Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. London-based artificial intelligence start-up Synthesia is offering company stock to the human actors it uses to generate digital “avatars” of people, in a radical move for the AI industry that rethinks how workers are compensated … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Outdated technology, poor data and a lack of digital skills mean the UK will struggle to boost public sector productivity by deploying artificial intelligence, an influential cross-party group of MPs has warned. The verdict by … Read more
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US has put dozens of Chinese entities on an export blacklist in the Trump administration’s first big effort to slow China’s ability to develop advanced artificial intelligence chips, hypersonic weapons and military-related … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Beijing has introduced energy efficiency rules for the use of advanced chips that would prevent Chinese companies from buying Nvidia’s best-selling processors in the country if implemented strictly. The National Development and Reform Commission, China’s … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Genetics testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US in a bid to sell itself, with chief executive Anne Wojcicki stepping down immediately as the once high-flying tech group fights for survival. … 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 allies have quickly had to adjust to the disruptive and often antagonistic policies of the second Trump administration. But the stunning disclosure that top US officials discussed sensitive US military operations in … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has urged opponents of a new artificial intelligence copyright regime not to “resist change”, as he prepares to rule on proposals that have enraged British musicians and filmmakers. Thousands of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britons could make satellite phone calls using smartphones by the end of this year, Ofcom has said. The telecoms regulator said on Tuesday that it would consult on proposals to allow satellites to beam mobile … 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’s largest listed landlord Segro has announced a joint venture with Oaktree-owned Pure Data Centres to develop a £1bn fully fitted data facility, after describing the potential for returns in this market as “too … Read more