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The chaos of the green energy/electrification revolution shows how our ideas of the energy future have massive ramifications. So much for an "orderly transition"...
This is why the fights over arcane long-term scenarios matter so much. From @jeremywall.bsky.social
This is why the fights over arcane long-term scenarios matter so much. From @jeremywall.bsky.social
Hot, Cheap, and Out of Control
The green tech revolution is canonically chaotic good
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January 22, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The chaos of the green energy/electrification revolution shows how our ideas of the energy future have massive ramifications. So much for an "orderly transition"...
This is why the fights over arcane long-term scenarios matter so much. From @jeremywall.bsky.social
This is why the fights over arcane long-term scenarios matter so much. From @jeremywall.bsky.social
Chinese carmakers take aim at UK to supercharge global EV ambitions-The UK is important for Chinese carmakers expanding their footprint outside their ultra-competitive home market because it does not impose higher tariffs… www.ft.com/content/63d4... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com
Chinese carmakers take aim at UK to supercharge global EV ambitions
Lack of punitive tariffs targeting China encourages Nio, Aion and Zeekr to bring brands to Britain
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January 22, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Chinese carmakers take aim at UK to supercharge global EV ambitions-The UK is important for Chinese carmakers expanding their footprint outside their ultra-competitive home market because it does not impose higher tariffs… www.ft.com/content/63d4... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com
Renault to team up with French defence group to make drones for Ukraine-The French initiative comes as the fortunes of Europe’s car and defence industries diverge. Orders for arms makers… www.ft.com/content/6474... @iancjohnston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Renault to team up with French defence group to make drones for Ukraine
Carmaker to work with Turgis Gaillard to produce drones at two of its sites
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January 22, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Renault to team up with French defence group to make drones for Ukraine-The French initiative comes as the fortunes of Europe’s car and defence industries diverge. Orders for arms makers… www.ft.com/content/6474... @iancjohnston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Tata’s defence division seeks growth in Africa and Europe-
India’s largest conglomerate is making its overseas push as Prime Minister Narendra Modi… www.ft.com/content/6c63... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
India’s largest conglomerate is making its overseas push as Prime Minister Narendra Modi… www.ft.com/content/6c63... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Tata’s defence division seeks growth in Africa and Europe
Conglomerate makes overseas push as Narendra Modi vows to boost India’s exports
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January 22, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Tata’s defence division seeks growth in Africa and Europe-
India’s largest conglomerate is making its overseas push as Prime Minister Narendra Modi… www.ft.com/content/6c63... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
India’s largest conglomerate is making its overseas push as Prime Minister Narendra Modi… www.ft.com/content/6c63... @christopherkay.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Los Angeles fires dominated insured losses of $127bn in 2025, says Aon-Over the past decade, insurers have grappled with the growing cost of climate risk, as global warming… www.ft.com/content/bc5f... @fteva.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Los Angeles fires dominated insured losses of $127bn in 2025, says Aon
Industry report highlights persistence of inadequate coverage for natural disasters in emerging markets
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January 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Los Angeles fires dominated insured losses of $127bn in 2025, says Aon-Over the past decade, insurers have grappled with the growing cost of climate risk, as global warming… www.ft.com/content/bc5f... @fteva.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery-The move comes as Paramount steps up its $30-per-share hostile rival bid for WBD in a takeover battle set to reshape Hollywood and… www.ft.com/content/4f80... Daniel Thomas @financialtimes.com
Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Streaming group is competing with Paramount over prized studio assets
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January 22, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery-The move comes as Paramount steps up its $30-per-share hostile rival bid for WBD in a takeover battle set to reshape Hollywood and… www.ft.com/content/4f80... Daniel Thomas @financialtimes.com
Elon Musk asks followers if he should buy Ryanair-The airline had rebranded its January seat sale after Musk’s intervention, he added. The “Big Idiot Seat Sale” will launch on Wednesday. www.ft.com/content/c326... @petercampbell1.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Elon Musk asks followers if he should buy Ryanair
Tesla boss posts poll on X in escalation of spat with Michael O’Leary over adding Starlink internet to airline’s planes
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January 22, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Elon Musk asks followers if he should buy Ryanair-The airline had rebranded its January seat sale after Musk’s intervention, he added. The “Big Idiot Seat Sale” will launch on Wednesday. www.ft.com/content/c326... @petercampbell1.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
GSK to buy US biotech behind food allergy drug for $2.2bn-
GSK’s acquisition comes as it seeks to expand its expertise in inflammation, immunology and long-acting therapies, said one person familiar with… www.ft.com/content/80a5... Aanu Adeoye @financialtimes.com
GSK’s acquisition comes as it seeks to expand its expertise in inflammation, immunology and long-acting therapies, said one person familiar with… www.ft.com/content/80a5... Aanu Adeoye @financialtimes.com
GSK to buy US biotech behind food allergy drug for $2.2bn
