FTSE 100 hits 9,000 points for first time

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The FTSE 100 has reached 9,000 points for the first time in its history, as UK stocks benefit from global investors diversifying away from the US and from London’s trade deal with Washington. The UK…

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Cloud sovereignty in Europe and beyond: a tipping point?

Europe has begun to actively test the waters of cloud sovereignty, with 72% of European businesses prioritizing data control when selecting technology vendors. However, despite the growing desire to protect data integrity and security within European borders, over 70% of European businesses use US hyperscalers from their cloud computing provider. While Google is doubling down…

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Gravitational shockwave: LIGO catches a 225-solar-mass black-hole smash-up

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, was detected during the fourth observing run…

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