Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Menlo Electric, a Polish wholesaler of solar panels, is Europe’s fastest-growing company in this year’s FT1000 ranking, because of strong demand for Chinese-built products in its home continent and also markets including the Middle East … Read more
In the faddish IT industry, new technologies often fail to live up to early hype and struggle to find a “killer” use case. But for every blockchain or metaverse, other technologies — including artificial intelligence, cloud computing and workflow automation — break through to the mainstream and capture a share of corporate IT budgets. These … Read more
The UK economy has been the subject of much negative coverage in the past few years, but it continues to punch above its weight when it comes to incubating fintech businesses. Seven out of the top 20 fintech, banking and insurance companies in this year’s FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking are based in the … Read more
From broadband internet and mobile phones to cash-free societies, digital government and cloud computing, Nordic countries’ early adoption of innovations has often given their companies a head start. The quick response that helped Nokia, Skype, Spotify and Klarna dominate their industries is now benefiting Nordic companies in emerging fields such as electric vehicle (EV) charging … Read more
One scoop to start: Elliott Management held talks with private equity groups in recent months to gauge interest in buying Bayer’s consumer health business, as the US hedge fund considered reviving a pressure campaign at the German conglomerate. And a big job move: James Gorman, the former chief executive of Morgan Stanley, is to join … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s pledge to spend an extra $100bn on advanced manufacturing plants in the US will do little to help the country restore its global lead in chipmaking, according to Pat Gelsinger, who … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have built a tiny gut explorer robot to detect and potentially treat a lethal common cancer, in the latest advance in the fast-evolving field of medical robotics. The machine makes 3D scans of 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 writer was the ranking member of the US House Intelligence Committee after 9/11. She is author of ‘Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe’ … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Amazon MGM Studios has named two veteran Hollywood executives to produce the next James Bond film, just weeks after the Broccoli family gave up control of the franchise after more than 60 years. The streaming … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UN’s climate boss has urged Europe to step up efforts to tackle global warming under its security spending drive, as concerns mount that the EU is sidelining green action while dashing to revitalise its … Read more