Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been targeted by hackers who stole customer data and demanded $20mn to prevent its public disclosure, the company said on Thursday. The group, which next Monday is set to become … Read more
Donald Trump hailed the US’s relationship with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, just hours after the White House unveiled what it said was $600bn worth of defence, artificial intelligence and other deals with the kingdom. The US president lauded the kingdom and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as he began the first … 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 Donald Trump has hit out at Apple’s plans to produce more iPhones in India as a way of avoiding US tariffs on Chinese-made goods, as he continues to push the tech group to … Read more
Next time you go to scrape up that unloved moss, think again, says garden designer Zoe Claymore. It could just be the start of a rainforest. Moss, of various species, is the basis for her garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show created for the Wildlife Trusts. It will promote the charity’s 100-year project to … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors are backing a crop of start-ups helping the creative industries sell content to artificial intelligence groups, as OpenAI, Meta and Google face scrutiny over the use of copyrighted material to train AI models. Fledgling … Read more
Hello from California, this is Yifan, your #techAsia host this week. It has been a great week for American semiconductors, with President Donald Trump putting an end to the Biden-era AI chip export control rule that classified countries into three tiers and imposed limitations on how many and what kind of chips those in tiers … Read more
As the world’s most famous footballing nation, Brazil has built a deserved reputation as a producer of soccer talent and ranks as the biggest exporter of players globally. In the search for the next Neymar or Vinicius Junior, sports technology ventures in the biggest country in South America are betting that artificial intelligence will have … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a former global head of equity capital markets at Bank of America and is now a managing director at Seda Experts The rise of artificial intelligence in investment banking has ushered in … Read more
Twenty seven miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, 59 yellow steel structures rise up from the ocean, waiting for wind turbines to be fused on top. The project they belong to, Dominion Energy’s $10.8bn Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, will form the biggest offshore wind farm in the US, generating enough energy to power 660,000 … Read more
