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“What the Formula 1 does that mean?” asks Lissie Mackintosh, breaking down the intricacies of pre-season testing to her 400,000 TikTok followers in a recent F1 news round-up. Four years have passed since the 25-year-old British content creator and presenter began sharing her F1 analysis, interviews and behind-the-scenes style and beauty. Posting content was her … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two human rights groups have launched a legal challenge against the UK government’s bid to force Apple to create a “back door” in its security systems, as the iPhone maker prepares to go to court … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Insurers have warned that mass firings at US science agencies could threaten the critical weather and geospatial data that the industry uses to manage natural disaster risks and potentially raise prices for consumers. The Reinsurance … Read more

DeepSeek focuses on research over revenue in contrast to Silicon Valley

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More than 120 European tech founders — including the leaders of Shopify, Klarna and Mistral — are joining forces to mentor and invest in entrepreneurs as young as 18, as part of an effort to fight … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Four decades ago this Saturday, a computer company called Symbolics Inc registered the first ever dotcom internet domain name. It’s still alive today as an online relic, despite the company itself going bankrupt long ago. … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deliveroo has reported its first annual profit as the takeaway group pushed further into grocery and retail orders, but a warning of weak consumer sentiment sent shares down on Thursday. Deliveroo posted a net profit … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Overawed European companies struggling to compete with domineering US rivals should draw inspiration from Airbus. Founded in 1970 through a mash-up of European aerospace interests, the ungainly multinational has become the industry’s most successful operator, … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Central banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is a former professor of economics and senior adviser at the Bank of England. There are many dark visions of the far future of artificial intelligence: Skynet vs humans, as depicted in the … Read more