A critical part of Mark Zuckerberg’s defence in the most serious antitrust challenge in Meta’s history this week had little to do with the technology giant and much to do with TikTok. In testimony across three days, the billionaire tech founder repeatedly told a US federal court in Washington that the video platform owned by … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Artificial intelligence is poised to outperform humans in writing code as leading groups, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, race to release systems that are reshaping the software industry. San Francisco-based OpenAI released a suite of … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US philanthropies and non-profits groups focused on climate change fear that a potential loss of their tax-free status under the Trump administration could imperil their programmes. Concerns have grown that the Trump administration … Read more
Donald Trump’s global tariff regime is endangering his ambitions of encouraging domestic chip production while hampering US goals of dominating the race to develop world-beating artificial intelligence. Industry insiders, including tech executives, supply chain experts and analysts, said the US president’s escalating trade war is likely to hinder the expansion of American computing power. This … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Fund management myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Blue Whale Growth, the investment fund backed by billionaire Peter Hargreaves, has sold its entire stake in Facebook owner Meta over concerns of a global economic slowdown in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The number of people who stream sports or other channels illegally in the UK has gone “through the roof” — straining already-stretched police forces in their efforts to prosecute consumers who flout the law, the head … Read more
This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Good morning. President Donald Trump lashed out at Fed chair Jay Powell yesterday after Powell emphasised the risks posed by … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Netflix executives say the company is well-placed to withstand any potential economic slowdown arising from global trade tensions, as new subscribers continue to sign up despite increasing signs of consumer caution. “Entertainment has historically been … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Nvidia has been caught by surprise by Donald Trump’s new export controls on its best-selling artificial intelligence chip in China, leaving the chipmaker and its clients to assess the damage caused by the … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Some of Britain’s most secure military sites are restricting access to electric cars over concerns that Chinese technology embedded within the vehicles could be used for spying. Staff at RAF Wyton — an air base … Read more