The rapid deployment of autonomous driving features on Chinese cars has sparked alarm among regulators in Beijing, who have made the industry tap on the brakes while they assess questions over safety and liability. Despite an unclear legal framework for new assisted-driving technologies, nearly one in five new cars sold in China is now equipped … Read more
Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield has triggered a lobbying battle between Silicon Valley and America’s biggest defence groups as they fight for a slice of the ambitious $175bn project. The Trump administration’s explicit call for “non-traditional” contractors has fired up competition to create the experimental defence system, pitting established giants such Lockheed Martin and … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Social affairs myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Do you remember that scene in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice — you know, the one where Colin Firth, as the brooding Mr Darcy, emerges from a lake in a dripping wet white … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microsoft will start ranking artificial intelligence models based on their safety performance, as the software group seeks to build trust with cloud customers as it sells them AI offerings from the likes of OpenAI and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Apple’s rollout of artificial intelligence services in China with Alibaba is being held up by a Beijing regulator, as the tech partnership becomes the latest casualty of Donald Trump’s trade war. The tech giants have … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI was closing in on a $5bn debt financing package to fund new data centres and chips to power its business. Then on Thursday the world’s wealthiest man torpedoed his … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The White House put Tucker Carlson on its list of potential investors in TikTok as it raced to find buyers for the app earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter. … Read more
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “bromance” broke apart on Thursday, tech industry figures who had backed both men raced to contain the fallout. “Elon isn’t taking calls from anyone,” complained one Silicon Valley financier and major donor to Republican candidates. “Not from people who have billions invested in his companies . . . The Valley is losing their … Read more
