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Chatbots in the classroom: how AI is reshaping higher education
An Oxford undergraduate, who asked to remain anonymous as they have not disclosed using AI in their essays, says the technology had a negative impact on ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 18, 2025


EU hits Russia with fresh sanctions aimed at banking and energy
The EU would continue talks with the US and other partners to reach a full deal on the cap, an official involved in the negotiations said. The latest ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 18, 2025


Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused of authoritarian slide after anti ...
A person close to Kubrakov said they believed the searches of his home amounted to “revenge” for a criminal corruption probe opened this month into a close ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


MI6 operatives and UK special forces named in leaked Afghan ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The identity of British spies and elite special forces troops is closely guarded to preserve their safety. The ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 17, 2025


Investors rage over Vietnam's alleged breach of power contracts
... asked to remain anonymous. “There is not a chance in hell of any serious funds being attracted into Vietnam's power sector.” EVN warned the ministry that ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 16, 2025


Banking climate alliance battles to retain big European lenders
A person close to Barclays said a decision on membership had not been made, and that the bank was still a member. UBS said it would “carefully consider” how ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 15, 2025


Howard Lutnick says easing of Nvidia's AI chip exports linked to ...
But a person familiar with the situation said the commerce department would start approving export licenses for these chips, after Nvidia on Monday said it ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 15, 2025


Jane Street deposits $560mn in step to lift India trading ban
The company plans to “strenuously contest” Sebi's findings, said a person familiar with the matter. This is a developing story. Copyright The Financial Times ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 14, 2025


French telcos explore carve-up of Patrick Drahi's SFR
A person familiar with Orange's thinking said the company was looking to maintain its market leadership in any agreement, while also seeking to acquire some ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 14, 2025


Ireland begins complex forensic dig to locate 796 babies
Relatives are hoping remains can be identified and given a proper burial. “[The children] have to be put to rest,” said one resident, who asked not to be named, ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 13, 2025


BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project
BCG staff supported MHAF “administratively and strategically”, according to a person familiar with the work. It helped set criteria that MHAF should use to ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 13, 2025


Wimbledon body warns plans for ticket resale price cap would ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The debentures, which were introduced by the AELTC in 1920, are the only Wimbledon tickets that can be legally ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 13, 2025


Israel and Hamas inch closer to Gaza ceasefire deal
... a person familiar with the matter. Under the proposed plan, which is still in its initial stages, Palestinians would be concentrated in one area and live ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 11, 2025


Kraft Heinz explores potential break-up
Packaged foods giant Kraft Heinz is studying a break-up a decade after Warren Buffett and 3G Capital merged the two brands, people briefed on the matter have ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 11, 2025


News-powered hedge fund group Hunterbrook valued at $100mn
... according to a person familiar with the fundraise. Hunterbrook was launched in 2023 by investor Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz and writer Sam Koppelman, creating ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 10, 2025


Moët Hennessy sexual harassment case shines light on company's ...
A company of parent LVMH's size might have dozens of cases pass before the tribunal in a given year, according to a person close to Moët Hennessy. They ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 10, 2025


UK-France migration deal fails to address root causes, UN migration ...
... people briefed on the matter. That would equate to about one in 17 migrants that currently reach Britain on small boats. Starmer told parliament on ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 10, 2025


Apple bids for Formula 1 rights in US after success of Brad Pitt film
F1 is yet to make a decision on its future broadcasting arrangements and ESPN may yet retain the rights, according to a person with direct knowledge of the ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 9, 2025


OpenAI clamps down on security after foreign spying threats
The changes in recent months include stricter controls on sensitive information and enhanced vetting of staff, according to several people close to the $300bn ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 8, 2025


UK challenges more than 40 'shadow fleet' ships a month in English ...
The expert, who asked to remain anonymous, said the UK had started asking ships about their insurance when they announced their plans to sail through the ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 8, 2025


SpaceX heads to $400bn valuation in share sale
SpaceX has signalled it will purchase some shares as part of the transaction, according to two people close to the matter. SpaceX purchased $500mn employee ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 8, 2025


Brookfield set to take over 20% stake in Sizewell C
... a person familiar with the situation. Meanwhile, the original project sponsor, EDF, will reduce its stake to 12.5 per cent, as the French state tasks the ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 8, 2025


Denmark and Finland reject more common EU debt
A Finnish official, who asked not to be named, said: “Finland is sceptical of [recovery fund]-style instruments,” referring to the debt-fuelled €800bn pandemic ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 8, 2025


China boosts nickel reserves as tensions with US simmer
China is also stockpiling other industrial metals, according to a person close to a government trading partner. The strategic reserves administration ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 7, 2025


Indian regulator bans Jane Street from dealing securities
If this money is transferred, a person close to the investigation said, the ban could be lifted. Under Indian law, the company could ultimately face a fine ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 4, 2025


