What’s behind the AI talent gold rush?

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and writes Futurepolis, a newsletter on the future of democracy Even by Silicon Valley’s historically rarefied standards, Big AI is spending stratospheric amounts on talent this year. … Read more

Maga’s battle with Israel for Trump’s mind

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Will he or won’t he? Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable. “I may do it,” he said on Wednesday when asked if he was planning to strike Iran. “I may not do … Read more

Investors are shaken, but not yet stirred

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Observers might be forgiven for thinking that financial markets don’t care much about geopolitical shocks. The world’s largest economy is threatening to put itself behind a tariff wall. War rages on in Europe. And since … Read more

Trump’s step into the dark

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world With his decision to join Israel in striking nuclear sites across Iran on Saturday, Donald Trump has drawn the US into a major war in the Middle East. That he may see the … Read more

The Israel-Iran conflict is a war of egos

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The writer is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Three men — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — … Read more

Trump has opened a Pandora’s box 

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world They say with Donald Trump that accusation is confession. Having warned during the 2024 campaign that Joe Biden, then Kamala Harris, would trigger “world war three”, Trump is now offering a perilous test … Read more

US immigration crackdown will leave deeper scars than tariffs

This article is an on-site version of Free Lunch newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Thursday and Sunday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters Welcome back. Businesses and investors are sensitive to developments in Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. After all, as import … Read more