AI roils the memory market and Japan’s startups level up
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
The bull case for 2026
And the bitcoin meltdown
FTAV’s further reading
Xbox 360; multilingualism; Kirk purge; nine Indias; QT; democracy, shadow banking
Channel Tunnel owner cancels UK rail projects over rise in business rates
Eurotunnel said expected tripling of levy makes planned freight investments untenable
Transcript: Europe’s triple shock — Putin, Trump and Xi
Gideon Rachman talks to historian Timothy Garton Ash
EU leaders try to salvage shreds of multilateralism as US boycotts G20
Also in this newsletter: Booking.com CEO hits out against the EU’s AI rules
How’s liquidity in the US life insurance sector?
Deteriorating, Bob!
FirstFT: Nvidia shrugs off ‘AI bubble’ concerns with bumper chip sales
Also in today’s newsletter, Europe’s plug-in hybrid cars and ‘mansion tax’ pressure on Reeves
Global tech stocks rally after Nvidia earnings bolster AI bulls
Asian markets climb as chipmaker shrugs off bubble concerns
Transcript: The bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery begins
Marc Filippino speaks to James Fontanella-Khan and Thomas Hale
Investment bank CICC to acquire rivals as China pushes for consolidation
Xi Jinping’s government is seeking to create bigger financial players
UK’s Powell co-hosted events with think-tank linked to Chinese intelligence
Contacts before appointment as national security adviser highlight multiple roles of ‘independent’ institutions in China
Elliott scion made failed donation to Jenrick during Tory leadership race
Gordon Singer, son of hedge fund’s founder Paul, is a UK resident
French premier expected to fail early budget test
Draft bill likely to be voted down by parliament by Sunday, after MPs added thousands of amendments
How one police force is taking the fight to the shoplifters
Northamptonshire Police has shifted its approach to retail theft
The matrix: Ellison overtures for Warner Bros kick off bidding war
Father-and-son tech billionaires flash cash to overcome rivals Netflix and Comcast as they pursue a Hollywood empire
Three exceptions that prove a rule on Japan’s talent problem
The shrinking, ageing economy is in critical need of mechanisms to attract the world’s best
Trump’s total boycott of G20 casts shadow over its future
‘It’s bleak,’ says senior European diplomat involved in preparations for summit
Don’t trade where you tweet
Online conversations about hot meme stocks or cryptocurrencies are the source of some very bad decisions
Rachel Reeves under pressure to scale back Budget raid on expensive homes
Labour MPs warn chancellor that a possible £1.5mn threshold for new levy would be too low
Inside Wes Anderson’s world of obsessive detail
The filmmaker on bringing his intricate creations to London’s Design Museum — and why some are ‘devices for communicating feelings’
Milan’s real estate corruption probe in doubt after Supreme Court blow
Ruling backs previous judgment that prosecutors lack evidence in high-profile case targeting upscale developments
UBS’s threats to move stateside might come back to haunt it
There is a cost to bank chair Colm Kelleher’s portentous musing about relocation
Big Four partner promotions sink to five-year low
Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC bosses strive to protect UK profits amid slowing revenues