With its latest success on the moon, China’s space program has the US in its sights

June 25, 2024, marked a new “first” in spaceflight history. China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft brought back rock samples from a vast region of the moon called the South Pole-Aitken Basin. After landing on the moon’s “far side,” the southern rim of the Apollo Crater, Chang’e 6 returned with about 1.9 kg of rock and soil, … Read more

American regulators have vertical integration in their sights

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vertical integration is all the rage as companies scramble to compete in artificial intelligence and decarbonization. They believe that exerting more influence over suppliers and sales channels will help them accelerate innovation and weather geopolitical … Read more