Month: January 2026
AI Changed Work Forever in 2025
The speed at which agentic AI has spread throughout the workforce accelerated over the past year. 79% of companies are leveraging agentic AI. And though many have understandably criticized companies which have invested in AI without immediate bottom-line benefits—a phenomenon I call the “productivity J-curve”—agentic AI promises to drive true productivity gains, fueling further adoption.To
Tesla loses EV crown to China’s BYD
Tesla lost its crown as the world’s biggest electric-vehicle maker in 2025, as it was overtaken by Chinese rival BYD following a second year of declining vehicle sales.Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com
US threatesn Tariffs on Italy’s pasta imports
Italian pasta is set to be spared from high-level US tariffs that the Trump administration had threatened against 13 producers. The move could have resulted in American importers being taxed at a rate greater than the value of the actual pasta itself, and prices rising sharply for US consumers. Tariffs are a type of tax
US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompt warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’
Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government kills demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.Protests in Iran are now in their sixth day, and are the largest since 2022, when the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini triggered demonstrations across