The details of Jane Street's alleged 'sinister scheme' in India
The regulator has asked Jane Street to put $550mn of “illegal gains” in an escrow account, the statement said. If this money is transferred, a person close to ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 4, 2025


Matthew Freud sets up sale of PR firm with help from George Osborne
A person close to Freud said he would sell only to the right buyer who would continue to devote some of the agency's resources to good causes, as well as ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 2, 2025


Tech venture firms deploy private equity 'roll-up' strategy
The investment values the New York-based group at $225mn, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The funding will go towards buying up smaller ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 2, 2025


OpenAI signs $30bn data centre deal with Oracle
People close to the matter confirmed to the Financial Times that the customer was OpenAI as part of its expansion of Stargate. Potential locations for new ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 2, 2025


India seeks to seal interim trade deal with US this week
A senior Indian government official, who asked not to be named, said there was “a lot of sensitivity” over its agriculture markets. India Business Briefing.

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Japan digs in on rice and cars as trade talks with US stall
... people with direct knowledge of negotiations. That will raise the risk for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is suffering low approval ratings and has a ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Hedge funds dive into private credit
Ken MacKenzie, former chair of the mining company BHP, has also been approached, but a person close to him confirmed he wasn't seeking a role. Former Anglo ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Mexico and Brazil seek deeper trade ties to expand beyond US and ...
... with knowledge of the matter said. In that time, left-wing leaders Sheinbaum and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have met on four separate occasions ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


EU toughens stance on Donald Trump's tariffs as deadline looms
... people briefed on the matter. They are also demanding reductions to higher sectoral levies. In the UK case, US tariffs on cars and steel continued for some ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Peter Thiel joins tech billionaires backing new lender Erebor to rival ...
Erebor's co-founders first discussed launching a bank after the collapse of SVB in 2023, according to a person close to the matter. SVB had been the main ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Starmer guts UK welfare reforms to avoid Commons defeat
A person close to the discussions said the final change — to scrap all elements of the Pip reform — would not have happened if ministers were confident they ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


Citadel outshone by smaller hedge fund rivals in trade war turmoil
Citadel's flagship Wellington fund gained 2.5 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to a person familiar with the matter. Balyasny and ExodusPoint ...

Financial Times  ∙  July 1, 2025


WHSmith takes haircut on price tag for high street business
However, some landlords and suppliers are more sceptical about the division's prospects under its new owners, according to two sources close to the business.

Financial Times  ∙  June 30, 2025


See a physio, quit the fizzy drinks: employers intervene to stem ill ...
... declined to be named. Interventions had sometimes been used “as a mechanism for managing people out”, but “in good organisations, it's seen as independent ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 30, 2025


Where to visit (and where to avoid) for reasonably priced restaurant ...
Things are just as bad, if not worse, for wine drinkers across the Atlantic. One observer of the New York restaurant scene who insisted on anonymity reported ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 28, 2025


Donald Trump ally seeks to snap up DR Congo mine as US brokers ...
Although Donald Jr and Beach are old college friends, the president's son has no involvement in Beach's business ventures, according to a person close to Donald ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 27, 2025


Germany moves to block any attempts to restart Nord Stream
... a person with direct knowledge of the talks. The meeting was first reported by Die Zeit. Asked by Green MPs about the Lynch meeting, the economy ministry ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 27, 2025


Jes Staley's 'serious failure of judgment'
Bloomberg has reported the developer has secured written commitments for loan refinancing from people close to the matter, but the deal hasn't officially closed ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 27, 2025


Turkey's economic woes catch up with Erdoğan
... declined to be named out of fear of reprisal. “Unless you are totally aligned with the government, they can just come after you.” Some foreign businesses ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 27, 2025


Nigel Farage pledges to install business chiefs in government if he ...
A person close to the CBI said that “members are keen for us to dip our toe in the water”. Shevaun Haviland, BCC director-general Shevaun Haviland, director ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 27, 2025


Israel halts food aid deliveries to northern Gaza despite famine threat
... a person familiar with the situation. But aid groups say they have not seen signs of large-scale aid diversion to Hamas, and warn that the amount of ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2025


Sam Laidlaw no longer in the running to become BP chair
A person close to MacKenzie, who is chair of Melbourne Business School, confirmed that he had been asked about the job but said he was not at present ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2025


Minister promises to curb powers of UK's financial ombudsman
... people briefed on the matter. “The FOS, of course, plays an important role in providing consumers and firms with straightforward, independent dispute ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2025


Wall Street's new battle: DSAs vs CFAs
Discussions between the two financial services companies had yet to yield any concrete action, according to two people briefed on the matter who said BNY ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 26, 2025


Deal hunger stirs among US banks
Those discussions have yet to yield any concrete action, according to two people briefed on the matter who said BNY, launched in 1784 by US founding father ...

Financial Times  ∙  June 25, 2025