Botivo – the zero ABV hero
How the apertif made non-alc drinks fun
US car dealers face backlash over practices as prices surge
Pressure mounts on traditional sales model as regulators increase scrutiny and competitors offer new approach
Fewer households should be exempt from energy bills, says regulator
British customers owe a record £4.5bn to their power suppliers, 71 per cent more than in 2023, according to Ofgem
Surf style never dies, it just catches another wave
How to look swell this summer
FirstFT: US strikes Iranian missile sites
Also in today’s newsletter: shrinking real wages and bank deregulation
US strikes Iranian missile sites as peace talks continue
Washington announces ‘self-defence’ operation against targets in southern Iran
Turning Neets into engineers
Nmite in Hereford connects students to employers early and helps people imagine alternatives to the academic track
More takeaways from an S-1 for the ages
Extending our consciousness, one risk factor at a time
ByteDance offers AI team special stock to fend off poaching
TikTok owner issues shares tied to AI business unit as China’s tech talent war heats up
European and UK temperatures swing by as much as 15C as ‘whiplash’ hits
Authorities issue health warnings as countries brace for first heatwave of the summer
Ferrari launches first EV with Jony Ive’s ‘polarising’ design
Shares in carmaker fall as futuristic Luce model sparks negative reaction on social media
The FT’s new Stock Picking Game: How to enter
Test your skills against other FT subscribers
FTAV’s further reading
Is AI profitable yet; Enhanced Games; SpaceX; Shoreditch lunching
Stocks’ unshakeable optimism
The bright side has been the only place to be
America’s most exciting jazz scene is in Chicago
A century since Louis Armstrong arrived from New Orleans, the coasts still look to Chicago for innovation. Music journalist Hannah Edgar brings us to its clubs, churches and corner bars
Why major EU capitals are speaking out on Chinese trade retaliation
Also in this newsletter: Brussels moves to make some satellite spectrum EU-only
Companies are gearing up for price increases
Inflation and price growth expectations are climbing fast, raising the risk of persistent inflation
AI and the brave new world of deals
Global M&A is now dominated by the race to control the world’s energy, fibre networks and compute
Transcript: Global birth rates are falling . . . phones are a big reason why
Victoria Craig talks to John Burn-Murdoch
Leaving ECHR would jeopardise UK national security, say centrist Tories
Former ministers claim withdrawal from human rights agreement is a ‘false solution’ to combat irregular migration
SpaceX to drive a Cybertruck through corporate governance norms
Provisions in the IPO prospectus will give Elon Musk more freedom — and potentially less accountability
AI stories aren’t inevitably ‘not art’
Exercising our own judgment when it comes to quality is something we should not outsource to machines
Real wages start to shrink in developed countries
Strait of Hormuz crisis pushes price growth ahead of pay increases in US, UK and elsewhere
Spotify chief defends AI-generated music
Streaming app strikes deal with Universal allowing subscribers to create ‘controlled’ covers and remixes