Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is the former director of the Chips Program Office at the US Department of Commerce At the start of this month, President Donald Trump and CC Wei, chief executive of Taiwan … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’m a 25-year-old graduate with limited savings, but a strong desire to start investing. Should I prioritise building an emergency fund or begin investing small amounts into a diversified portfolio? What percentage of my anticipated … Read more
Canada has made a 6 billion Canadian dollar ($4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop a cutting-edge radar for the Arctic that can detect hypersonic missiles and other threats over the curvature of the earth, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday. Mr. Carney also announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Retaliation seemed certain. When the US tightened its grip on advanced artificial intelligence technologies in January — blocking China’s access to advanced AI chips and locking proprietary models behind trade barriers — the response appeared … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is hard not to feel sorry for Rachel Reeves. She is trying to be both responsible and pro-growth. But she is presiding over a stagnant economy with high indebtedness and a set of fiscal … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For a company that made its fortune dishing up answers, Google is surprisingly coy when the questions relate to its own finances. The search-engine giant is paying $32bn to acquire cyber security company Wiz, reanimating … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not chainsaws, but bonfires. That’s the UK government’s approach to its war on red tape. It’s not quite the efficiency blitz billionaire Elon Musk is unleashing on the US civil service, but should be enough … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong has long been the world’s busiest air cargo hub, handling more than 4.3mn tonnes of cargo last year. The city’s airport plays a critical role in the global supply chain, connecting China’s industrial … Read more
