Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US healthcare group Abbott Laboratories has bet on rapid cancer testing to boost growth, striking a $23bn deal to buy Exact Sciences in its biggest acquisition in almost a decade. Exact’s main product — Cologuard
The Singapore collector Vignesh Sundaresan today unveiled a new project space, Padimai Art & Tech Studio, located in Singapore’s Tanjong Pagar Distripark area. Sundaresan, who also goes by Metakovan, is best known for his 2021 purchase of Beeple’s nonfungible token (NFT) work Everydays: The First 5000 Days for $69.3 million, which helped to make NFTs
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With 25+ years of experience, Brendon Grunewald is executive director of the Critical Minerals Institute and managing director of Praefidi. Western economies have run into a critical minerals supply chain bottleneck. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the supply chain share for a set of key minerals controlled by just three countries rose to
Louisiana Tech Construction Engineering Technology (CET) students were awarded a $11,500 grant from the North American Society for Trenchless Technology to attend the 2026 No-Dig Show in Palm Springs, California. Mr. Reginald Jeter, program chair of CET, congratulated the student officers of Louisiana Tech’s joint Associated General Contractors (AGC)/NASTT Student Chapter for their leadership and
Across the studies, more use of everyday digital technologies such as computers, smartphones and the internet was associated with a 58 percent lower risk of cognitive impairment in people older than 50. Digital tech on the brain The relationship between cognition and technology use is probably bidirectional, researchers said: People who have healthy cognition may
Faisal IslamEconomics editor BBC Google’s ultra-private CEO Sundar Pichai is showing me around Googleplex, its California headquarters. A walkway runs along the length of it, passing by a giant dinosaur skeleton, a beach volleyball pitch and dozens of Googlers lunching under the hazy November sun. But it’s a laboratory, hidden away at the back of
RH12™ Storefront offers a one-stop-shop for new integrated circuits that withstand the harsh space environment MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA) has added new capabilities to its next-generation, radiation-hardened 12 nanometer (nm) Storefront. The RH12™ Storefront is an advanced and accessible integrated circuit development capability with a vast technology library
Smart technology refers to devices, systems, and applications that utilize artificial intelligence, internet connectivity, and sensors to collect data, make decisions, and perform automated tasks. These technologies can learn from experiences, anticipate needs, and respond to changing environments without human intervention, enhancing efficiency and convenience across home, healthcare, industrial, and urban applications. The fundamental differences
The Shrewsbury site has been prioritised as part of a wider security rollout, with the company fast-tracking upgrades including CableGuard™ protective sleeves to prevent future disruption. In addition, 24/7 monitored CCTV as well as live GPS tracking on cables have also been introduced to the InstaVolt network in partnership with Trackit247. This technology enables real-time