Recent stories by Financial Times
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Apple wants iPhone 16 batteries to come from India, not China
Apple is looking to diversify its supply chains amid growing geopolitical tension.
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Spotify to lay off 17% of workforce
CEO Daniel Ek says the company's costs remain too high.
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No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets."
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Montana’s TikTok ban blocked by federal judge
Judge rules state was trying to target China rather than protect Montana residents.
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How Huawei made a cutting-edge chip in China and surprised the US
China's flagship smartphone maker pulled off the feat despite sanctions.
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Google’s DeepMind finds 2.2M crystal structures in materials science win
Trove of combos is >45 times larger than number unearthed in entire history of science.
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Study finds no “smoking gun” for mental health issues due to Internet usage
“The best data... suggests that there is not a global link between these factors."
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95% of OpenAI employees have threatened to quit in standoff with board
OpenAI's future hangs in the balance as staff says they'll join former CEO at Microsoft.
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AI-generated movie posters with Disney logos force Microsoft to alter Bing Image Creator
Viral social media trend uses pictures of family dogs to create realistic movie posters.
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UK becomes first country to approve Crispr gene-editing therapy
Sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia are covered by the approval.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to build AI “superintelligence”
Plans for AI that can execute code, make payments, send emails, and more.
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EU regulator says Apple should be on hook for €14.3 billion tax bill
Long-running tax saga part of clampdown on sweetheart tax deals in Europe.
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Consumer Finance Protection Bureau wants to regulate Venmo, Apple Cash like banks
Digital wallets and payment applications would be affected by move.
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One year after being bought for $44 billion, X is worth $19 billion
Company is giving employees equity based on a share price of $45.
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Sam Bankman-Fried to testify in hopes of avoiding life in prison
After lots of damaging testimony, former FTX boss will take the stand.
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Apple’s “carbon neutral” claims are facing increased scrutiny
Apple is relying on carbon credits to claim Apple Watch is carbon neutral.
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China targets iPhone-maker Foxconn with probe into tax, land use
Foxconn founder Terry Gou is currently running for president of Taiwan.
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Carbon capture pipeline nixed after widespread opposition
Navigator CO2 says regulatory hurdles are too much to overcome.
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Universal Music sues AI start-up Anthropic for scraping song lyrics
Chatbot not only offers up lyrics but incorporates them into replies to prompts.
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“Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again
New audiences for Suits and Ballers, but licensing costs may squeeze profits.
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First-ever gene therapy trial to cure form of deafness begins
Researchers hope to transform treatment of auditory neuropathy.
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AI firms working on “constitutions” to keep AI from spewing toxic content
Broken guardrails for AI systems lead to push for new safety measures .
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Sam Bankman-Fried lawyer complains US portrays him as “cartoon villain”
FTX founder's fraud trial kicks off with opening statements.
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Ad-free Facebook, Instagram access planned for $14 per month in Europe
Free version will remain but require consent for targeted advertising.
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Getty Images subscribers to get access to AI image generator
Getty will indemnify customers against lawsuits and pay artists on "recurring basis."
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New Huawei SoC features processor cores designed in-house
Huawei Mate 60 Pro shows firm emulating Apple's strategy of doing its own chip design.
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Geopolitics complicates Apple’s relationship with China
A resurgent Huawei and restrictions on government use of Apple products pose challenges.
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TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children
TikTok accused of steering teenagers, children toward privacy-intrusive options.
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A phone call to helpdesk was likely all it took to hack MGM
Slot machines and hotel room key cards stopped working at MGM casinos on the Strip.
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Qualcomm strikes new Apple deal on 5G chips
Extension signals that Apple can't perfect the technology for itself.
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“We’re not ‘gatekeepers,’” Apple and Microsoft tell European Union
Companies would have to offer users alternatives to iMessage, Bing.
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Cybersecurity experts say the west has failed to learn lessons from Ukraine
US and its allies struggle to copy Kyiv’s collaborative efforts.
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China keeps buying hobbled Nvidia cards to train its AI models
Nvidia’s weakened processors are still more powerful than the alternatives.
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$220 billion is helping build US cleantech infrastructure. Here are the projects.
Financial Times identified 110 large-scale manufacturing announcements.
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Google, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes”
Prepare for more cover songs like Johnny Cash singing Barbie Girl.
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Physicists achieve fusion with net energy gain for second time
Initial data shows an energy output greater than 3.5 megajoules.