How China is breaking down the west’s battery walls
Chinese groups are racing to build a global supply chain as protectionist barriers rise
Australian data centre group falls 44% on profit warning
NextDC plunge adds to sector woes as Nvidia holds talks over injecting capital into Firmus after failed IPO
OpenAI ‘agents’ disabled their own monitoring systems
AI lab investigating whether incident shows ‘propensity to evade’ controls
SpaceX and Tesla boards explore potential merger
Elon Musk says combining his two public companies would be a ‘good idea’ as the world approaches an AI singularity
Letter: We unfairly brand the ‘excesses’ of the online creator economy
From Pavlo Kharmanskyi, Founder, OnlyMonster, Kington, Herefordshire, UK
Letter: Eden’s ticketing innovation during foot-and-mouth
From Jane Swan, Delabole, Cornwall, UK
Letter: Indonesia’s forest fire is a rare scientific opportunity
From Thomas Smith, Associate Professor of Environmental Geography, LSE, London WC2, UK
Letter: Europe’s tech dependency is coming home to roost
From Marco Perugini, Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
Letter: One irony of parenthood in the capitalist economy
From Joshua Hill, Behavioural Economist & Director of Research & Learning, Population Matters, London SE1, UK
Letter: Some more suggestions on how to fund social care
From Gerald Holtham, London SW8, UK
Letter: With AI, bigger is not necessarily better
From Mauro Macchi, Chief Executive Officer (EMEA), Accenture, Milan, Italy
Japan sends probe to Martian moon Phobos
‘A space probe took a sample from him’
Lula fast-tracks Brazil welfare payments days before run-off vote
Veteran leftwinger aiming to close the gap with rightwing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro before Sunday’s ballot
Pensions invest £11bn in UK private markets despite challenges
Most of the money has been invested in UK real estate
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UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea
Ministers to give go-ahead on Wednesday to the project about 150 miles east of Aberdeen
Finnish president hails progress in talks about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy participates in discussions in Oslo that also involve Donald Trump’s envoy
Joel Kaplan to step down as Meta global affairs chief
Republican political operative is a key adviser to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
FirstFT: SpaceX and Tesla to study potential merger, Musk says
Also in today’s newsletter: Senior UAE official emerges as late contender to lead UN and new report says Nidec founder ‘neglected his duties’
Can the Democrats win the Senate?
The races, the money and the issues that will determine the final half of Trump’s second term
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Katie Martin speaks to Chris Giles
Boeing wins approval for Max 10 jet in boost for turnaround efforts
Long-awaited certification will help US group compete with Airbus as airlines seek larger and more efficient aircraft
Netflix gives downbeat outlook as streaming hits dry up
Entertainment giant shakes up creative leadership as viewership growth stalls and current quarter profits set to disappoint