Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’ve just returned from a tour of British universities with our 16-year-old twins. The boys can’t wait to finish school and start their degrees, and I’m psyched for them. I grew up around universities. My … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. By 2035, almost a third of China’s population will be over the age of 60. A shrinking young workforce poses a policy challenge for the country, particularly for traditional growth engines such as manufacturing. Yet … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Technology myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The underground railway is an unappreciated wonder of the world. Invented by private entrepreneurs in London in 1863 who were looking to make money transporting suburban commuters to work, it spread rapidly across the globe. One … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. After 19 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and drawn accusations of war crimes against Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is once more preparing to escalate Israel’s offensive in Gaza. The latest … Read more
TikTok vs defence: Europe faces a reckoning over the allocation of energy
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Fear is powerful motivator. Lately, anxiety over tariffs and general global disarray has discouraged would-be buyers of companies from taking the plunge. But for some, the fear of not doing a deal can … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. You can almost hear the howls of frustration from HR departments. Jobseekers have discovered artificial intelligence and they’re not afraid to use it. Employers have become snowed under by people using the new tools to … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer chaired a review of post-18 education for the May government, 2018-19 The financial crisis facing English universities is the result of a failed free market experiment. Note the “free”. Three quarters are expected … Read more
