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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Scientists are deploying artificial intelligence to significantly improve predictions about when and where destructive wildfires will ignite, helping to mitigate disasters such as the one that recently devastated Los Angeles. Experts at the European Centre … Read more
The chief executive of the world’s largest chipmaker has succeeded in getting President Donald Trump off his back this year but has yet to win over investors to his strategy for riding out the current trade storm. CC Wei of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced on March 3 a further $100bn investment in 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. The writer is pro-vice-chancellor for innovation at the University of Cambridge The Oxford-Cambridge Arc growth corridor, which will unlock over £78bn for the UK economy by 2035, is becoming something of an anchor project for … Read more
Britain’s flagship artificial intelligence agency will slash the number of projects it backs and prioritise work on defence, environment and health as it seeks to respond to technological advances and criticism of its record. The Alan Turing Institute — named after the pioneering British computer scientist — will shut or offload almost a quarter of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese artificial intelligence models had already been outpacing expectations — but they have now pushed the bar even higher. Two local tech groups have recently dropped significant updates. DeepSeek released a dramatically improved V3 model … Read more
DeepMind slows down research releases in battle to keep competitive edge
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Global energy demand rose faster than usual last year as record temperatures across the world meant more power was used for cooling in the self-perpetuating loop between climate change and energy use. Electricity demand increased … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. OpenAI has raised $40bn in new funding from SoftBank and other investors, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $300bn as it becomes one of the best-funded private start-ups in the world. SoftBank was providing 75 per … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Intel’s new chief executive has promised a major “culture change” at the US semiconductor group, saying he will prioritise attracting talent, building relationships with customers and slashing bureaucracy. Speaking at a company conference in Las … Read more
