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Britain Should Offer Tax Deductions For Corporate Arts Philanthropy As France Does

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The author is a director of the European Sponsorship Association, a UK council member of Creative UK, and a consultant in the cultural sector The UK government’s announcement last week of £60mn to support the […]

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Strong earthquake in Taiwan injures 27 and causes scattered damage

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Chiayi County Hall at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration said. The U.S. Geological

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Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist. TikTok’s China-based parent ByteDance was supposed to find a U.S. buyer or be banned on Jan. 19. Trump’s order could give ByteDance more time to find

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We’ve Always Been Worried About Distraction (So What’s The Crisis?)

There are awards for the year’s best films but not for its best TikTok videos. That’s too bad, since 2024 yielded several tiny masterpieces. From @yojairyjaimee, a flawless, minute-long re-creation of some bizarre 2009 stage patter by Kanye West (who now goes by Ye). From @accountwashackedwith50m, twelve seconds of chocolate-covered strawberries, filmed from the vantage

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CEO Of Music AI Company: Making Music The Traditional Way Sucks

The CEO of up-and-coming AI-powered music-making platform Suno has aired a few of his views on the tune-crafting process, and it’s safe to say that musicians aren’t happy. Suno makes it child’s play to produce music that – to the untrained ear at least – could pass for… music. And while it’s very much in

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Is Netflix Deliberately Dumbing Down TV For The Internet Generation?

Be honest: how much attention do you pay when you watch TV? If you’re familiar with the ritual of half-watching a series or film – Netflix on in the background while you check out what your arch enemy has just posted on Instagram, say – it may surprise you to hear that Netflix doesn’t just

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