Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chris Rokos paid himself almost half a billion pounds last year as his macro hedge fund soared in a highly volatile period for markets. Rokos Capital Management paid £477mn in profits to its highest-paid partner … Read more
Social media service X has stopped its AI chatbot Grok from generating images for most users amid a furious backlash over sexualized pictures of women and children. Many users have created sexual and/or violent deepfake imagery by prompting Grok Imagine, particularly asking it to remove clothing from images of clothed people. X users attempting to … Read more
A newly disclosed software flaw in the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon could allow malicious validators to disrupt parts of the network’s consensus process, potentially slowing block production during key periods, according to developers. The vulnerability affects Babylon’s block signature scheme, known as the BLS vote extension, which is used to prove that validators have agreed … Read more
It’s no secret that the new year is synonymous with reinvention. Change is not just encouraged, it’s so deeply drilled into us that it can feel as if everyone has become brainwashed overnight. The colleague who was mainlining tequila shots at the office Christmas party has taken up Acroyoga. That younger relative who spent New … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) opened 2026 with the kind of price action that tests conviction, with the first five days taking BTC close to $95,000, only for it to test the $90,000 footing again. The movement follows weeks of choppy trading, failed breakout attempts, and a Fear & Greed Index reading of 28, firmly in “Fear” territory. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Pharmaceuticals sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US pharmaceutical group Merck is in talks to buy Revolution Medicines, a cancer drugmaker with a market capitalisation of more than $20bn in what would be the latest big deal in the red-hot biotechnology sector. … Read more
As Minneapolis reels from the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good, John Mulaney has postponed this weekend’s shows in the Twin City. The 4x Emmy-winning comedian announced that his Mister Whatever shows at the Armory will be rescheduled for April 10-12, explaining that “it doesn’t sit right” with him to put fans at risk after … Read more
United States spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed over $1 billion in combined outflows since Tuesday, marking an early-year pullback after a brief rebound to start 2026. SoSoValue data shows spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded roughly $1.13 billion in outflows between Tuesday and Thursday, offsetting $1.17 billion in inflows on Jan. 2 and … Read more
Come See Me in the Good Light strengthened its case for an Oscar nomination, winning two awards at the Cinema Eye Honors in New York tonight, including Outstanding Feature. The film directed by Ryan White, which tells the love story of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley and their courage, grace and humor responding to … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia used a hypersonic, nuclear-capable missile against Ukraine in an attack on Thursday night, Moscow said, as Kyiv warned of a “grave threat” to the region as a whole. Ukraine’s air force confirmed that … Read more