Atlantis Studio in Stockholm is where Abba recorded tracks such as “Waterloo”, “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia”. But on a recent bitter winter day it was home to a different Swedish icon: the most powerful figure in Ikea’s sprawling business empire. Jesper Brodin, complete with electric guitar, was at the studio to talk both about … Read more
Leading artificial intelligence firms including OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta are turning to a process called “distillation” in the global race to create AI models that are cheaper for consumers and businesses to adopt. The technique caught widespread attention after China’s DeepSeek used it to build powerful and efficient AI models based on open-source systems released … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japan is betting $1.5bn on a breakthrough in next-generation ultra-thin, light and bendy solar panels, subsidising the commercialisation of a technology that analysts say could disrupt China’s dominance of renewable energy and reduce Tokyo’s dependence … Read more
By Victoria Turk Since ChatGPT first launched at the end of 2022, AI has become embedded in many aspects of our lives, from social media to shopping. Now, even gardening is being transformed — and you might be pleasantly surprised at just how useful it turns out to be. One such vision of AI-enabled horticulture … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Financial Times has created a searchable dashboard of 193 countries’ historical emissions and future climate targets, providing information on the energy mix that indicates their progress on renewable energy. The database is in its … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A group of 48 institutional investors has called on BP to give shareholders a vote on any plan by the oil major to row back on its climate goals, setting up a potential clash with … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Singapore has charged three men in a case suspected to involve Nvidia semiconductor sales that potentially breach US export controls, the government announced on Monday. The two Singaporeans and one Chinese national were charged last … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The senior US Republicans tasked with dismantling Joe Biden’s signature climate policy have enjoyed an investment boom of more than $130bn in the areas they represent thanks to the former president’s law. The … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The EU, Australia, South Africa and India are among the big polluters which missed a UN deadline for new climate targets, coming up against economic constraints and political pressure following the Trump election. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU has struck a deal to impose sweeping new rules on food and textile waste, putting the costs of clean-up on companies and reshaping the economics for ecommerce platforms operating across the continent. The … Read more