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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. Microsoft has unveiled an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence assistant that remembers user preferences and take actions on their behalf, as the tech giant takes on rivals building AI-infused products designed to attract millions … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. PwC China plans to spin off its Dark Lab cyber security arm in a private buyout deal, as the Big Four firm seeks to improve liquidity and navigate the financial fallout from its audit of … Read more
Meta and the US Federal Trade Commission are set to face off in federal court this month, in the first big test of whether the new Donald Trump-appointed antitrust regulator will continue to crack down on Big Tech. The looming trial, set for April 14, has seen Mark Zuckerberg meet the US president in recent … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deglobalisation is one response to tariffs. Dematerialisation is savvier. We are already replacing physical things with intangibles: streaming rather than buying DVDs; kids playing Roblox instead of amassing dolls. Getting a virtual update, whether for … Read more
Central Asia suffers ‘frankly bonkers’ heatwave fuelled by climate change Source link
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world President Donald Trump has suggested he could cut tariffs on Chinese goods if Beijing allows ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to divest the hugely popular video sharing app to avoid a ban … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the company they called Micro-Soft 50 years ago this week, it was to sell a version of the Basic computer language for the Altair, the first proto-PC. Their … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There has been a lot of talk about how quickly — or not — artificial intelligence is going to replace humans in the workforce. Short version: the robots are learning fast but are not that … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple lost more than $250bn in market value on Thursday, making it one of Wall Street’s biggest casualties of Donald Trump’s tariff blitz despite chief executive Tim Cook’s efforts to court the administration. Shares in … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Agriculture myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Plans for a “megafarm” in Norfolk have been rejected by councillors concerned about its climate impact, in a test of whether a court ruling over oil and gas projects should be applied to the food industry. … Read more