Belgium defeat USA in wake of Trump interference
‘Je suis Belgium’
Apple interest thrusts China’s CXMT into memory chip spotlight
Sharp turnaround for state-backed company central to Beijing’s AI supply chain efforts
Letter: Nostalgia is no substitute for a bright vision of the future
From Itziar Castelló, Professor of Sustainability, Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London, London EC1Y
Letter: Shakespeare knew a thing or two about tax
From Chris Crowcroft, Penrith, Cumbria, UK
Letter: The UN must be at the heart of AI governance
From Dame Wendy Hall and Professor Simon Chesterman
US launches new wave of Iran strikes after attacks on tankers
Trump administration also revokes licence allowing Islamic republic’s oil sales, sending crude prices higher
Letter: Digital safety should start with today’s threats
From Adam Hadley CBE, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism, London N1, UK
Letter: What economic statistics miss about people’s lives
From Johannes Jütting, Professor Stefaan Verhulst and Roeland Beerten
Letter: When tech becomes a matter of state approval
From Daniel Windell, Malmö, Sweden
Letter: A nonbinding deal deserves public scrutiny
From Marco Perugini, Independent researcher, Centrifuga Lab, Rome, Italy
FT Crossword: Number 18,420
A quick guide to Nigel Farage’s gamble
Reform UK leader has responded to scrutiny of his finances by calling a by-election that may yet fall flat
Farage by-election gambit undercut by rivals’ refusal to participate
Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems will not contest vote as Reform UK leader denies wrongdoing over gifts
Rachel Reeves calls for rival international defence schemes to merge
UK chancellor says competing funding bodies should be brought together
FirstFT: US strikes Iran in response to attacks on tankers
Also in today’s newsletter: France’s Le Pen announces run for president, and Samsung shares tumble despite record quarterly profit
Le Pen is posing as the victim of a politicised judiciary
The strategy might play well with the far-right leader’s core voters, but the French as a whole don’t buy it
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president
Politician sets up unprecedented election campaign next year after judges uphold her conviction for embezzlement
Transcript: Software stocks got crushed. Did they have it coming?
Katie Martin speaks to Robert Armstrong
‘Nigel can fix it’ — what Clacton voters think of Farage’s gambit
Many people in the seaside town, whether supporters of the rightwing populist or not, are pleased with move by Reform UK leader
US revokes waiver allowing Iranian oil sales after tanker strikes in Strait of Hormuz
Qatari and Saudi ships among targets near Oman coast
IMF names Silvana Tenreyro as its next chief economist
Former Bank of England policymaker will be second woman to take on the role
Software stocks got crushed. Did they have it coming?
The market may be overreacting to AI risks faced by software companies
Tories and Labour try to call Nigel Farage’s bluff
Mainstream parties denounce Reform UK leader’s by-election ‘gimmick’ and decide not to stand against him
Transcript: Nigel Farage tries to ‘take back control’
Miranda Green talks to Robert Shrimsley and George Parker