Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Technology myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Techworld is abuzz with how artificial intelligence agents are going to augment, if not replace, humans in the workplace. But the present-day reality of agentic AI falls well short of the future promise. What happened when … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler and shared antisemitic rhetoric on Tuesday, the day before his xAI company plans to release its latest model. In response to one user asking “which 20th … Read more
Amazon is weighing another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic to deepen a strategic alliance that the tech companies believe will provide an edge in the global competition to profit from artificial intelligence. The Seattle-based cloud and ecommerce group has discussed plans to extend beyond the $8bn it has already ploughed into the San Francisco-based AI model … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Poland generated more electricity from renewables than coal for the first time in June, marking a key moment in the country’s efforts to cut its reliance on the most polluting fossil fuel. The shift comes … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Having just passed his 45th anniversary, which is ancient in gaming years, you might expect Pac-Man to be considering retirement. Perhaps he has finally buried the hatchet with his ghost nemeses. Maybe he spends his … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kraken, named for a giant cephalopod, is the stuff of myth. Can a software platform of the same name bring forth riches from the deep? Octopus Energy, its current owner, hopes so. Octopus plans to … Read more
Europe just years away from uncrewed fighter jets, says defence start-up Helsing
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Hedge funds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Hunterbrook Global has been valued at $100mn after a recent fundraising, as the novel US newsroom-cum-hedge fund revealed to investors that it planned to move into litigation. The new capital, raised by the parent company … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU business regulation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Indonesia has asked Brussels to further delay its landmark deforestation law, adding to mounting pressure from EU governments that have demanded policymakers cut back “onerous” requirements on producers. The controversial ban on products coming … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US power providers are seeking to impose big price increases on consumers following booming data centre demand, sparking debate over who should pay for the electricity burden of artificial intelligence. Utilities have sought regulatory approval … Read more