. … Read more

China has increased its ability to launch a sudden attack on Taiwan with faster-paced air and operations, new artillery systems and more alert amphibious and air assault units, according to Taiwanese and US officials and experts. One senior Taiwanese military official said Chinese air force and missile units that would play a role in a … Read more

Microsoft sought to tighten its grip on the artificial intelligence industry this week, unveiling a raft of new products and partnerships with OpenAI, Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI in a bid to emerge a winner among those profiting from the cutting-edge technology. The $3.4tn tech giant held its annual Build conference in Seattle, where it … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many employees got their companies to buy them a comfy office chair and a computer stand during the Covid-19 work-from-home era. Chief executives of S&P 500 companies did rather better when it comes to improving … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Defence is the new tech when it comes to hot sectors. Or is it the other way round? That’s a question worth asking as defence stocks have rallied in recent weeks on everything from news … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU is almost on track to meet its 2030 climate targets according to new data, a victory for Brussels even as it faces growing calls to weaken its environmental agenda. The European Commission will … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tech companies, banks and shipping groups are investing in a method of carbon dioxide removal that promises to speed up the chemical reaction between absorbent rocks and rainfall. The natural geological process is accelerated by … Read more