Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US defence tech group Anduril will team up with Germany’s Rheinmetall to develop drones for Europe, as American companies seek to use their technological expertise to secure a share of rising defence spending in the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Netflix has struck a landmark deal to show linear TV for the first time with French TV network TF1, as traditional broadcasters struggle with changing viewing habits and fierce competition from streaming giants. TF1 will … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has accused Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta of trying to poach his developers with the promise of $100mn sign-on bonuses and even higher compensation, as the social media platform races to catch … Read more
Big Tech pushes for 10-year ban on US states regulating AI
Forget the old-school charms of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Art valuations today are more likely to rely on artificial intelligence to help close the gap between educated guesswork and reality — as much as this mysterious market will allow. “We are using AI for efficiency. It can process millions of data points instantly, then sort, clean and … Read more
The world’s largest oil companies have endured a lost decade in the stock market, struggling to convince investors they can grow in a world where demand for their main product is expected to peak in the coming years. The S&P Global Oil index, which tracks 120 leading international oil producers, is no higher now than … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Visual and data journalism myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. This article is an on-site version of our Climate Graphic: Explained newsletter. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox each Sunday. The world’s ocean temperatures remained at elevated levels in May … 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 US states are sending bipartisan delegations to Brussels to seek advice on climate policy, especially carbon pricing schemes, in the face of the Trump administration’s deepening opposition to green measures. Lawmakers from states … Read more
On the day the Paris climate pact was signed, nearly a decade ago, it seemed as if world leaders were finally on the same page. They agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, in an effort to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Reaching that goal would require rapidly curbing … Read more
Governments and policymakers commonly highlight the essential role of heat pumps in reducing the use of gas and other fossil fuels for keeping homes warm while meeting carbon reduction targets. Yet despite a range of subsidies and other incentives across Europe and beyond, adoption remains patchy and the installation of new units is stubbornly slow. … Read more