For the first time in more than 30 years, Europe’s defence sector is hot property. After decades in which European military budgets were squeezed to fund other commitments, US President Donald Trump’s hardline approach towards Ukraine and calls on allies to shoulder more of their security burden have forced the region’s leaders into action. Governments … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Hello and welcome to Energy Source, coming to you from New York. US President Donald Trump has made adjustments … Read more
Hello, this is Kenji. This week, I am writing this newsletter from Beijing, where I am covering the so-called Two Sessions, the political show performed in the heart of the Chinese capital in early March every year. The “two” refers to the National People’s Congress (NPC), the rubber-stamp legislature under the one-party authoritarian regime, and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Advertisers have returned to Elon Musk’s X in the months since the election, according to WPP boss Mark Read, who said the London-listed advertising group was now working with the social media platform to win … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Stripe has shot back to a valuation of more than $90bn, in a sign of rebounding fortunes for financial technology businesses that have been boosted by a surge in demand from artificial intelligence companies. The … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The world is experiencing a string of intense weather, from the polar vortex in the north to a cyclone near south-east Australia, as the latest data show the global temperatures that contribute to extremes continue … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As you might expect, the protests have been creative, even quirky. More than 1,000 artists, including Annie Lennox and Kate Bush, supported the release this week of a silent album containing nothing more than background … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia’s profits and revenues soared last quarter as a rush among technology companies to build artificial intelligence infrastructure sustained demand for the advanced chips that have made it one of the AI boom’s biggest winners. … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Microsoft has warned Donald Trump’s administration it risks making a “strategic mis-step” if it pushes ahead with export controls on artificial intelligence chips, which will push allies to use Chinese technology instead. Brad … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Data centre operator CoreWeave is preparing to file for an initial public offering as early as next week that would value the company at more than $35bn and is expected to be one of the … Read more