Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams Getty Images Shading from the midday Sun during a recent heatwave in southern France Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so intense scientists fear potentially devastating consequences for…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Financial services myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Cryptocurrency companies are racing to expand into traditional banking in the US, as they seek to capitalise on a friendlier regulatory environment under President Donald Trump and become more embedded in the financial system. Crypto…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rich in Britain are turning to life insurance to reduce the pain of unexpected inheritance tax bills following a contentious overhaul of the system in the autumn Budget. “Every market has its day in…
The husband of TV presenter Fiona Phillips says they have become socially isolated since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Phillips, who hosted ITV’s GMTV breakfast programme, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s the previous year, at the age of 61. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Martin Frizell, a former editor of…
Identifying the S-curve pathway from current AI to the attainment of AGI. getty In today’s column, I am continuing my special series covering the anticipated pathways that will get us from conventional AI to the eagerly sought attainment of AGI (artificial general intelligence). Here, I undertake an analytically speculative deep dive into the detailed aspects…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As an idea, an aesthetic, a palette, I adore the summer. I love its languidness and its juiciness and its vividness, its long days and its balmy nights, the way it brings us to the…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JUNE 14: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever talks with ESPN reporter … More Christine Williamson after the game against the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 14, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User…
Netflix K-Content, “Saja Boys – Soda Pop (Official Lyric Video) | K-Pop Demon Hunters | Netflix” Courtesy Photo via YouTube KPop Demon Hunters has not only become a breakout, Number One movie on Netflix, but has sent its soundtrack soaring up the charts around the world. HitsDailyDouble reports that the OST earned about 75,000 units…
Linda Yaccarino insisted three weeks ago that little had changed when billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk merged X, the social platform that she headed, with xAI, his artificial intelligence group. “I’m the CEO of X and my boss remains the same,” she told the Financial Times in an interview at the Cannes advertising conference. Less than…
