Canadian and German start-ups to focus on ‘sovereign’ AI systems independent of US and China

Fully replacing stockpiles of weapons fired in the Middle East could take up to six years

The parallels with Britain’s disastrous Middle East adventure in the 1950s are impossible to resist

Money is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. But crises of credit have been with us since ancient times.

The computational linguist on her motivations for taking on Big Tech, the dangers of chatbots — and why AI is just a ‘glorified Magic 8 Ball’

Industry minister tells FT she wants ‘level playing field’ for Canadian and EU companies

Caution by co-founder of Aspect hedge fund follows billionaire Cliff Asness’s decision to ‘surrender’ to the machines

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.

Beijing has used loans to developing nations to expand its influence, but a new study says no country has received more Chinese financing than the United States. In all, Chinese state-owned firms have provided $2.2 trillion in loans and grants around the world since 2000, a figure two to four times larger than previously thought, according to Brad Parks, the lead author of a report that AidData released on Tuesday, which draws on information from more than 30,000 projects in over 100 countries.

Three books offer a guide to shifting power in the region and what it means for the US and Europe