Judge denies Elon Musk’s attempt to immediately block OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit entity

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Elon Musk’s attempt to immediately halt OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company was struck down by a US federal court on Tuesday, although the broader trial was expedited to this autumn. OpenAI is in the … Read more

Microsoft’s $13bn OpenAI tie-up cleared by UK competition regulator

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microsoft’s $13bn investment in OpenAI has been cleared by the UK’s competition regulator, weeks after the artificial intelligence start-up struck a new partnership with SoftBank that reduces its reliance on the US big tech company … Read more

TSMC is ‘not afraid’ of losing US chip subsidies

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 said it was “not afraid” of losing Washington’s subsidies for its massive US investments, as the chief of the world’s largest chipmaker sought to reassure investors following US President Donald Trump’s … Read more

Trump needs to find a solution for Intel

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Is Donald Trump’s White House giving up on trying to create a US national champion in chip manufacturing? And, if so, how can it guarantee a supply of the advanced semiconductors that are likely to … Read more

Europe races to find Starlink alternatives for Ukraine

Europe is rushing to provide Ukraine with alternatives to Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband satellite network, after the US withdrew military aid and intelligence sharing from the country this week.  Four large satellite operators — Luxembourg’s SES, Spain’s Hisdesat, Viasat, owner of the UK’s Inmarsat, and France’s Eutelsat/OneWeb — have all confirmed to the Financial Times … Read more