AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape $190bn video games industry
Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments
The Ballad of the Last Guest — an ode on intellectual isolation
Peter Handke draws on Kafka and Camus in his portrayal of a floundering narcissist
Walmart muscles its way into New York City as ecommerce sales leap
Retailer’s online business is booming as it takes on Amazon in a city where it is denied physical stores
City of London churches offer sublime music in a divine setting
Secular and sacred performances draw new audiences to the Square Mile’s historic places of worship
Beers, bullseyes and fancy dress: darts mania draws City executives
Rise of teenage sensation Luke Littler has fuelled interest in world championships at London’s Alexandra Palace
AI upheaval shows little sign of lessening
If the boom continues its blistering pace through 2026, the stresses could start to show
Law firms hire record number of City partners as US players expand aggressively
London law firms hired 668 partners in 2025, up 21% on last year
Spotify, Live Nation and the role of the music industry baddie
The business of selling music has always been a source of grievance for those who create it
Middle East IPOs fall by a third as post-pandemic boom fades
Companies in the region have raised $6.5bn this year so far, down from $9.9bn in 2024
Where does all the Christmas cardboard go?
Typical UK household receives delivery boxes the height of a skyscraper each year
Tariff turmoil, a gold rush and the sinking dollar — 2025 in charts
FT reporters round up 2025’s biggest market stories
Louvre under pressure after disastrous year
World’s largest museum faces calls to ditch €1.15bn revamp as series of crises exposes more basic challenges
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Generation Alpha’s ubiquitous watchword is beyond the reach of semantics
TikTok shopping habits go from budget to Burberry
The next phase of the luxury market overlaps neatly with social media platforms
Prosus boss criticises EU over curbs that hinder $15bn investment in Europe
Fabricio Bloisi hits out against bloc’s approach to antitrust issues following €4.1bn Just Eat deal
Fine wine investors find little cheer in third year of falls
Market has been hit by Trump’s tariffs deterring US buyers
2025: A year of chaos and confusion
Will Donald Trump continue to upend the world order in 2026?
The Rachman Review: Europe’s triple shock: Putin, Trump and Xi
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Conservative backed by Trump declared winner in Honduran election
Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura says he is ‘ready to govern’ after poll marred by allegations of fraud
Nvidia to poach top staff from AI chip start-up Groq in licensing deal
World’s most valuable company will gain engineer who helped develop Google’s Tensor Processing Unit chip programme
The Room in the Tower — claustrophobic Mark Gatiss spookathon
Starring Tobias Menzies, this atmospheric BBC adaptation of an EF Benson story is eerily effective
Democratic senators urge Trump to halt mass recall of ambassadors
Lawmakers warn that empty posts at more than 100 embassies endanger US national security
US justice department says full Epstein file release could take ‘few more weeks’
‘Over a million’ additional documents uncovered that will take time to review, according to the DoJ