Madhumita Murgia speaks to Jim Covello and George Lee of Goldman Sachs, Synesthesia chief executive Victor Riparbelli, Replit ...

This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Madhumita Murgia, and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen ...

That salience of potholes in the real world is partly why Keir Starmer mentioned them in his FT op-ed championing what AI can do for “national renewal”. Labour is turning to AI to tackle its manifesto ...

Tuttle Capital has filed to invest in “reverse-engineered alien technology” with the Tuttle Capital UFO Disclosure AI Powered exchange traded fund, which is one of eight new products the manager has ...

Meanwhile, the Trump tizzy continues with more tariffs on more products spurring all kinds of reciprocal actions and market ...

Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet forecast massive capex despite investor concerns about returns and DeepSeek ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump promises to crack down on private equity tax loophole and Iran rules out US talks ...

This season of Tech Tonic is presented by Madhumita Murgia, and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Edwin Lane is the senior producer and Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen ...

US allies across Europe and the Middle East have condemned Donald Trump’s plans to “take over” Gaza, the US cracks down on a trade loophole, and Disney’s earnings shot up 27% in its financial first ...

Plus, an anaemic start to the year for dealmaking in the US and talks over a $58bn Japanese carmaker deal fall apart ...

I would suggest another reference: Erewhon, the novel by Samuel Butler. Indeed, it appears author Frank Herbert may have been referring to it with his prequel Dune: The Butlerian Jihad ”.

China has hit the US with new tariffs. And Wall Street dealmakers are starting 2025 off on the wrong foot. Plus, more companies are turning to bitcoin to boost their share prices. I’m Kasia ...