EXCLUSIVE: Norwegian filmmaker Anna Fredrikke Bjerke has wrapped production on her debut feature, Let It Come Down, a psychological thriller starring Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects), Edvin Ryding (Young Royals), and Charlie Rowe (Jay Kelly). Directed by Bjerke from a screenplay she also wrote, the film follows a couple who travel to a secluded family home … Read more
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen strong inflows for three consecutive days, reversing earlier January losses. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF inflows topped $843.6 million on Wednesday, marking the largest single-day inflows of 2026 so far, according to data from crypto research platform SoSoValue. During the three-day streak, spot Bitcoin ETFs have drawn more than $1.7 … Read more
Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three years, through 2029, expanding its portfolio of carbon removal projects as the tech giant scales up AI and cloud operations. The project will turn cotton crop waste, which is often burned … Read more
BBC Studios sales boss Janet Brown is exiting and the role is relocating to the UK. Brown is the second senior BBC Studios bod based in the States to leave over the past few months following Rebecca Glashow, CEO of BBC Global Media & Streaming. BBC Studios wants to relocate Brown’s role to London HQ … Read more
Lemon, one of Argentina’s largest crypto exchanges, has launched what it describes as the country’s first Bitcoin-backed Visa credit card, offering users Argentine peso financing without forcing them to liquidate their BTC savings. According to La Nación, a leading Argentine daily newspaper, customers must lock up 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral (around $960 at current … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK property myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Estate agents are more upbeat about UK housing sales in the short term than at any point for more than a year thanks to falling interest rates and the resolution of Budget uncertainty. The Royal … Read more
Solana’s verified X account fired a shot on Jan. 14: “Starknet has 8 daily active users, 10 daily transactions, and still somehow has a 1b MC and 15b FDV[…] Send it straight to 0.” The data used in the ‘sh*tpost’ appears to trace back to an April 2024 snapshot, as the FDV figure was wrong. … Read more
How do you serve up Agatha Christie to the Netflix generation? This was the challenge laid at the foot of Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, The Tourist director Chris Sweeney and exec Suzanne Mackie (The Crown), who responded with a cinematic vision, evoking the Sean Connery James Bond Era, Hitchock’s North by Northwest and the production … Read more
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are abandoning public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become more of a liability than a community hub. The shift drew attention on Wednesday after DeFi lending protocol Morpho said it had moved its public Discord server into read-only mode, directing users instead to alternative support channels. The move reflects … 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 A US federal agent shot and injured a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis on Wednesday, heightening tensions in the Midwestern city after a woman was killed by a law enforcement officer last week. The … Read more