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OpenAI’s business ambitions need a rethink

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. With Sam Altman’s return as chief executive of OpenAI after five days of chaos, it might seem natural to expect things to go back to the way they were. That would be a mistake. OpenAI’s…
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27 November 2023 0

We cannot afford to have a bad COP

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is chair of the Elders and former president of Ireland This year will go down in history as the one when global temperature records were not merely surpassed but shattered. There is also…
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26 November 2023 0

Share sale set to test financial impact of OpenAI’s leadership turmoil

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An upcoming sale of shares in OpenAI is set to test how much the past week’s leadership chaos has cost the company and its backers, though big investors are bullish about securing a high valuation.…
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26 November 2023 0

EU states call on Brussels to rethink shipping emissions charge

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Major European shipping nations are resisting the EU’s plans to charge vessels entering their waters for emissions, saying the policy could divert maritime trade away from the bloc. In a letter to the European Commission,…
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26 November 2023 0

Germany faces threat of creeping deindustrialisation, warns steel boss

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The chief executive of steelmaker Salzgitter has warned that Germany’s big energy users must commit to the country as a base to stave off the creeping deindustrialisation of Europe’s largest economy. Gunnar Groebler, who joined…
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26 November 2023 0

India plans to triple underground coal mining to meet energy demand

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Indian business & finance myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. India is seeking to revive underground coal mining as it tries to boost production to meet the country’s fast-growing energy needs despite international pressure to phase down use of the polluting fossil fuel.…
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