One of Indonesia’s oldest political parties used a ‘deepfake’ generated by artificial intelligence of Suharto, the country’s former dictator — who died in 2008 — to appeal for votes in the country’s upcoming election, CNN reported. Indonesians will go...
Online food delivery apps and ride-hailing groups were bracing themselves for a wave of rider and driver strikes in the US, Canada and the UK on Wednesday, in a dispute over pay at a time when the companies are under...
The New Zealand stock market has something to teach U.S. investors about the risks and rewards of a top-heavy market. That’s because New Zealand’s market is dominated by just a handful of big companies. In fact, it’s one of the...
Asian markets saw a day of slow moves on Monday as most major markets in the region, including the Nikkei and Hang Seng, remained shut for holidays. Chinese, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korean markets were closed for the...
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Oil & Gas industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Diamondback Energy has agreed to buy Endeavor Energy Resources in a $26bn deal, beating ConocoPhilips in a race for one...
The Federal Reserve’s pushback on expectations for interest-rate cuts over the past two weeks has investors closing watching inflation data and piling more cash into money-market funds.Investors stashed a record $6.48 trillion away in U.S. money-market funds through the end...
OpenAI chief Sam Altman’s talks with mega-rich investors and leading chipmakers to reshape the global computer chip industry – to expand its ability to power artificial intelligence – is a “wildly ambitious tech initiative” that could $5-7 trillion dollars...
UK employers are racing to submit visa applications for skilled staff ahead of changes by Rishi Sunak’s government to immigration rules that will sharply increase the costs of hiring overseas.Immigration lawyers said some clients were already withdrawing job offers because...
If you’re a child of the ’80s, you likely remember Nerds, the pebble-shaped novelty candy that came colorfully packaged with two separate flavors per box. This was far from your typical sweet: It wasn’t chocolatey, nor was it quite like...
On a rain-lashed Thursday afternoon in early February, the departure lounge at Southend Airport is empty. There are just two flights taking off from the terminal 36 miles east of central London that once aspired to break into the top...
