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MIT Sloan tops FT Global MBA Ranking for the first time

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. MIT Sloan School of Management in the US has topped the FT’s 2026 Global MBA Ranking for the first time, beating contenders including Insead, based in France and Singapore, and the Wharton School at the … Read more

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Germany vows more defence tech funding after backlash over tanks

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Senior German defence officials have pledged to channel more money into innovation and start-ups amid mounting criticism over how the country’s vast military budget is being spent. After years of missing its Nato spending targets, … Read more

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Getir founders sue Mubadala for $700mn over break-up of assets

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The founders of food delivery start-up Getir are suing Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company for at least $700mn over claims the fund did not hand over promised assets when the company was restructured. Getir’s co-founders … Read more

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EU cross-border banking deals jump to highest since 2008 crisis

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the European banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Cross-border mergers between EU banks have hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, as rising profits and share prices in the sector bring an end to a long period of sluggish dealmaking activity.  … Read more

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UK overseas aid cuts to outstrip those of Trump administration

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cuts to overseas aid by the UK are set to go further and faster than those made by the Trump administration in the US, as Sir Keir Starmer’s government wrestles with funding pressures. The UK … Read more

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Student loans show that hard policy choices will only get harder

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Like many other countries, the UK confronts insoluble long-term challenges: it has inescapable obligations that impose painful trade-offs. Given its ageing population and a slow-growing economy, all this can only get harder. For a taste … Read more

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OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the founder of OpenClaw, as the $500bn start-up seeks to expand the ability of its artificial intelligence systems to conduct work autonomously. OpenClaw is a popular open source project that … Read more

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UK to tighten online safety laws to include AI chatbots

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has warned Elon Musk and other technology executives that “no platform gets a free pass” on illegal content in the UK, as the prime minister moves to tighten online safety laws following … Read more

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Russia’s Wagner Group pivots to European sabotage, say western officials

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Recruiters and propagandists who previously worked for Russia’s Wagner Group have emerged as a main conduit for Kremlin-organised sabotage attacks in Europe, according to western intelligence officials. The fighter group’s status has been uncertain since … Read more

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