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...Think of Sarah Brown, whose warmth was employed by the British Labour party to offset prime minister Gordon Brown’s awkwardness....
...Media: Lay-offs dominate the sector but new ideas keep coming, writes Elaine Moore....
...Generative AI: The scale of artificial intelligence’s impact is being compared to the industrial revolution, but our own reactions to it could surprise us, writes Elaine Moore....
...More on driverless taxis: Elaine Moore, the deputy head of Lex, is based in San Francisco and loved the idea of driverless taxis. That was until she got into a car that had a meltdown....
...Additional contributions from Grace Ramos, Gordon Smith and George Russell...
...Dave Lee and Elaine Moore in San Francisco report....
...Google Search was once one of the wonders of the online world, writes Elaine Moore....
...At least, it used to be, writes Elaine Moore. Then came the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial, she says....
...Scotland’s top junior Freddy Gordon, 12, had a fine performance in fourth place....
...Here’s the rest of today’s news — Gordon Five more stories in the news 1....
...Here is the rest of today’s news — Gordon Five more stories in the news 1....
...Elaine Kenyon, a 66-year-old carer, was devastated to learn that the £7,000 she shelled out for her and husband Ian’s pre-paid funerals is now at risk....
...Let me know, or share any other feedback you have on the newsletter with me at gordon.smith@ft.com — Gordon Five more stories in the news 1....
...Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah, the defending gold medallists from 2012 and 2016, respectively also ran....
...You can reach me at gordon.smith@ft.com — Gordon Five more stories in the news 1....
...But tedium poses a painful new threat to Instagram’s moneymaking ability just as its owner’s market valuation approaches $1tn, writes Elaine Moore....
...Speaking in Woodbridge, Sir Michael Bunbury, president of the Suffolk Coastal Conservative Association, told the FT the “tax and spend” rhetoric in Sunak’s Budget speech had reminded him of Gordon Brown,...
...If that sounds unappealing, it may come as a surprise to hear how popular the trend is, writes Elaine Moore....
...But tipping is not just a way for users to show their appreciation, says Elaine Moore, it is a way to outsource payment altogether....
...Now that offices are reopening, perhaps there is a way to moderate constant, unnecessary contact, writes Elaine Moore....
...But the blurry line between snark and cruelty is starting to feel nonexistent, writes Elaine Moore....
...Podcast of the day Amazon caps big week of tech earnings San Francisco-based reporter Elaine Moore looks back on a busy week for tech earnings, with Amazon reporting its second straight quarter of $100bn-plus...
...Podcast of the day FT News Briefing Consumer savings hit $5.4tn, Europe’s biggest football clubs plan a breakaway “Super League”, and Elaine Moore asks whether audio chat app Clubhouse have staying power...
...On the 50th viewing it started to feel less like a targeted advert and more like trolling by the algorithm, writes Elaine Moore....
...(FT) What Clubhouse can learn from TikTok A lot of hype — and money — is riding on Clubhouse’s success, writes Elaine Moore....
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