Amazon-backed nuclear reactor group X-energy files for IPO
Start-up aims to capitalise on rising interest in atomic power due to growing power demand from AI
Letter: Everyday savers should be able to invest in private markets
From Will Dunham, President and CEO, American Investment Council, Washington, DC, US
Letter: A gentleman relished
From Ned MacDonald, San Francisco, CA, US
Letter: It’s a brave reader who dares to take on Kant
From David Boorer, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Letter: AI weapons are no longer the stuff of science fiction
From Martin Westlake, Brussels, Belgium
Letter: The Baltic Germans summoned home by Hitler
From Agris Krumins, Founder of DOCs+ (a community documentary film screening organisation); Oundle, Northamptonshire, UK
Letter: Trump’s unhappy lot at movie memorabilia auction
From John Wyn-Evans, London E8, UK
Letter: Dating the English fondness for boarding schools
From Sir John Waite, Orford, Suffolk, UK
Correction: Air quality deaths and WELL certification dates
The World Health Organization estimates that interior air quality contributed to 1 54,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2023, not 180,000 as wrongly stated in an article in House & Home on March 14. The International Well Building Institute’s WELL certification was launched in 2014, not 2016. In 202
Letter: ChatGPT’s Excel moment
From Ulrik Soeraas, London KT2, UK
Letter: Let’s hear it for herrings
From Monica Potts, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
FT Crossword: Polymath number 1,379
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Trump considers ‘winding down’ US military operations against Iran
President says US ‘very close’ to meeting military objectives, though Pentagon orders more troops to Middle East
Musk defrauded Twitter investors during buyout, jury finds
Panel members conclude the billionaire misled shareholders in tweets posted during the $44bn takeover
Can Europe break free from US tech dominance? Submit your questions
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UK lets US use British bases to strike Iranian missile sites targeting Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump says London should have acted faster after it agreed to help efforts to curb attacks on shipping
Transcript: Angela’s ambitions
Lucy Fisher talks to George Parker, Anna Gross, Stephen Bush and Edward Luce
Big drugmakers saved at least $5bn on US taxes shifting income overseas
New disclosures show how pharma groups reduced federal levies last year by assigning profits to low-tax jurisdictions
Flagship Blackstone credit fund posts first monthly loss since 2022
Loan markdowns and market declines led to negative return for the first time in more than three years
Supermicro drops 33% after co-founder charged with smuggling Nvidia chips to China
US prosecutors allege two employees and a contractor conspired to illegally ship servers through south-east Asia
Goldman lawyer who resigned over Epstein links paid $25mn in 2025
Kathy Ruemmler to step down as the bank’s general counsel at the end of June
The AI revolt in Maga-land
Republicans fear backlash against White House’s agenda could undermine support in this year’s midterm elections
Trump considers ‘winding down’ US military operations
President says US ‘very close’ to meeting its military objectives in Iran