Recent stories by Financial Times
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Report: Alphabet close to $23 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz
Deal of this size would draw scrutiny from antitrust regulators around the world.
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New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch
Apple struggles to attract content from developers for its $3,500 headset.
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In bid to loosen Nvidia’s grip on AI, AMD to buy Finnish startup for $665M
The acquisition is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade.
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Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.
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Brussels explores antitrust probe into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI
EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance.
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YouTube tries convincing record labels to license music for AI song generator
Video site needs labels’ content to legally train AI song generators.
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Political deepfakes are the most popular way to misuse AI
Study from Google's DeepMind lays out nefarious ways AI is being used.
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Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs
Tariffs on Chinese EVs could increase costs while reducing competition.
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TDK claims insane energy density in solid-state battery breakthrough
Apple supplier says new tech has 100 times the capacity of its current batteries.
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Apple set to be first Big Tech group to face charges under EU digital law
Brussels to announce iPhone maker is failing to open up its App Store to competition.
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Why the fight over Elon Musk’s pay at Tesla won’t end with shareholder vote
Musk, Tesla, and the Delaware court system may be headed for uncharted legal territory.
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Outcry from big AI firms over California AI “kill switch” bill
Proposed law would require AI companies to adhere to strict safety frameworks.
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China’s plan to dominate EV sales around the world
US tariffs and European backlash have Chinese carmakers eyeing emerging markets.
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Russia and China are using OpenAI tools to spread disinformation
Iran and Israel have been getting in on the action as well.
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As bird flu spreads in cows, US close to funding Moderna’s mRNA H5 vaccine
If trials are successful, US government likely to buy doses for vaccine stockpile.
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“Deny, denounce, delay”: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods
Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the effects of industrially formulated substances.
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Big AI companies sign safety pledge
Promise not to deploy AIs if severe risks cannot be addressed and mitigated.
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Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog
Music group contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content.
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Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns
EU is concerned Meta isn't doing enough to protect children using its apps.
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Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams
Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.
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Automakers hedge their bets with plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow
Originally regarded as stopgap solutions, hybrids are in it for the long haul.
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A crushing backlash to Apple’s new iPad ad
Hydraulic press destroying "symbols of creativity" has folks hopping mad.
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AI video throwdown: OpenAI’s Sora vs. Runway and Pika
Workers in animation, advertising, and real estate test rival AI systems.
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Apple poaches AI experts from Google, creates secretive European AI lab
At least 36 former Googlers now work on AI for Apple.
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Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation
Insufficient moderation of political ads risk undermining electoral process.
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In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations
Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance deepens as tensions over the app’s ownership escalate.
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Hackers are using developing countries for ransomware practice
Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to Western targets.
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TikTok ready to “move to the courts” to prevent ban in US
Company points out that proposed ban would run afoul of the First Amendment.
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Password crackdown leads to more income for Netflix
Netflix to stop reporting subscriber numbers, prioritizing viewer engagement instead.
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Power-hungry AI is putting the hurt on global electricity supply
Data centers are becoming a bottleneck for AI development.
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TSMC’s $65 billion bet still leaves US missing piece of chip puzzle
TSMC will begin making 2 nm chips in Arizona starting in 2028.
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Speed of AI development is outpacing risk assessment
Traditional methods of evaluating accuracy and safety are flawed.
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Elon Musk threatens to disobey court order over banned profiles
Brazil threatens to regulate social media owned by "billionaires domiciled abroad."
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“Pink slime” local news outlets erupt all over US as election nears
Number of partisan news sites roughly equals those doing actual, legitimate journalism.
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US, UK ink AI pact modeled on intel sharing agreements
Bilateral AI agreement seeks to assess, regulate risks from emerging technology.
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StabilityAI chief resigns, raising doubts about AI start-up’s future
Resignation comes in wake of legal woes, battles with investors.