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Is Russia getting ready to wage war on Europe | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-21 15:05
Is Russia getting ready to wage war on Europe. Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine back in 2022, but now officials in other European [music] countries are blaming Moscow for acts of sabotage. These include parcel bombs, fires, and cyber attacks.European officials and experts say Russia is waging a hybrid war meant to test their resolve. That's a conflict where much of the fighting happens not in battle, but by other means, attacking computer systems, using irregular forces, even [music] ...
What’s the best restaurant for a business lunch in London | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-20 05:00
[music] What's the best restaurant for a business lunch in London. [music] The FG recently decided that Legado and Shortorditch was the best newcomer. So, I'm here to speak to Chef [music] Nez Baragan and find out why.>> Welcome to Legado. >> Thank you [music] for having me in your restaurant. >> If it was you walking in for lunch today, >> Yes.>> what table would you be choosing to sit at. >> Ah, nice question. I like that.I will say if it's two people, I will go for ones in the corner. People love that on ...
Why can't London build homes | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-18 05:00
Why can't London build homes. London has been given a target of building 88,000 new homes per year to address its housing crisis. But last year, construction started on just under 6,000 homes, 94% below target, a 75% year-on-year decline, and the lowest figure since records began almost 40 years ago.This isn't a left versus right story of greedy developers versus social housing. The crunch is hitting both private developers and social providers, with both sides citing the same problems. The most acute issue ...
Will a fuel embargo cause a collapse in Cuba | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-17 05:00
Fresh from deposing Venezuela's revolutionary socialist President Nicholas Maduro, the Trump administration has now turned its sights on communist ruled Cuba. >> That Cuba is ready to fall. >> What's the Trump administration's chosen method of applying pressure.Cutting off fuel supplies. Cuba doesn't produce enough of its own oil, so it relies on imports to keep the lights on and keep vehicles running. Venezuela used to be its main supplier.Not any longer. Now, Cuba is looking around for other countries tha ...
Can anything halt Latin America’s lurch to the right | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-16 05:00
Latin America is moving to the right. Conservative candidates have won the presidency in Honduras, Chile, and Costa Rica, and are the favorites in Peru. So why is [music] the right doing well.The dramatic capture by US commandos of Venezuela's revolutionary socialist President Nicholas Maduro last month certainly boosted conservatives. But one of the other reasons is the rapid growth of organized crime. Drug mafias are booming and murder rates have shot up in formerly peaceful nations such as Chile, Uruguay ...
Are US plans to rebuild Gaza realistic | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-13 05:00
This is what Gaza looks like now. And this is Donald Trump's vision of how we'll look in the future. Trump's developer son-in-law, Jared Kushner, told an audience in Davos [music] that Gaza could present >> amazing investment opportunities.>> This computerenerated image of what the Americans are calling new Gaza shows off one part of their $30 billion rebuilding plan. Israel and Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, signed a ceasefire in October. This was after a ferocious two-year war that killed tens ...
Mustafa Suleyman sets out Microsoft AI's goal of 'humanist superintelligence' | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-12 08:10
You talk about super intelligence. Most of your rivals talk about AGI, artificial general intelligence. Explain the difference between AGI and super intelligence.>> I prefer the definition that focuses first on what would it take to build a system that could achieve most of the tasks that a regular professional in a workplace goes about on a daily basis. Think of it as a professionalgrade AGI. >> How close are we.I think that we're going to have a human level performance on most if not all professional task ...
Mustafa Suleyman sets out Microsoft AI's goal of 'humanist superintelligence' | FT Interview
Financial Times· 2026-02-12 07:16
Is AI a bubble. Are companies overspending. Who's winning the AI race.And how do we recognize victory. Mustafa Sulleman, CEO of Microsoft AI, is here to answer these questions and much more. Welcome uh Mustafa.>> Thank you. Good to be here. >> Let's start with last week.There were breathtaking increases in capex spending by AI companies that reported and perhaps for the first time markets were nervous. They really want to start to see uh revenue. Microsoft stock suffered as well.What was your reaction. Did ...
How shopping chatbots might transform retail | FT Tech
Financial Times· 2026-02-09 05:03
Is this the future of online shopping. A complete change to Google searches and no more endless scrolling through blue links. In its place, AI agents offering a hyperpersonalized experience for now.That means that AI can recommend products and compare prices as well as allow you to check out all on the same page. And the vision is that in the future, you'll set the AI agent a task and a budget and leave it to it. But is this really what shoppers want.After all, AI shopping agents can raise serious concerns ...
What does managing a short-only fund look like | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-02-09 05:00
I am going to run a short only fund. >> You'll be popular. [music] >> Hating on shortselling is a political pawn.The market needs short sellers. >> Shortselling generates bad ethics [music] PR. >> You're wrong.The fund will look like a white knight. We'll knuckle down on companies who might be misleading the market, committing fraud, or engaging in unethical business [music] practices. We will find the liars. We will find vulnerabilities.and therefore what is mispriced using a combination of [music] forensi ...