December 5, 2023
Next week’s Hollywood fundraiser for President Biden, his first in-person soiree here since the end of the entertainment-industry strikes dried up the traditional wellspring of campaign money, is expected to draw big-name donors spending as much as nearly $930,000 each in support of the Democratic leader’s bid for reelection. Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and
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AMONG the many qualities that a seafarer must possess, apart from technical qualifications and certifications, are the ability to think on their feet and emotional stability in emergencies. These traits were mastered by the old sea salts who navigated the high seas amid violent storms without the luxury and relief of technology. Brendan O’Driscoll, developer
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The potential threat posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) means safeguards need to be built into systems from the start rather than tacked on later, a top US official said on Monday. “We’ve normalized a world where technology products come off the line full of vulnerabilities and then consumers are expected to
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak put a “low tax approach” at the centre of the UK’s pitch to international investors as he launched a charm offensive to court about 200 executives at a summit in London. The UK
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INNOVATIONS in the last decade such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) have revolutionized industries, creating new avenues for productivity, growth and insight generation. While this is great news for both individuals and corporations alike and paves for transformative breakthroughs, it has also expanded the needs and challenges of safeguarding data
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK must adopt the strategic state-backed approach of the US and European governments in wooing foreign investors, according to a plan accepted by chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday. Tory peer
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This article is an on-site version of our Britain after Brexit newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every week Good afternoon. It’s honestly hard to know where to start this week. Over the past seven days Brexitland has been led in a dizzying circle. Last weekend Suella Braverman
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YouTube on Tuesday said it was putting in place a slew of updates in order to further its approach to responsible AI innovation. India is YouTube’s largest market where the Google-owned video streaming platform has about 462 million users as of October. With Generative AI making content creation quicker, easier and more accessible, it opens
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After two electoral defeats for his coalition, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now taking a tougher stance on migration, trying to ramp up efforts to deport those illegally in the country. ADVERTISEMENT Amid the widespread panic shared by European countries during the migrant crisis of 2015-2016, Germany represented a beacon of light and optimism under
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Netflix had a tough year in 2022. Big rivals such as Disney and Amazon Prime were circling, and viewers seemed to be rethinking their streaming habits amid rising prices in a turbulent global economy. Netflix lost subscribers, and its share value plummeted. Since then though, the company appears to have enjoyed a very swift reboot.
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