The US is failing its green tech ‘Sputnik moment’

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world At least the Soviet Union only produced one “Sputnik moment”, when the launch of its orbiting satellite in 1957 administered a galvanising shock to the US scientific and defence establishment. America’s current superpower … Read more

Actually, who are you gonna call?

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. This question came in a while back but it’s been on hold as I was experiencing a particularly high volume of questions. But happily it stayed on the line until an operator was available. … Read more

Big Tech’s push into military AI is troubling

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is programme director of the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group When OpenAI and Mattel announced a partnership earlier this month, there was an implicit recognition of the risks. The first toys … Read more

A fragile truce in the Middle East

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world After returning to the White House promising to end the world’s conflicts, Donald Trump finally has a ceasefire. The US president failed in his push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and allowed … Read more

Bet-the-farm securitisations make an unwelcome return

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Mitchells & Butlers signed its first securitisation of a pub chain, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were proclaiming themselves Crazy in Love and many of those graduating from university this year hadn’t been born. A lot … Read more