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One scoop to start: Elliott Management held talks with private equity groups in recent months to gauge interest in buying Bayer’s consumer health business, as the US hedge fund considered reviving a pressure campaign at the German conglomerate. And a big job move: James Gorman, the former chief executive of Morgan Stanley, is to join … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s pledge to spend an extra $100bn on advanced manufacturing plants in the US will do little to help the country restore its global lead in chipmaking, according to Pat Gelsinger, who … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have built a tiny gut explorer robot to detect and potentially treat a lethal common cancer, in the latest advance in the fast-evolving field of medical robotics. The machine makes 3D scans of the … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer was the ranking member of the US House Intelligence Committee after 9/11. She is author of ‘Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe’ … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Amazon MGM Studios has named two veteran Hollywood executives to produce the next James Bond film, just weeks after the Broccoli family gave up control of the franchise after more than 60 years. The streaming … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UN’s climate boss has urged Europe to step up efforts to tackle global warming under its security spending drive, as concerns mount that the EU is sidelining green action while dashing to revitalise its … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. London-based artificial intelligence start-up Synthesia is offering company stock to the human actors it uses to generate digital “avatars” of people, in a radical move for the AI industry that rethinks how workers are compensated … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Outdated technology, poor data and a lack of digital skills mean the UK will struggle to boost public sector productivity by deploying artificial intelligence, an influential cross-party group of MPs has warned. The verdict by … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK government faces a fresh bid by environmentalists to quash North Sea oil and gas licences on Wednesday, the latest test of Labour’s attempts to balance net zero goals and business complaints about regulation. … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US has put dozens of Chinese entities on an export blacklist in the Trump administration’s first big effort to slow China’s ability to develop advanced artificial intelligence chips, hypersonic weapons and military-related … Read more