“Human intelligence,” the cultural critic Neil Postman once wrote, “is among the most fragile things in nature. It doesn’t take much to distract it, suppress it, or even annihilate it.” The year was 1988, a former Hollywood actor was in the White House, and Postman was worried about the ascendancy of pictures over words in
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. (noun) armed fighting between countries or groups In the Middle East, 2024 will go down as one of the most destructive years in modern history. Tens of thousands have been killed and millions forced from
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vacancies at open-air shopping centres in the US have dropped to historically low levels, defying forecasts of a retail apocalypse caused by the rise of ecommerce. Landlords of complexes anchored by big-box chains, discount merchants
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India has eclipsed China as Asia’s top market for company listings this year, as buoyant stock prices spark a boom in initial public offerings. Propelled by companies including Swiggy and Hyundai Motor, India will be
Skyrocketing raw commodity prices and growing sustainability pressures are pushing chocolate and confectionery companies to pour funding into finding alternative ingredients for sweet treats. Mondelez International, the maker of Oreo, was among the investors that took part in a $4.5mn seed funding round for cell-based cocoa start-up Celleste Bio earlier this month, while British food
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Wealthy Russians are routinely sidestepping trade curbs on luxury brands, using a cottage industry of personal shoppers, resellers and cross-border smugglers to stay in step with the best of European fashion. Instagram and the Telegram social media platform have filled with resellers catering to both large retailers and private buyers in Russia, promising a path
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Residential property myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The number of Londoners swapping the capital for a home in the countryside is at its lowest in more than 10 years after a decade of rapid house price rises in the rest of the
The co-founder and former CEO of StreetEasy is embroiled in a bitter legal feud with McDonald’s for building an allegedly illegal posh penthouse atop a Manhattan condo building — roof space the fast-food giant claims it owns. Michael A. Smith, who sold the popular realtor site to Zillow for $50 million in 2013, owns the
Scores of homeowners are spending more on insurance and property taxes than they do on their mortgages, according to a troubling new study. Home insurance prices have skyrocketed as natural disasters and the rising costs of repairs have driven up rates, while property taxes have surged as the value of homes have increased, according to
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI revealed that it raised $6 billion in its latest funding round as the startup continues to ramp up in its battle against bitter rival OpenAI. Musk took a victory lap after announcing Monday on his social media platform X that the company concluded its Series C funding round —
A celebrity-backed chain of Manhattan nail salons — which raised alarms after The Post exclusively reported about its failure to pay rent — has filed for bankruptcy, according to a court filing. Glosslab — which had raised $20 million from investors that included model Olivia Culpo, musicians in The Chainsmokers, retired Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire
Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor December 20, 2024 An Israeli entrepreneur on a mission to highlight biblical artifacts has brought his “treasures from the Holy Land” to America. Oded Golan’s “Discovering the World of Jesus: Ancient Treasures From the Holy Land” experience opened Dec. 3 at Atlanta’s Pullman Yards, with hundreds of ancient artifacts
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission reportedly took a shot across the bow at Disney CEO Bob Iger and the Mouse House-owned ABC News over the “erosion in public trust” when it comes to the news media. Incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr fired off a letter to Iger on Monday —
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia has carried out a Christmas Day attack on Ukraine’s energy system, leaving more than half a million consumers without heating, water and electricity. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, the 13th large-scale
There is new culinary talent in Aspen away from the slopes this season — and they’re serving up fare that isn’t the pasta or sushi usually found on menus in the luxury haven. Cederic Vongerichten, son of Michelin-starred top chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and his spouse, Ochi, launched Wayan Aspen this month. The Aspen outpost — which had
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI revealed that it raised $6 billion in its latest funding round as the startup continues to ramp up in its battle against bitter rival OpenAI. Musk took a victory lap after announcing Monday on his social media platform X that the company concluded its Series C funding round —
A celebrity-backed chain of Manhattan nail salons — which raised alarms after The Post exclusively reported about its failure to pay rent — has filed for bankruptcy, according to a court filing. Glosslab — which had raised $20 million from investors that included model Olivia Culpo, musicians in The Chainsmokers, retired Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire
LAS VEGAS Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking him questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. Did he use drugs? Had he ever been in jail?
Bitcoin cash (BCH), a cryptocurrency created by a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain in 2017, fell 20% last week, its biggest slide since April, according to data on TradingView and CoinDesk. The sell-off happened as defunct exchange Mt. Gox said it would begin paying back creditors the roughly $9 billion worth of tokens taken
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