The fashion industry knows it has a waste problem. About one garbage truck of textiles is thrown away every second. Meanwhile, the industry generates more carbon pollution than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Some companies are experimenting with new ways to recycle textile waste, while others are developing new materials that won’t require fossil … Read more
Gamma, a platform that lets you use AI to create presentations and websites, is launching a new image-generation product for making marketing assets as it seeks to better compete with the likes of Canva and Adobe. The company says its new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets … Read more
Stablecoins are gaining traction in high-cost cross-border payment corridors in emerging markets as they reduce some of the inefficiencies of legacy foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure, according to research firm Delphi Digital. Stablecoins are emerging as the cheapest alternative to move US dollars in emerging economies due to the high costs of legacy FX corridors, which … Read more
The Cannes Film Festival was part of the awards season conversation once again this year having world premiered Best International Feature Film winner Sentimental Value as well as rival nominees It Was Just An Accident, Secret Agent and Sirāt and animated feature hopefuls Arco and Little Amélie or The Character of Rain. With the 2026 … Read more
Five Vietnamese companies are reportedly competing to launch the country’s first licensed crypto exchanges as authorities move to bring trading onshore and ban overseas platforms. Five companies have passed an initial qualification round, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a March 12 finance ministry document. The group reportedly includes affiliates of private banks Techcombank, VPBank and … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Investors have piled into cash at the fastest rate since the Covid pandemic, as the war in Iran and worries over private credit puncture a previously bullish mood in markets. Average cash holdings in portfolios rose … Read more
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 22,337 Bitcoin for about $1.57 billion last week, using a funding mix led by its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC. The March 16 announcement showed the company paid an average of $70,194 per Bitcoin in the purchase. The buy lifted Strategy’s holdings to 761,068 Bitcoin, valued at about $56.5 billion at … Read more
The Cannes Film Festival was part of the awards season conversation once again this year having world premiered Best International Feature Film winner Sentimental Value as well as rival nominees It Was Just An Accident, Secret Agent and Sirāt and animated feature hopefuls Arco and Little Amélie or The Character of Rain. With the 2026 … Read more
Romantasy books blend the best of both the fantasy and romance genres, delivering high-stakes political conflicts, endless action and plot twists, and, of course, swoon-worthy love. Whether you’re into sizzling enemies-to-lovers banter, marriages of convenience, or reluctant alliances that turn spicy AF, you’re bound to find it in a romantasy book. The romance tropes are … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Wars, AI drama, even the odd peace prize — the world had plenty on its bingo card for 2026. But it did not include Donald Trump urging China to send ships to the … Read more