Nvidia reported another quarter of strong growth on Wednesday in the face of market jitters about demand for artificial intelligence and how its China chip business will navigate geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing. Booming sales of its AI chips have helped Nvidia withstand the hit to its business in China, and propelled it to … Read more
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk’s xAI has sued Apple and OpenAI alleging they broke antitrust rules by thwarting competition in artificial intelligence, opening a new front in the billionaire’s feud with the two companies. Apple struck a deal … 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 President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs and export controls on countries whose taxes, rules or laws on tech companies “discriminate” against the US. In a post on his Truth Social platform late on … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wall Street’s faith in the artificial intelligence boom that has powered US equities markets to record highs will be put to the test on Wednesday when $4tn chipmaker Nvidia unveils its hotly anticipated quarterly earnings … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two of Japan’s largest media groups are suing artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity over alleged copyright infringement, joining a growing list of news publishers taking legal action against AI companies using their content. Japanese media … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The value of UK government contracts for artificial intelligence-related projects has reached £573mn this year, surpassing the total amount awarded for the whole of 2024, according to new figures from government procurement data provider Tussell. … 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 A Pentagon unit responsible for boosting the adoption of new commercial technologies by the US military is preparing to deploy officials to dozens of allied countries, as Washington struggles to counter China’s military … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Europe Express newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday and fortnightly on Saturday morning. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. News to start: The US is prepared to provide intelligence assets and … Read more
