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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. D-Wave said it had crossed a critical threshold that would lead to the first practical uses of quantum computing, potentially bringing a pay-off for the controversial technical path it has followed for 25 years at … Read more
Intel’s decision to hire a little-known semiconductor dealmaker as its chief executive has cheered investors who want an outsider to turn around the troubled chipmaker. The US group announced on Wednesday that Lip-Bu Tan, who joined Intel’s board in 2022 but resigned last year, had been chosen to replace Pat Gelsinger. Wall Street welcomed the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Spotify has found its groove. News this week that the Swedish music streaming service had paid more than $10bn in royalties last year highlight just how big it has become — and how much more … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sir Keir Starmer declared this week that the digitisation of government services could achieve up to £45bn in savings and productivity benefits annually across the public sector. The UK prime minister arrived at that total … Read more
Big companies and non-profit groups have begun purging or rewriting references to climate change on their websites, mirroring similar action by US government departments in response to the policies of Donald Trump. Financial Times analysis shows that statements on climate change from leading corporations including Walmart and Kraft Heinz have been deleted or rewritten over … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scopely, the Saudi-owned developer behind hit mobile game Monopoly Go!, has agreed a $3.5bn deal to acquire Pokémon Go and a handful of other apps from creator Niantic, which is pivoting to focus on artificial … 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 government’s tariff announcements have become a “big headache” for technology companies such as iPhone maker Apple and cloud service provider Amazon, their manufacturing partner Foxconn said on Friday, in a rare … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The backlash against corporate environmentalism may have its roots in the US, but its tendrils have started creeping across the Atlantic. As a result, some financial companies that previously seemed keen to tackle social problems … Read more
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