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
Financial authorities in the United Kingdom set a timeline for a new crypto licensing regime, requiring aspiring companies to seek full authorization before the framework comes into force. Crypto asset service providers (CASPs) will be able to apply to enter the UK under the crypto licensing regime starting this autumn, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) … Read more
AI research lab Anthropic continues to land sizable enterprise deals. Its latest entails bringing its large language models to a legacy German insurance giant. Anthropic on Friday announced a deal with Munich, Germany-based global insurance conglomerate Allianz to bring “responsible AI” to the insurance industry. The parties declined to share financial terms of the deal. … Read more
The BBC’s hunt for its next director general is about to enter crunch time, with frontrunners starting to surface from a wide pool of names linked to the biggest job in British media. BBC chair Samir Shah has made clear that finding a successor for Tim Davie, who dramatically quit last November amid an editorial … Read more
South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed down its first explicit ruling that Bitcoin held in centralized exchanges can be seized by investigators, marking a notable shift in how exchange‑custodied crypto is treated under criminal law. In a decision on Dec. 11, 2025, and disclosed via the court’s official bulletin, the court upheld the seizure of … Read more
Although Kat Dennings didn’t officially return for Avengers: Doomsday, MCU fans might still catch a glimpse of Darcy Lewis. The actress recently noted that Marvel Studios “did scan me” during her time working on the Thor movies, and they could “put me in anything they want at this point” ahead of the Avengers: Doomsday premiere … Read more
Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals
Romance author Emily Henry now has five of her most recent novels set to be adapted for the big and small screens. Henry went on a rom-com writing spree that began with Beach Read, which came out in the summer of 2020. She has published a book a year since then, with People We Meet … Read more
US shale bosses have warned Donald Trump that his mission to seize Venezuela’s oil sector and drive down crude prices will put American output on the chopping block. Trump is set to meet US Big Oil chiefs on Friday, but executives at large independent drillers — who are not on the attendee list — are … Read more