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This article is an on-site version of our Swamp Notes newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday and Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters I’ve always been puzzled by the way Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, talks about what will … Read more
Mill Stream House in Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, is named after the brook that runs beside the 18th-century property. Mindful of the flood risk, the original builders laid the base of the house 3 feet above the brook. The home’s coach house, built around the same time and converted into a home in the mid-1980s, was on … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nintendo is set to catapult its long-awaited Switch 2 games console into the teeth of a global trade war, betting a reshaped supply chain can help it overcome the impact of US tariffs and that … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An initial public offering is like a gummy bear rescued from behind a sofa cushion. It may be sweet and delicious, but it also tends to come with a film of miscellaneous detritus. The would-be … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU is set to impose minimal fines on Apple and Facebook owner Meta next week under its Digital Markets Act, as Brussels seeks to avoid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump. According to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world of work is in constant change and no development may prove more disruptive than the arrival of artificial intelligence. A recent report by McKinsey estimates that in the next five years, between 400-800mn … 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 co-founder and executive chair of firstminute capital, Founders Forum and Founders Factory The future is written by entrepreneurs. Europe needs more of them to choose it as a place to grow and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Football tickets, smartphones and several thousand euros are at the centre of a corruption probe into Chinese technology group Huawei, accused of greasing the palms of European parliament workers to promote its interests. Belgian authorities … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Imagine this set-up for a new stock market listing. A transformational new technology has sparked an infrastructure spending boom. Entrepreneurs from outside the tech industry have spotted the opportunity to borrow heavily to build a … Read more
