September 16, 2026
Von der Leyen backs Canada’s ‘associate membership’ bid
European Commission president says EU and Canada ‘see the world with the same eyes’
September 16, 2026
EU to restrict social media and chatbots for children under 15
Ursula von der Leyen describes AI as ‘second tipping point of our time’ after climate change
September 16, 2026
World’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund expects equities pullback
New Zealand’s superannuation fund grows 14% despite being underweight on US tech stocks
September 16, 2026
With AI, ‘I told you so’ will be too late
Reducing the speed of innovation is going to be hard, both practically and politically, but it is the right decision
September 16, 2026
Fed should defy Trump with rate rise, top economists say
The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation
September 16, 2026
US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push
Ultra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race
September 16, 2026
How Switzerland turned tax competition into a national sport
The country’s 26 cantons compete fiercely for companies, wealthy residents and the taxes they bring
September 16, 2026
Nvidia and Meta bosses reject efforts to co-ordinate AI slowdown
Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg distance themselves from safety proposals from leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX
September 16, 2026
Why the US and China are at odds on AI threats
Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential dangers
September 15, 2026
OpenAI weighs funding round at $1.2tn valuation before IPO
Sam Altman’s start-up could capitalise on demand for its technology after new model launches