Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China has built up control of critical minerals across the developing world over the course of two decades through a network of at least 26 state-backed financial institutions, according to a new report […]
Credit: Алесь Усцінаў from Pexels From photographs of decimated buildings to military and civilian casualty counts to narratives of suffering, news media bring information about foreign conflicts to American audiences. But does this coverage actually affect public opinion about whether and how the United States should be involved in a conflict? Does it influence what […]
The 2024 Golden Globe Awards are the gift that keeps on giving. Possibly the worst-produced awards telecast in my lifetime, the 81st Golden Globes generated a stench that allowed every other 2024 awards show to rest on the laurels that, if nothing else, they were better than the Globes. And they all were! Every single […]
The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate this week.
This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get the newsletter delivered every weekday morning. Explore all of our newsletters here Good morning. On today’s agenda: UK economic output unexpectedly falls SEC sues Cantor Fitzgerald Trump’s crypto bros 2024’s travel discoveries […]
Earlier this year, Bentley stopped making the W12 that has carried its super-luxury vehicles since 2003, making way for the launch of its V8 hybrid in the new Continental GT. Now comes the second model with this potent combination: the 2025 Flying Spur. It’s equipped with the same turbocharged 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 cranking out 592 […]
By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it’s possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when the Heron chip is being calibrated before it’s opened for general use. Separately, the company has done a rewrite of the software that controls the system during operations. “After learning from […]
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Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous MoS2. Credit: Nature Nanotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01799-8. The efficiency and performance of photovoltaics (PVs) have improved significantly over the past decades, which has led to an increase in the adoption of solar technologies. To further enhance the performance of solar cells, energy researchers worldwide have been devising and testing alternative […]
The route of birth — c-section or vaginal — can have an effect on an infant’s microbiome.Credit: Jordi Mora Igual/Getty Feeding a baby born by caesarean section milk containing a tiny bit of their mother’s poo introduces beneficial microbes to their gut, according to a clinical trial. The approach might one day help to prevent […]
