Nvidia’s Jensen Huang plans Beijing trip ahead of new China AI chip launch

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia plans to launch a new artificial intelligence chip designed specifically for China as soon as September, with chief executive Jensen Huang planning a visit to reassert the company’s commitment to the country. The chip … Read more

The enigma of Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel is unlike any other Trump tech bro. As well as a wildly successful investor, he’s seen as a thinker – the philosopher king of Silicon Valley. Thiel’s acolytes in the tech world and Washington include vice-president JD Vance but his relationship with the Trump camp is complicated. And there are still questions about … Read more

AI data centre group CoreWeave strikes $9bn deal to buy rival Core Scientific

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. CoreWeave has struck a $9bn deal to acquire its rival Core Scientific, in a transaction set to eliminate $10bn of expensive lease costs for the artificial intelligence data centre operator. CoreWeave announced on Monday that … Read more

Western Europe keeps setting new heat records as fastest-warming continent

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Western Europe officially experienced its hottest June on record, as scientists warned such an “exceptional heatwave” was likely to become more frequent and intense because of climate change exacerbating extremes of heat, dryness, cold and … Read more

US state department tightens cyber security after Marco Rubio impersonation

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US Department of State has said it is tightening its cyber security after an imposter used artificial intelligence to impersonate secretary of state Marco Rubio and contact at least three foreign ministers. … Read more