SoftBank close to agreeing additional $30bn investment in OpenAI
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s group has already invested more than $30bn in ChatGPT maker
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s group has already invested more than $30bn in ChatGPT maker
Sonja Hutson talks to Patrick Temple-West and Richard Milne
Also in this newsletter: Is rule of law under threat in Bulgaria?
Also in today’s newsletter: Partners Group and Anthropic’s $20bn fundraising
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, FJDynamics’s James Wu explains why he is building robots for ‘forgotten’ sectors, such as agriculture
Partners Group pioneered private equity for individual investors but is now battling its US rivals for market share
IT platform intended to crack down on illegal fishing leaves importers stranded in paperwork
High energy prices, red tape and Chinese imports impede ability to supply region’s critical industries
Alpine currency at strongest level since 2015 shock appreciation, putting pressure on central bank
The tide is turning against value shares as government bond yields decline
Digital drugs that report when we’ve taken our medication are not without their trade-offs
SaaS companies have an opportunity to use AI to make a more intelligent software
Overall longevity continues to rise, compounding pressure on stretched government finances
Europe has a key role to play in building a successor to the US-led global order
Zhang Youxia’s downfall raises questions about PLA’s readiness for conflict over Taiwan
Martin Kocher untroubled by single currency’s current level but says further appreciation could drive down import prices
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
Stablecoin company owns at least 116 tonnes of bullion, making it one of biggest winners from blistering rally
After the stand-off over Greenland, European leaders are having to consider what would happen if Washington leaves the military alliance
The seemingly unrelenting need for space is seeing storage operators diversifying, upscaling, launching — and expanding their footprint
The launch of Art Basel Qatar comes on the back of accelerated activity in the Gulf, though some gallerists have privately voiced concerns
‘Cease and desist’ letter forces Barb and Kantar to halt measurement service just months after its launch
A meal ‘en famille’ at Updown Farmhouse calls for duck, lasagne bianche and seasonal veg
Looming US sanctions risk cutting fuel supplies to German capital, prompting government to review Rosneft expropriation