Big pharma groups look to boost line-up as they confront patent cliff for blockbuster treatments
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January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
GSK to buy US biotech behind food allergy drug for $2.2bn-
GSK’s acquisition comes as it seeks to expand its expertise in inflammation, immunology and long-acting therapies, said one person familiar with… www.ft.com/content/80a5... Aanu Adeoye @financialtimes.com
GSK’s acquisition comes as it seeks to expand its expertise in inflammation, immunology and long-acting therapies, said one person familiar with… www.ft.com/content/80a5... Aanu Adeoye @financialtimes.com
Hardship and hubris collide in China’s two-speed economy— Zombie companies now account for more than 12 per cent of total registered companies, more than double the level in 2018 and… www.ft.com/content/30a3... @chengleng.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Hardship and hubris collide in China’s two-speed economy
Beijing trumpets trade and technology success yet many regions and people struggle amid an anaemic domestic outlook
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January 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Hardship and hubris collide in China’s two-speed economy— Zombie companies now account for more than 12 per cent of total registered companies, more than double the level in 2018 and… www.ft.com/content/30a3... @chengleng.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees—Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner general, said that the operation, which began at around 7am local time, was… www.ft.com/content/c36a... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Demolition of buildings in East Jerusalem is escalation in Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against UNRWA
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January 22, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees—Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA’s commissioner general, said that the operation, which began at around 7am local time, was… www.ft.com/content/c36a... @jamesshotter.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Croatian central bank governor elected ECB’s second-in-command—Vujčić’s election is the first stage in a wider reshuffle of the ECB’s six-member executive board, which will also involve… www.ft.com/content/25fa... @paolatamma.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Croatian central bank governor elected ECB’s second-in-command
Boris Vujčić will replace Luis de Guindos at the European Central Bank
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January 22, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Croatian central bank governor elected ECB’s second-in-command—Vujčić’s election is the first stage in a wider reshuffle of the ECB’s six-member executive board, which will also involve… www.ft.com/content/25fa... @paolatamma.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Scientists unveil crawling robot hand that can grasp multiple objects—The idea of a many-digited automaton that can creep through tight spaces is a staple of dystopian science fiction, but such a machine… www.ft.com/content/39d6... @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Scientists unveil crawling robot hand that can grasp multiple objects
Invention’s advantages in dexterity over human counterpart raise prospect of industrial uses
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January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Scientists unveil crawling robot hand that can grasp multiple objects—The idea of a many-digited automaton that can creep through tight spaces is a staple of dystopian science fiction, but such a machine… www.ft.com/content/39d6... @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
How Donald Trump turned mockery into a weapon of diplomacy—In the space of an hour, he published screenshots of grovelling text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and Nato chief Mark Rutte… www.ft.com/content/3176... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
How Donald Trump turned mockery into a weapon of diplomacy
US president assails allies with talk of ‘great stupidity’, dog sleds and AI images
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January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
How Donald Trump turned mockery into a weapon of diplomacy—In the space of an hour, he published screenshots of grovelling text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and Nato chief Mark Rutte… www.ft.com/content/3176... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Ukraine offers allies combat data to train AI—Such data is highly useful to companies training AI systems that depend on vast amounts of information to predict patterns and improve decision making… www.ft.com/content/ab12... @christopherjm.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Ukraine offers allies combat data to train AI
Defence ministry to work with tech company Palantir to use information gathered over four years of war
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January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Ukraine offers allies combat data to train AI—Such data is highly useful to companies training AI systems that depend on vast amounts of information to predict patterns and improve decision making… www.ft.com/content/ab12... @christopherjm.ft.com @financialtimes.com
French PM to extend tax on big companies to appease the left—Lecornu has a weak negotiating position because Macron’s centrist alliance no longer has a majority in the assembly and… www.ft.com/content/3cf9... Leila Abboud @financialtimes.com
French PM to extend tax on big companies to appease the left
Sébastien Lecornu wants to finalise 2026 budget and keep his fragile government in power
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January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
French PM to extend tax on big companies to appease the left—Lecornu has a weak negotiating position because Macron’s centrist alliance no longer has a majority in the assembly and… www.ft.com/content/3cf9... Leila Abboud @financialtimes.com
EU states spurn €74bn in unused Covid recovery loans—Countries have been more enthusiastic about taking a total of €359bn in grants, which do not have to be repaid, from the NextGeneration EU initiative. www.ft.com/content/9216... @paolatamma.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
EU states spurn €74bn in unused Covid recovery loans
Eight countries cut planned borrowing under scheme as deadline to spend the cash looms
