Letter: Making the most of AI is a matter of mindset
From Elizabeth Maxson, Chief Marketing Officer, Contentful, San Francisco, CA, US
Letter: ChatGPT: what works best, voice or typing prompts?
From Nigel Pollitt, London E17, UK
Letter: Sir Humphrey would not recognise these minutes
From Christopher Croft, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Trump seeks to re-engage with US voters in State of the Union address
President’s speech arrives at pivotal time in his presidency, as approval ratings dip and spectre of war with Iran looms
First UK baby born from womb transplant
‘It wants us to supply it with a womb’
Channel Tunnel freight trains to restart after London depot deal
Network Rail will take control of Barking site that could replace the equivalent of more than 100,000 lorries from UK roads
UK AI start-up Wayve raises $1.2bn from carmakers and Big Tech
Self-driving group valued at $8.6bn as it gears up to launch robotaxi service in London this year
FT Crossword: Number 18,303
Wall Street rallies as software sell-off slows
S&P software index ends day up 1.8% but remains down nearly 24% in 2026
MPs back release of files about hiring of former prince as UK trade envoy
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denounced in House of Commons as ‘rude, arrogant and entitled’ man
Warner Bros says sweetened Paramount bid may top Netflix deal
David Ellison’s media group assumes pole position in race to buy Hollywood studio
Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO
AI start-up’s Dario Amodei summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology
Efune consortium willing to improve offer for Telegraph Media Group
Publisher of New York Sun, backed by Axel Springer, tries to upend sale of the UK newspaper group to DMGT
Washington warns Ukraine over striking US economic interests in Russia
Kyiv’s ambassador to Washington asserts state department complained after strike on Russian port in November
FirstFT: Shein’s mysterious founder emerges to hail Chinese roots
Also in today’s newsletter: Xi Jinping meets German chancellor and the Pentagon’s feud with Anthropic
Transcript: The report that rattled Wall Street
Katie Martin speaks to Robert Armstrong
Which piece of speculative fiction had the greatest single-day stock market impact?
Oh, give my props to the writer. Price’s at an all-time low in the future
The report that rattled Wall Street
AI boom or AI doom?
France cuts off government access to US envoy Charles Kushner after snub
Ambassador ignored summons to appear at foreign ministry after Trump administration comments on killing of far-right activist
Reeves aims to reassure business with ‘boring’ Spring Statement
UK chancellor will argue that her plan is starting to bear fruit
Government policies have fuelled youth unemployment, Bank of England says
Increases to minimum wage rates and payroll tax ‘have had a particular effect on young people’, chief economist says
Odey cleared to put UK financial regulator’s ‘animus’ on trial
FCA had attempted to stop parts of the financier’s legal arguments ahead of March trial
AMD tries out the Kim Kardashian theory of data centres
The chipmaker may hope Meta’s endorsement will attract other hyperscalers
Mandelson's lawyers deny he was planning to flee abroad
Statement comes after former cabinet minister arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office