Malaysia’s data centre boom and TSMC’s Arizona acceleration
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Transcript: Trump takes aim at South Africa
David Pilling talks to civil society activist Lawson Naidoo and foreign policy expert Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Two views of AI and Big Tech
How much has changed?
New York hedge fund approached by Warner shareholder to buy CNN
Standard General’s Soo Kim is considering purchasing or investing in WBD’s television networks
Can Venezuela’s Maduro survive Trump’s oil blockade?
US president is unlikely to oust long-ruling Caracas strongman without military muscle, experts say
US approves $11bn arms sale to Taiwan
Largest weapons package of its kind threatens to undo thaw following Donald Trump’s trade truce with Beijing
FTAV’s further reading
Can machines suffer; Marc Rubinstein; who owns British shops; kids and AI; who we spend our time with
Zelenskyy to confront De Wever in stand-off over Russian assets loan
Also in this newsletter: Mercosur’s last chance
FirstFT: BP replaces chief executive
Also in today’s newsletter: Oracle’s data centre setback triggers sell-off and a plan that could save UBS billions
Trump defends record on economy in combative address
US president says he is fixing ‘mess’ amid voter discontent over cost of living
Transcript: India’s central bank governor cheers ‘goldilocks’ economy
Marc Filippino speaks to Ryan McMorrow and Chris Kay
Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi attack
New measures target antisemitism and extremism in wake of assault authorities said was inspired by Isis
Private equity’s ‘steady eddy’ gets rocked
Plus, Monzo shareholders protest CEO change and Tricolor executives face fraud charges
UK to water down regulations for financial benchmarks
Most index providers will be exempt from UK rules under a scaled-back regime
Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
Elliott gears up to list Barnes & Noble and Waterstones in London or US
US investor is close to appointing advisers for an IPO for booksellers next year
Scrapping juries would save less than 10% of court time, according to research
Reforms aim to ease backlog of nearly 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in England and Wales
From colonising Mars to measuring with Mars Bars — addressing your wilder monetary queries
In the latest of his Christmas columns, the FT’s Undercover Economist fields some of your most outlandish proposals, and concludes that there is no such thing as a stupid question
Rocket Internet accused of marking down start-up stakes to ease buyouts
Shareholder’s claims of impairments put billionaire investor Oliver Samwer’s stewardship back in the spotlight
Canada defends US exemption from global minimum tax deal
Carve-out for big American companies was agreed when Ottawa held G7 presidency
Berlin launches ‘Germany Fund’ to lure private equity investors
Initiative aims to raise €130bn in investments amid growing interest from firms including KKR and Apollo
Carmakers sour on EU’s ‘disastrous’ petrol engine rule changes
As details have become clearer, executives warn the easing of the combustion engine ban would lead to more expensive vehicles
How a Swiss compromise could save UBS billions
A proposal from a cross-party group of politicians could break the deadlock with the country’s biggest bank
On a mission to keep music physical
Paul Sinclair’s Super Deluxe Edition label has found a healthy market issuing vintage albums on Blu-ray surround-sound discs