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BP suspends share buyback plan
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. BP has suspended its share buyback programme, scaled back spending plans and sold a stake in a US business, as the prospect of a weaker oil price prompts the UK group to shore … Read more
Google AI Tools Start Blocking Disney Prompts Post-Legal Threat
EXCLUSIVE: Google appears to have backed down in its AI dispute with Disney. Disney issued Google with a cease and desist letter in December, complaining that the tech giant’s AI products were behaving like a “virtual vending machine” for the Mouse House’s IP. Nearly two months on, and Deadline can reveal that Google tools, including … Read more
Top bosses depart Canadian pension fund after Thames Water fiasco
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of Canada’s biggest pension funds has parted ways with two top infrastructure executives after writing off its stake in Thames Water and the souring of another high-profile European investment. Alastair Hall, senior managing director … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes
Ethereum has hit a zone typically associated with mass selling, with an MVRV Z-Score returning a score of -0.42 — though analysts are split on whether the price of Ether is close to bottoming out. The MVRV Z-Score is a metric used to assess whether a crypto asset is overvalued or undervalued by comparing its … Read more
The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most
The most seductive narrative in American work culture right now isn’t that AI will take your job. It’s that AI will save you from it. That’s the version the industry has spent the last three years selling to millions of nervous people who are eager to buy it. Yes, some white-collar jobs will disappear. But … Read more
‘KPOP Demon Hunters’, ‘Sinners’, ‘Andor’, More
KPop Demon Hunters and Sinners were double winners at the 16th annual Lumiere Awards, presented Monday at the Beverly Hills Hotel by the Advanced Imaging Society to recognize outstanding creative and technical achievements in visual technologies. Colloquially known as the “Oscars for geeks,” the winners were selected by members of the Hollywood creative and tech … Read more
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News & Price Indexes
Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller says the crypto hype that came with US President Donald Trump’s election victory has begun to wane as the market has become more entangled with traditional finance. “I think some of the euphoria that came into the crypto world with the current administration, some of that’s kind of fading,” Waller … Read more
EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron
The EU should not be lulled into a false sense of security that tensions with the US over Greenland, technology and trade are over, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, as he called on the bloc to embark on an “economic revolution” and finally become a true global power. Macron said he would press his … Read more
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin Give Thanks To Bad Bunny After Halftime Show
Bad Bunny‘s Super Bowl halftime show extravaganza had a few special guests, Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin chief among them, and the two artists are showering the King of Latin Trap with love and gratitude after being invited to and partaking in the joy-filled performance. “They need to give me several hours to allow me … Read more