The real answer, in each case, is that the administrative state is simply enjoying itself, because in today’s Britain common sense and proportion have almost no seat at the table.

Your editorial “Meta’s high-spending hunt for AI talent” ( FT View, August 5) suggests that when teams have “too much talent” it can in many cases lead to somewhat unexpected and unfortunate results.

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Media Nations is a valuable trove of data and Ofcom is a trusted and influential institution. But for years now it has launched its report in a surprisingly sensationalist manner, with press releases ...

The experiment he reports on demonstrates that after the expenditure of billions of dollars, consumption of barely measurable GWh of power, the guzzling of uncountable gallons of cooling water, ...

Ireland could match this — and more — by harnessing its sovereign fund and research strengths to “imagineer” its own pharmaceutical giant. Rather than serving as a platform for others’ profits, ...