Why Pakistan’s military cannot solve its Imran Khan problem
Even behind bars, the former prime minister’s popularity is the greatest threat to Field Marshal Asim Munir
OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian health service website
AI lab took months to spot the problem, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called ‘obviously unacceptable’
Letter: Let’s have a horses-for-courses approach to gambling tax
From Stewart Kenny, Co-founder and Former CEO, Paddy Power, Dublin, Ireland
Letter: Publishers should be under no illusions about AI threat
From David Buttle, Spokesperson for The SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights) Coalition, London W1, UK
Letter: Glasgow landmark needs millionaires to stump up
From Angela James, Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, UK
Letter: EU has a head start in tokenised securities trading
From Marius Jurgilas, CEO, Axiology, Vilnius, Lithuania
Trump bans major news outlets from White House
Zuckerberg unveils AI ‘charm’ device that can fit on a keychain
Social media chief says the Muse personal assistant is the ‘centrepiece’ of his AI vision after launch success
Diller abandons $18bn takeover bid for MGM Resorts
Media mogul says ‘we didn’t feel the mix was coming together in the way we had hoped’ after going public with offer in June
US oil industry pushes back against proposed diesel export ban
Groups say there is no ‘silver bullet’ to fuel price crisis after president signals willingness to halt shipments abroad
Grail’s cancer-screen test wins tepid support from drug advisory panel
FDA committee expressed concerns about effectiveness and overall benefits for a product that failed a UK study earlier this year
Xi arrives for high-stakes summit with Trump as leaders extend trade truce
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the countries have agreed to January 10 extension
HSBC moves board meeting from Dubai to London amid safety concerns
Bank’s decision to shift location underscores challenges still facing expats as Iran war continues
FT Crossword: Number 18,488
Arnault family moves to consolidate control of LVMH
Plan aims to unify clan’s 49.76% shareholding and voting rights in world’s leading luxury group in a single holding company
FirstFT: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump set for high-stakes summit
Also in today’s newsletter: Geely’s new fast-charging EV battery and US Treasury yields soar most since ‘liberation day’
Apple’s ChatGPT tools ‘dramatically underperformed’, OpenAI claims
Court documents reveal how companies’ ties unravelled while the iPhone maker has since turned to a Google-powered ‘Siri AI’
Treasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce UK tax hikes
Investors signal Budget buffer could fall from the £23.6bn forecast to around £14bn without spooking gilt market
US Treasury yields soar most since ‘liberation day’ tariffs shook markets
Traders crank up bets on Federal Reserve rate rises after data fuels worries economy is overheating
Rosneft billions fed Kremlin-backed money laundering network
FT investigation shows the state oil group’s hard currency was at heart of Russia’s efforts to circumvent sanctions
UNGA as it happened: Iran hits back at Trump’s ‘bullying’
US delegation walks out as Masoud Pezeshkian delivers speech
Israeli election committee bars main Arab parties from next month’s poll
Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition lead campaign to exclude Ra’am and Joint List
Bentley’s first EV set to be half the price of Ferrari’s Luce
Launch of luxury carmaker’s Torcal SUV is aimed at younger and first-time customers
What does a very strong El Niño mean for the climate?
World Meteorological Organization says forecasts are for a peak of 3.6C of warming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean