Danger and opportunity for news industry as AI woos it for vital human-written copy
With large language models needing quality data, some publishers are offering theirs at a price while others are blocking access
April 2024
OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems
Under deal, ChatGPT users will receive summaries and quotes from Financial Times content and links to articles
March 2024
Other lives
John Gardiner obituary
Other lives
Kathryn Davies obituary
September 2023
Opera actor, 82, furious with critic for saying she looked a fright on first night
‘The “fright” look is all naturally mine,’ riposted Rose Knox-Peebles after FT reviewer assumed she had makeup on in Das Rheingold
April 2023
Crossword blog
Crossword blog: the welcome return of April Fools’ puzzles
Other lives
Gareth Smyth obituary
December 2022
TikTok admits using its app to spy on reporters in effort to track leaks
Chinese parent company, ByteDance says four employees, based in both US and China, have been fired
October 2022
‘Pig’s ear’: Tory press raises doubts about Liz Truss’s future
Once-loyal papers such as the Sun and Daily Mail start to turn on PM amid financial turmoil
May 2022
FT’s How To Spend It magazine rebrands as big spenders go out of style
Newspaper says possible definitions of renamed HTSI include ‘how to save it’ as cost of living crisis bites
December 2021
Mark Huband obituary
Foreign correspondent respected for his work in west Africa and the Middle East who went on to write books and poems
July 2021
Edward Mortimer obituary
Speechwriter for Kofi Annan at the United Nations who drew on his experience as a commentator for British newspapers
April 2021
‘Olivier was jealous of me’: TV drama pioneer Derek Granger at 100
On his centenary, the veteran producer recalls adding punch to Coronation Street, bringing Brideshead to the screen and his ‘turbulent’ relationship with one of the acting world’s greats
March 2021
Cameron lobbied UK government on behalf of Greensill Capital – report
Former prime minister approached Treasury and Downing Street to gain financial firm access to Covid loans
January 2021
Facebook News launches in UK following deals with publishers
Stories from the Guardian, Daily Mail, Economist and more will appear in a dedicated feed
December 2020
FT journalists stop pay talks over former editor's £1.9m pay
Staff angry at Lionel Barber’s 2019 package, which included £502,000 in lieu of notice
November 2020
Lionel Barber: 'I enjoyed access to thugs and the very rich. It was my job to understand power'
The former FT editor is publishing his diaries, but despite his amazing access to the great and not so great, they are remarkable for what they omit
October 2020
Book of the day
The Powerful and the Damned by Lionel Barber review – cosying up to power?
Sir Samuel Brittan obituary
September 2020
Robert Taylor obituary
Journalist and academic who charted the history of modern trade unions
