The myth of the genius hacker
As the hype around ‘Scattered Spider’ shows, marketing is everything in the cyber security industry
OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft to unlock new funding and future IPO
High-stakes talks to revise terms of multibillion-dollar partnership are key to plans to adopt for-profit model
Zelenskyy says Russia must agree to ceasefire before holding peace talks
Ukrainian president welcomes Putin’s call to meet but insists on 30-day unconditional truce
UK to end visas for care workers as part of immigration clampdown
Employers’ ability to recruit staff from overseas for lower-skilled jobs will be restricted
UK immigration debate needs to drop the numbers game
Labour’s task is balancing public appetite for control with the party’s other policy goals
Saudi Aramco cuts its dividend by $10bn
Lower payouts from supermajor put pressure on Riyadh’s ambitious diversification plans
Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen
All Drizzle, no sizzle
Internal trade barriers are as stifling as tariffs
Removing inefficiencies at home is even more important in a trade war
Are Trump’s tariffs already boosting US inflation?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
US beef prices extend surge as ranchers face thinnest herds in 70 years
A years-long drought in the American west has dried up grazing lands and created a shortage of calves
Friedrich Merz’s stumbling start
Germany and Europe need the chancellor to overcome his early political setback
Tariff-fuelled tumult could dent appeal of US assets, watchdog warns
Market swings caused by Trump’s levies may be ‘tipping point’ for foreign investors, Congressional Budget Office chief says
India and Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire holds after alleged breaches
Trump says US mediated halt in fighting, but both countries claim violations and differ on what was agreed
Why can’t more financial heavyweights write letters like Warren Buffett?
Everyone loves the annual missives from Berkshire Hathaway’s boss, but others cannot or will not replicate them
Helsinki and the case for happiness
Finland has been named as the happiest place on earth for eight years. But what is happiness anyway? A local writer makes the case
Glacier gets Himalayan funeral as thousands of ice sheets ‘die’
Scientists warn of a rapid acceleration in the loss of land ice sheets, compounding climate change
Latin America wary of US trade backlash as it builds relations with China
Colombian plan to join Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative triggers threat from Washington
The Iranian war veteran leading nuclear talks with the US
Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has become one of the most influential people in the Islamic republic
Dr Martens’ Kenny Wilson: ‘CEOs end at their most competent but least popular’
Recently departed boss on IPO regret and whether bootmaker can recover
Trump has shaken Europe out of ‘lethargic’ habits, says DWS chief
Stefan Hoops says trade war has triggered long overdue spending push on the continent
Strike a pose! The photobooth hits 100
Celebrate the centenary of the ultimate selfie with a show-off accessory
Number of UK business owners voluntarily closing hits highest since pandemic
Tax advisers say changes to entrepreneur tax breaks have driven some owners to shut
Insurers launch cover for losses caused by AI chatbot errors
Policies will pay out for costs such as legal fees and court damages if AI tools underperform
LLM vs LLB: the case for junior lawyers is undermined by AI
Artificial intelligence will require its own rule book — a fundamental role for humans to undertake