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January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
EU states spurn €74bn in unused Covid recovery loans—Countries have been more enthusiastic about taking a total of €359bn in grants, which do not have to be repaid, from the NextGeneration EU initiative. www.ft.com/content/9216... @paolatamma.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns AI boom could falter without wider adoption—Nadella on Tuesday said that the long-term success of the fast-developing technology would depend on it being used by… www.ft.com/content/2a29... @melissahei.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns AI boom could falter without wider adoption
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
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January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns AI boom could falter without wider adoption—Nadella on Tuesday said that the long-term success of the fast-developing technology would depend on it being used by… www.ft.com/content/2a29... @melissahei.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Lex: Amazon gets a dressing down in luxury store Saks’ bankruptcy—In the meantime, Amazon’s investment in Saks continues, painfully, in the form of expensive litigators who might claw back a few bucks. www.ft.com/content/e70b... @sindap.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Amazon gets a dressing down in luxury store Saks’ bankruptcy
Tech group can draw some comfort from the fact that it is in good company
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January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Lex: Amazon gets a dressing down in luxury store Saks’ bankruptcy—In the meantime, Amazon’s investment in Saks continues, painfully, in the form of expensive litigators who might claw back a few bucks. www.ft.com/content/e70b... @sindap.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Why we have the calendar all wrong—If you, too, struggle with January, I invite you to join me in resetting your personal calendar to align with that true warden of the deep rhythms of the human soul: HM Revenue & Customs—(the… www.ft.com/content/ade9... @sarahoconnorft.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Why we have the calendar all wrong
January is not a natural time to start new things
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January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Why we have the calendar all wrong—If you, too, struggle with January, I invite you to join me in resetting your personal calendar to align with that true warden of the deep rhythms of the human soul: HM Revenue & Customs—(the… www.ft.com/content/ade9... @sarahoconnorft.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset—The US has squandered its most valuable financial asset: trust. It risks paying a heavy price for this for decades to come. www.ft.com/content/9f73... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset
The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling
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January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset—The US has squandered its most valuable financial asset: trust. It risks paying a heavy price for this for decades to come. www.ft.com/content/9f73... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com
The FT View: How to talk Trump down from his Greenland blackmail—While some Republicans have publicly, if belatedly, broken with the president on Greenland, more lawmakers and business leaders should speak out. Even if the US has borne… www.ft.com/content/9491... @financialtimes.com
How to talk Trump down from his Greenland blackmail
The president’s threats are an existential moment for the transatlantic alliance
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January 21, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The FT View: How to talk Trump down from his Greenland blackmail—While some Republicans have publicly, if belatedly, broken with the president on Greenland, more lawmakers and business leaders should speak out. Even if the US has borne… www.ft.com/content/9491... @financialtimes.com
When should senior drivers no longer get behind the wheel?—as America ages, baby boomers are driving more miles and for more years than any generation in history. They increasingly struggle with the question: when should we stop? www.ft.com/content/ad8c... Patti Waldmeir @financialtimes.com
When should senior drivers no longer get behind the wheel?
A new Illinois law attempts to grapple with demographic reality
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January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
When should senior drivers no longer get behind the wheel?—as America ages, baby boomers are driving more miles and for more years than any generation in history. They increasingly struggle with the question: when should we stop? www.ft.com/content/ad8c... Patti Waldmeir @financialtimes.com
The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again—In October, Trump introduced sweeping tariffs of 25 per cent on imports of kitchen and bathroom cabinets and upholstered wood furniture, along with levies of… www.ft.com/content/33ea... @aimewilliams.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again
The fortunes of furniture makers in North Carolina and Foshan in China show the impact of Trump’s tariff regime
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January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The reality of trying to make US manufacturing great again—In October, Trump introduced sweeping tariffs of 25 per cent on imports of kitchen and bathroom cabinets and upholstered wood furniture, along with levies of… www.ft.com/content/33ea... @aimewilliams.bsky.social @financialtimes.com
Europe’s AI ambitions are running into a markets plumbing problem—Europe’s difficulty is not a lack of savings. The failure is in financial plumbing, bureaucratic regulation and risk appetite. www.ft.com/content/45b3... Huw van Steenis @financialtimes.com
Europe’s AI ambitions are running into a markets plumbing problem
The region lacks the depth of long-dated investment capital needed to fund required energy infrastructure
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Europe’s AI ambitions are running into a markets plumbing problem—Europe’s difficulty is not a lack of savings. The failure is in financial plumbing, bureaucratic regulation and risk appetite. www.ft.com/content/45b3... Huw van Steenis @financialtimes.com