Zuckerberg overruled 18 wellbeing experts to keep beauty filters on Instagram
Big Tech chief takes stand in legal case over whether company’s products are addictive to children
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon faces verdict over failed martial law
Insurrection ruling is most consequential in series of cases since emergency decree plunged country into political crisis
Blue Owl permanently halts redemptions at fund aimed at retail investors
New York investment group backtracks from earlier plan to reopen to withdrawals
IMF calls on China to cut industrial subsidies in half
International concerns have mounted over the impact of the country’s economic policies
Letter: India boasts both domestic and returnee-founded companies
From David Cleevely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Letter: China’s aluminium smelter relocation will be profound
From Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, Executive Vice-President, Schneider Electric, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Letter: The true cost of Trump’s assault on climate policy
From Trevor Lyttleton, London NW11, UK
Letter: Why muddling through is an appropriate strategy
From Paul Cornish, Professor of Strategic Studies, University of Exeter, Devon, UK
Correction: Amit Zavery
Amit Zavery is ServiceNow’s chief product officer, rather than its chief financial officer as incorrectly stated in a Lex note on February 17
Texas pipeline operator prepares sale process as gas demand booms
Kinetik Holdings receives takeover interest from Occidental Petroleum-backed Western Midstream Partners
UK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours
Ministers warn platforms could have their services blocked in Britain if they fail to act
Top Kirkland & Ellis debt lawyer defects to Simpson Thacher
David Nemecek moves after private capital groups pushed back against his tactics
Zuckerberg defends Meta’s impact on mental health
UK should replace fiscal rules with ‘traffic light’ system, says think-tank
Under proposal, OBR watchdog would produce forecasts for up to 10 indicators to overhaul ‘dysfunctional’ policymaking
Is an AI price war about to begin?
Assumptions underpinning valuations of big US groups might be too optimistic
FT Crossword: Number 18,298
Trump administration reverses move to block Moderna flu vaccine trial
U-turn comes after backlash from the company and US biotech industry
Tetris-based therapy shown to help PTSD sufferers relieve symptoms
Study found computer game benefited more than two-thirds of health workers traumatised during pandemic
Canada’s Liberal Party inches closer to majority as third Tory MP defects
Conservative Matt Jeneroux will join Mark Carney’s government ahead of three upcoming by-elections
Texas town blocks ICE detention centre in backlash to Trump crackdown
Warehouse owner refuses to let government use facility amid deepening unease over US president’s immigration policy
When China is chic, European luxury brands should worry
Country is no longer seen as a factory pumping out cheap copycat goods
FirstFT: US and Japan unveil $36bn in projects as part of trade deal
Also in today’s newsletter: Spain first to enter ECB succession race and Trump renews attack on UK’s Chagos Islands deal
Fed minutes indicate push for more neutral language on rates
Several participants in the January meeting said they would have supported a ‘two-sided description’ for the rate outlook
New York Knicks owner explores split of basketball and ice hockey franchises
Potential separation of sporting teams follows busy year for corporate spin-offs