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A poignant report from our ever-brilliant Najmeh Bozorgmehr

Scott Galloway on Mark Zuckerberg ("a c***"), the UK ("a butler economy") and the plight of young men ("no group has fallen further, faster") on.ft.com/4k23zlu

The nuclear mountain that haunts Israel - a look at Iran’s Fordow enrichment facility buried deep underground near the ancient religious city of Qom. www.ft.com/content/46c6...

Blunt advice from Michael Moritz for fellow Silicon Valley techies following the Musk-Trump fallout: on.ft.com/4kEErlW Musk vs Trump is a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley

Lolololol

I went to San Francisco to interview Laurene Powell Jobs and Jony Ive. Friends for 28 years, they are both worried about the direction tech has taken on.ft.com/4ksEktA

"The SBU smuggled the drones into Russia, followed later by small wooden mobile cabins.... The drones were concealed under the roofs of the structures, which had been loaded on to lorries. On Sunday, the roofs were remotely opened and the drones launched towards Russian military airfields."

So my mum decided to try using Uber. Long story short, she downloaded the wrong app and has accidentally signed up as a driver

NEW: OpenAI to buy Jonny Ive's company for $6.5bn on.ft.com/4k0ahZT

I wrote about the battle for Brockwell Park, the importance of protecting a public space that I love and why Lambeth council should only put on festivals that I want to attend on.ft.com/4dpZupm

This is such a powerful piece from Alf Dubs and Jacob Rees-Mogg, political opponents united in their belief that British citizens are equal under the law and deserve the right to trial by jury, whoever they are on.ft.com/3FdrOi4

In the spirit of timeline cleanses (thanks @katie0martin.ft.com) here are the Brockwell Park cygnets, two weeks old and counting

Jan Marsalek selfie sent five months after the Ukraine invasion. Nose looks different?

Bill Gates doesn't hide his fury at Elon Musk and his cuts to US Aid - and what they mean for the fight against HIV on.ft.com/4589fGq

The UK market could barely contain its excitement at the UK-US trade deal

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

This is some v good reporting in today's FT: Chinese exporters are dodging Trump's tariffs by first shipping goods to nearby countries and getting clean export licences before they go to the US on.ft.com/43hIrCg

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz

Just incredible

“Your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf.’”

There is a deepfake Martin Wolf doing the rounds on social media. The fake account purports to offer investment advice and has been seen by almost a million people. Meta seems unable, or unwilling, to anything about it. Martin Wolf (the real one) takes them to task here on.ft.com/4cPEMiu

There is a deepfake Martin Wolf doing the rounds on social media. The fake account purports to offer investment advice and has been seen by almost a million people. Meta seems unable, or unwilling, to anything about it. Martin Wolf (the real one) takes them to task here on.ft.com/4cPEMiu

Donald Trump vs Mr Market As the US president’s rollercoaster tariff policy creates global financial chaos, is he in a fight he can’t win? on.ft.com/3RX7Ri9

A very good thread with big implications for future Uk relations with the EU and Trump's US