Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Electric vehicles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The EU should scrap its total ban on selling new cars with combustion engines after 2035 to help preserve its vehicle industry, the leader of the biggest political group in the European parliament has said. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK Ministry of Defence has successfully trialled a new type of electronic weapon to combat drones that has potential implications for modern battlefields, including in Ukraine. The “RapidDestroyer” is designed by a consortium led … 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 US House of Representatives China committee has asked Nvidia to explain whether and how Chinese company DeepSeek obtained export-controlled chips to power its artificial intelligence app, which lawmakers say poses a national … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese ecommerce giants Temu and Shein have slashed their US spending on advertising platforms, as they wrestle with the end of tax exemptions that have helped them undercut rivals such as Amazon. Temu cut its … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Siemens Energy expects to make about €1bn in profit in 2025 after upgrading its outlook because of a booming global electricity market. In an ad hoc announcement published on Wednesday night, the German producer 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 One of President Donald Trump’s top officials has warned European allies hesitant about working with Elon Musk’s satellite internet company that they needed to choose between US and Chinese technology. Federal Communications Commission … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When most people think about artificial intelligence, the spotlight is on US and Chinese start-ups racing to build the next best model. On the surface, it is a battle of algorithms, powerful image generators and … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Tech stocks led a Wall Street sell-off on Wednesday after chipmaker Nvidia revealed that new US controls on sales to China would wipe billions of dollars from its earnings, dragging its peers sharply lower in … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Intel has agreed to sell its Altera chip unit to private equity group Silver Lake as the semiconductor pioneer works to raise cash and catch up with rivals such as Nvidia in the manufacture of … Read more
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