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Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor December 17, 2024 A new survey of thousands of American college faculty yielded some shocking results on free speech and academic freedom, with nearly three-in-10 professors stating they feel unable to speak openly over fears about how students, fellow faculty, and administrators might respond. This is just one of

Colorado’s new voter-approved gun initiative has a target unlike those of previous measures meant to reduce gun violence. The tax on guns and ammunition is meant to generate revenue to support cash-strapped victim services, and it’s an open question whether it will affect firearms sales. Use Our Content It can be republished for free. More

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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of assassinating top Russian general Igor Kirillov, who died alongside his assistant when a bomb planted on a scooter exploded outside his house in Moscow on Tuesday.

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation accelerated to 2.6 per cent in November, in line with analysts’ predictions, cementing expectations that the Bank of England will hold rates steady at its meeting on Thursday. The year-on-year rise in the

Microsoft bought twice as many of Nvidia’s flagship chips as any of its largest rivals in the US and China this year, as OpenAI’s biggest investor accelerated its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Analysts at Omdia, a technology consultancy, estimate that Microsoft bought 485,000 of Nvidia’s “Hopper” chips this year. That put Microsoft far ahead

Ted Sarandos, the 60-year-old chief executive of Netflix, has been a prominent Democratic donor for years. But on Tuesday, he became the latest senior figure in corporate America to step into Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to pay tribute to the Republican president-elect and build relations with his incoming administration. From Hollywood to Silicon Valley and

Tengbo Yang, a Chinese man who became a confidant of the UK’s Prince Andrew, allegedly worked for a senior part of China’s hierarchy that Beijing calls “its magic weapon”. But this week in London, that weapon spectacularly backfired. While the United Front Work Department, where UK intelligence agency MI5 alleges Yang worked, is regarded by

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Oil and gas explorers in the UK are operating with “hands tied behind” their backs, according to the chair of Ineos Energy, with “punitive” government tax policies forcing them to seek opportunities in other markets.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. University fees in England are set to surpass £10,000 this parliament, as education secretary Bridget Phillipson draws up plans to continue with inflation-linked fee increases over the next three years. The funding settlement will come

Brexit has hit UK trade less than many forecasters predicted thanks to larger companies adapting to red tape at the border, according to research by the London School of Economics. Researchers estimated UK worldwide goods exports and imports fell 6.4 and 3.1 per cent respectively between 2020 and 2022, compared to the levels predicted for

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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. Nissan and Honda are in exploratory talks about a merger of the two carmakers that would create a $52bn Japanese behemoth, according to people briefed on the matter.  The two companies are studying a way

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Luigi Mangione has been charged with first-degree murder in New York for the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, the Manhattan district attorney announced on Tuesday. Alvin Bragg said that the 26-year-old Ivy

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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. Stellantis has pledged to invest €2bn in Italy next year and step up car production in the country, as it seeks to repair relations with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government after bitter differences over how to

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Elon Musk met Nigel Farage in the US on Monday as the Reform UK leader seeks to bolster ties with the incoming US administration and capitalise on his party’s growing momentum in Britain.

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