Nato says don’t underestimate Russia
Nato’s secretary-general is warning the west not to underestimate Russia, Cigna is in talks to merge with Humana in a deal that would create a US health insurance giant worth $140bn, and an audio essa...
30 Nov 202310min
Germany’s €60bn budget hole
A record number of Chinese people have defaulted since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, a court ruling in Germany has opened up a huge €60bn hole in the country’s budget, and the FT’s Christi...
29 Nov 202311min
Israel-Hamas truce extended
Qatar said mediators had secured a deal to prolong the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas by two days, Chinese fast-fashion group, Shein, has filed confidential paperwork for an initial public o...
28 Nov 202310min
COP28: Climate summit tries to kick fossil fuel habit
Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared in 2023, and nations at this year’s COP28 summit will revisit a proposal to phase out fossil fuels. Plus, the FT’s Madhum...
27 Nov 202310min
What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU
Voters in the Netherlands elect Geert Wilders; UK immigration numbers reach new high; Plus, senior Carlsberg executives are detained in Russia.Mentioned in this podcast:Net migration to the UK hit rec...
24 Nov 202311min
Ousted OpenAI board member on AI safety concerns
Sam Altman returns and OpenAI board members are given the boot; US authorities foil a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader on US soil; plus, the UK’s Autumn Statement increases the tax burden.Mentioned...
23 Nov 202311min
OpenAI and Sam Altman’s superpowers
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release hostages, Dutch voters head to the polls today, and Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao has resigned after pleading guilty to a US criminal charge. Pl...
22 Nov 202310min
Argentina is in its Milei era
A majority of OpenAI employees sent a letter demanding that the board reinstate former CEO Sam Altman, Argentina is entering a new era after electing radical libertarian outsider Javier Milei as presi...
21 Nov 202311min
