AI hype is drowning in slopaganda

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sid Venkataramakrishnan is a digital sociologist and former Financial Times reporter. Much ink has been spilt and many keys pressed to figure out whether AI is a bubble. Just last month, OpenAI’s ersatz Ghibli took … Read more

Future weapons: Ukraine’s army of drones

The conflict in Ukraine has turned into the world’s first fully fledged drone war. The remote-controlled flying machines are now used by both sides for transporting supplies, surveilling the enemy and carrying out attacks. John Thornhill visits Kyiv to learn more about how the war has sparked a boom in Ukrainian defence tech that has … Read more

Donald Trump’s tariff blitz sparks turmoil for green energy sector

Donald Trump’s new tariffs are set to pummel the renewable energy industry, threatening to push up prices, disrupt supply chains and undercut US ambitions to lead the artificial intelligence revolution, clean-technology executives said. The duties of 10 per cent to 49 per cent on electrical components, battery storage and other equipment from China, south-east Asia … Read more

Future weapons: The defence tech bros

Defence tech is booming in the US. Start-ups building drones, missiles and AI systems are competing with established companies for a piece of the US defence budget. Are these new participants the future of the defence industry? John Thornhill hears from investors and founders, and we visit the neighbourhood of El Segundo in Los Angeles, … Read more