Britain needs a coherent China strategy

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The handshake with which Xi Jinping, China’s leader, greeted UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Monday was anything but warm. Footage from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro showed a grim-faced Xi briefly … Read more

Rafael Nadal beaten by Botic van de Zandschulp at Davis Cup Finals in Malaga in possible final career match | Tennis News

Rafael Nadal suffered defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup Finals in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard’s career. Van de Zandschulp eased to a 6-4 6-4 win to put Netherlands 1-0 ahead in their quarter-final tie against Spain. It was only Nadal’s second Davis Cup loss in … Read more

Microsoft debuts custom chips to boost data center security and power efficiency 

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More At the Ignite developer conference today, Microsoft unveiled two new chips designed for its data center infrastructure: the Azure Integrated HSM and the Azure Boost DPU.  Scheduled for release in the coming months, these custom-designed chips … Read more

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

Just a week after winning several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.” Meanwhile, the two Trump advisers who led his outreach to Arab Americans have not secured positions … Read more