Rio Tinto creates ‘kill zone’ to halt cane toad invasion
Mining group building ‘firebreak’ in Western Australia designed to stop invasive species reaching Pilbara
Japan’s interest rates are rising. Will young people lose out?
Better returns from savings will help asset-rich elderly but make life harder for young homebuyers
Letter: We treat landlords as the nation’s piggy bank
From William Reeve, Chair & CEO, Goodlord, London E1, UK
Letter: This looks like Porsche’s Blockbuster moment
From Professor Holger Ernst, Chair for Technology and Innovation Management, WHU, Vallendar, Germany
Letter: How to wean Britons off their addiction to cash
From Felicia Hjertman, Head of Investments, Monument Bank, London W1, UK
Letter: Why AI tools sometimes need a physical bottleneck
From Dr Santhanam Sundar, Consultant Oncologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
Letter: Caring in the community
From Stephen Brown, Silsden, West Yorkshire, UK
Reliance gets its mojo back
Also, more affordable cancer drugs
King Charles III drenched in torrential downpour at Antigua parade
Apple warns ‘unprecedented’ memory chip costs will hit margins
Hardware giant predicts robust sales in the holiday season but services outlook disappoints
US to hold first talks with Russia and Ukraine since February
Officials from Washington, Moscow and Kyiv will meet in Abu Dhabi next week
‘Quiet quitting’ is real and may be hitting British productivity, analysis claims
Employees have become more disengaged in the last ten years and less willing to put in extra effort
Chinese and Russian AI cyber attacks will be routine by 2028, says GCHQ
Head of National Cyber Security Centre set to warn security defences, particularly for critical infrastructure, are inadequate
US Supreme Court rejects Trump request to intervene in California vote count
Justices issue latest blow to president’s attempts to use the power of federal government to influence elections
My tax rises made Britain’s economy stronger, says Reeves
Former chancellor argues that national insurance increase pushed a break with ‘low-wage, low-investment cycle’
FT Crossword: Number 18,522
OpenAI hires former US Army secretary as military seeks to expand AI use
Dan Driscoll to join the start-up as senior counsellor for national security modernisation
‘A massive piece of pool’: Trump talks algae and grass in final midterm push
US President touts new pipes and ‘great reflectivity’ of Washington’s Reflecting Pool on eve of critical vote
Burnham to set out ‘new era’ and debt reset for struggling Commonwealth
UK prime minister is ‘open’ to calls for a formal apology from Britain over historical role in the transatlantic slave trade
FirstFT: Big majority of US voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation, according to FT poll
Also in today’s newsletter: Anthropic reveals $900bn AI spending commitments and European supermarket freezers overheat in fresh cyber attack
Democrats close ranks after shock Michigan split
Haley Stevens’ support for Republican candidate instead of Abdul El-Sayed provokes a swift backlash
Marvell to buy data centre component maker Lumentum in $115bn AI bet
Silicon Valley companies say all-stock deal would create a ‘leader in AI connectivity’
Oil tumbles on hopes for US-Iran talks
Prices extend decline after Iran’s president says supreme leader has given officials certain authority over talks
Big majority of US voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation: FT poll
On the eve of the midterm elections, Americans say they want politicians who can better handle the economy