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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The writer was White House co-ordinator for arms control from 2009-13. He is currently director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis UniversityAfter 12 days of war, US President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that Iran “will never rebuild” its nuclear programme. But if the recent ceasefire holds and leads to further negotiations over the country’s nuclear future, Iran is unlikely to formally give up its “right” to enrichment, although it may be willing to accept limits. This could…

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The modern economy runs on semiconductors. The tiny electronic circuits, named for the electrical properties of the material from which they’re made, are the brains for millions of devices, including space vehicles, car computers, smartphones, medical equipment, and appliances. As applications proliferate, semiconductor manufacturers continue to prosper. These companies compete to produce smaller, cheaper, and faster chips for increasingly powerful and affordable technology products. Semiconductors can be divided into four main categories: microprocessors, memory chips, commodity integrated circuits, and complex systems on a chip (SoCs). Key Takeaways The highest-revenue semiconductor companies produce a wide range of products, including microprocessors, memory…

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As climate-driven wildfires become more common, many Americans are struggling to find homeowners insurance—and the peace of mind that comes with it. A new wildfire insurance pilot program aims to change that by linking coverage to wildfire prevention efforts, like forest management, and fire mitigation. The policy covers a homeowners association, not individual homeowners. But its creators hope insurers will adopt this model to offer more affordable disaster coverage directly to consumers.   Key Takeaways The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and insurance company Willis have teamed up to provide a California homeowners association (HOA) with $2.5 million in wildfire coverage.This first-of-its-kind policy…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.There are few more cost-effective ways of saving lives than mass vaccinations. But cuts to aid funding by the US, Britain and others could jeopardise decades of progress in protecting against, and eliminating, key infectious diseases. The Trump administration’s proposed coming-year budget contains no funding for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, or for Gavi, the international vaccine alliance to which the Biden White House had promised $1.6bn over the next five years. The UK, cutting overseas aid to…

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