Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Did you know that if you tickle a bonobo ape it will laugh until it farts? What about the honey badger that arrives at a beehive, puts its backside up against the entrance and breaks … 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 is holding back on signing a joint declaration on climate action with China at a leaders’ summit this month, adding to tensions between the two sides over trade and Russia’s war on Ukraine. … Read more
Jamie Dimon is unequivocal about the impact of remote working on training new bankers. “It doesn’t work in our business,” the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase told Stanford’s Graduate School of Business this year. “Younger people [are] left behind.” He has previously spoken of the importance of “the apprenticeship model . . . which is almost impossible to replicate in the … Read more
As demand increases for AI solutions, the competition around the huge infrastructure required to run AI models is becoming ever more fierce. This affects the entire AI chain, from computing and storage capacity in data centres, through processing power in chips, to consideration of the energy needed to run and cool equipment. When implementing an … Read more
For a millennium the Hindu Sun Temple of Modhera has inspired devotees who pay tribute to the solar deity Surya. Now, the sun is giving back in the form of electricity by lighting up both the temple and the adjacent village. The brainchild of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and his vision of “one … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. South-east Asia is rapidly growing as a critical link in global supply chains as manufacturers rush to shift production from China amid an escalating trade war. It is also fast emerging as a focal point … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. John Warlters, chief executive of the charity Rural Aid, helped to unload 150 tonnes of hay in the remote Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia in June. It is the first time his … Read more
Xi Jinping’s economic and industrial planners in Beijing are hammering out the final details of China’s new climate change targets. Given that China is responsible for about one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, these targets, mandated by the 2015 Paris Agreement, hold the potential to shape the future of the world’s fight against global warming. … 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 laying the groundwork to proceed with next-generation nuclear energy plants once its fleet of idled reactors have been restarted, as soaring gas prices and power-hungry data centres have prompted an rethink on atomic … Read more
