Bitcoin faced geopolitical instability alone as a weekend move on Iran saw traditional markets closed, with key support still holding. Bitcoin (BTC) daily losses neared 4% on Saturday as the US and Israel announced a military operation in Iran. Key points: Bitcoin targets $63,000 as US President Donald Trump confirms a major bombing campaign inside … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yachts linked to Russian owners have shed €580mn in value after being impounded across Europe after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with many left to deteriorate in marinas. Luxury yacht brokerage Cecil Wright found that … Read more
Good electric bikes are expensive. So why not buy one and share it? That’s the idea behind the Tenways CGO Compact e-bike I’ve been sharing with my wife and teenage daughter for the last two weeks. It adapts in seconds without any tools to comfortably fit riders of varying heights thanks to its low-entry frame, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An unhappy new tax year beckons on April 6. In six weeks’ time, nearly 1mn freelancers and buy-to-let landlords will become guinea pigs in the government’s Making Tax Digital experiment. Dubbed the biggest tax shake-up … Read more
OpenAI has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Defense to deploy its artificial intelligence models on classified military networks, just hours after the White House ordered federal agencies to stop using technology from rival firm Anthropic. In a late Friday post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the deal, saying the … Read more
Israel shut its airspace and imposed restrictions on gatherings across the country after carrying out air strikes on Iran early on Saturday. Sirens sounded through Israel warning people to stay close to shelters in the wake of the attack, which hit central areas of Tehran and followed weeks of tensions between the Islamic republic and … Read more
Just hours after Netflix ceded the fight for Warner Bros. to Paramount, CNN‘s CEO Mark Thompson tried to alleviate anxieties over the pending new owners in a staff memo: “Despite all the speculation you’ve read during this process, I’d suggest that you don’t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more.” Newsrooms, though, … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Saturday and declared a state of emergency across the country. Iranians heard massive explosions in central Tehran. “The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive strike against Iran to … Read more
Hours after the stunning developments of Thursday afternoon when, in the span of hour of and a half, Warner Bros. Discovery took Paramount’s “superior” offer and Netflix pulled out, Paramount+ held a previously planned premiere screening for Taylor Sheridan‘s new drama The Madison starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Symbolically, given the events of the past 24 hours, … Read more
Following Scream 7‘s long and bumpy road to the screen, Radio Silence is reflecting on their original vision for the slasher installment. The directing duo, consisting of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, recently described “how hard” they wanted to go with their version of the film, before ultimately departing the project to direct their vampire … Read more