Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microsoft has joined forces with a Swiss start-up to deploy a new artificial intelligence model that simulates mammal brains’ reasoning powers to advance fields from financial trading to robotics. The partnership between the US tech … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy cyber security start-up Wiz for $32bn, sealing the search engine’s record acquisition less than a year after initial takeover talks between the companies collapsed. The all-cash deal was … Read more
One scoop to start: Social media site X’s valuation has soared back to $44bn, underscoring the sharp turnaround in the company’s fortunes since its owner Elon Musk assumed the role of staunch ally to US President Donald Trump. Welcome to Due Diligence, your briefing on dealmaking, private equity and corporate finance. This article is an … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Top scientists have said they may struggle to make progress on work that underpins the most trusted UN-led global assessment of the causes and effects of climate change without the US counterparts who … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Drax’s former top lobbyist has accused it of “misleading the public, government and its regulator” over its sourcing of wood for biomass pellets, in a claim for unfair dismissal filed against the energy company at … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Swedish driverless truck start-up Einride is talking to banks about a US stock market listing later this year, which could value the company at more than $5bn. The Swedish group, whose main shareholders include private … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s Hesai has denied short-seller allegations that the world’s biggest maker of laser sensors for electric vehicles has misled investors over financial reporting and alleged ties to the People’s Liberation Army. Shares in the Nasdaq-listed … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump’s commerce secretary touted Elon Musk’s Starlink to federal officials in charge of a $42bn rural broadband programme, raising new questions about the billionaire White House adviser’s conflicts of interest. In a … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Social media site X’s valuation has soared back to $44bn, underscoring the sharp turnaround in the company’s fortunes since its owner Elon Musk assumed the role of staunch ally to President Donald Trump. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Retaliation seemed certain. When the US tightened its grip on advanced artificial intelligence technologies in January — blocking China’s access to advanced AI chips and locking proprietary models behind trade barriers — the response appeared … Read more