What’s the point of an AI novel? The danger is not that it will replace human-authored books — but that we stop caring about good writing at all

What’s the point of an AI novel? ft.trib.al/XnypKxY #FTEdit

Osteria Vibrato, London: Pasta, a piano and a note of magic — restaurant review It’ll make you nostalgic for a Soho you never knew

Jay Rayner | Osteria Vibrato, London: Pasta, a piano and a note of magic — restaurant review ft.trib.al/dys3Jwe #FTEdit

Secrets of the ‘granny shelf’ — a supermarket gold mine Tim Hayward taste tests the products that time forgot

Tim Hayward | Secrets of the ‘granny shelf’ — a supermarket gold mine ft.trib.al/uK38NBw #FTEdit

Author Jay McInerney: ‘I went from being a nobody to being somebody’ The unofficial laureate of 1980s hedonism on the truths behind his New York novels — and when the ‘Bolivian Marching Powder’ got out of hand

Lunch with the FT | Author Jay McInerney: ‘I went from being a nobody to being somebody’ ft.trib.al/cHJFEdC #FTEdit

Refuge or reality? Olivia Laing on gardening in the permacrisis Planting, pruning, digging and tending can feel like an escape. But they are also a way of engaging with the world

The Weekend Essay | Refuge or reality? Olivia Laing on gardening in the permacrisis ft.trib.al/5pSAlK7 #FTEdit

Populists will regret doing God A movement founded on loucheness is making an electorally risky turn towards religion

Janan Ganesh | Populists will regret doing God ft.trib.al/q7T5p8Y #FTEdit

Investors are betting on AI chaos. History suggests otherwise The experience of past tech revolutions suggests savvy incumbents might muddle through and even thrive

The Big Read | Investors are betting on AI chaos. History suggests otherwise ft.trib.al/BnqRBaV #FTEdit

The political power struggle behind the Bayeux Tapestry Carted across seas and along perilous wartime trails, dodging Calvinist mobs, rebels and Nazis, the embroidery has a rich story. Its next chapter will be written in London

The political power struggle behind the Bayeux Tapestry ft.trib.al/T5qgldp #FTEdit

We agree! Handily, it's free to read when you register for FT Edit: ft.trib.al/pS51vPo

Much ado about marshmallows Good news, it’s s’more VAT nonsense

Much ado about marshmallows ft.trib.al/pS51vPo #FTEdit

Sharp price increases are like painful nerve impulses: we might wish them away, but they send an essential signal to remove ourselves from harm, writes @timharford.ft.com.

Read the Undercover Economist on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/7gMfDKf

Then take the #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/KJcflOV

Easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge Manufacturers try to recoup some losses after margins were squeezed by spike in cocoa prices

Easter eggs stay pricey even as cocoa prices plunge ft.trib.al/g7wsqzi #FTEdit

How Nelson Peltz chalked up another corporate break-up at Unilever ‘Unbelievably pushy’ activist investor backed $66bn carve-out of century-old food business

How Nelson Peltz chalked up another corporate break-up at Unilever ft.trib.al/0WHj62h #FTEdit

Prediction markets: the hunt for the new ‘dumb money’ As new bettors flock to platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, some make easy prey for trading firms and professional gamblers

Prediction markets: the hunt for the new ‘dumb money’ ft.trib.al/epKZ7dm #FTEdit

SpaceX IPO is Musk’s biggest financial moonshot Tech showman seeks to tap the Fomo factor with a market sales pitch for the ages

Richard Waters | SpaceX IPO is Musk’s biggest financial moonshot ft.trib.al/I1v1hI4 #FTEdit

The art of the deal eludes Trump in Iran The US president’s playbook is leaving him with few good options to end the war that he started more than a month ago

The art of the deal eludes Trump in Iran ft.trib.al/Fl289YZ #FTEdit

In Tehran, neighbours wonder where the next bombs will land Residents are left guessing which regime target might live alongside them as strikes rain down on Iran’s capital

In Tehran, neighbours wonder where the next bombs will land ft.trib.al/E0Q9S4p #FTEdit

The glorious @nigella.bsky.social makes her FT column debut in today's #FTEdit 🧁 ft.trib.al/qxAAQK2

Does it really make sense to retrain as a plumber? It’s become the go-to advice for anyone whose white-collar job could be eliminated by AI — but it’s not very realistic

Does it really make sense to retrain as a plumber? ft.trib.al/r1Ya4Lu #FTEdit

Why the Vatican is at war with Maga Trump and Peter Thiel have managed to unite the disparate factions of the Catholic Church against an earthly enemy

Why the Vatican is at war with Maga ft.trib.al/1Qumer2 #FTEdit

How Mexico’s art world is fighting to keep Frida Kahlo Santander’s plan to move the Gelman art collection to Spain has resulted in local anger

How Mexico’s art world is fighting to keep Frida Kahlo ft.trib.al/mQu01L7 #FTEdit

Grid showing key Apple products over time: iMac G3 (1998), iPod (2001), Mac Mini (2005), iPhone (2007), iPod Classic (2007), MacBook Air (2008), iPad (2010), and Apple Watch (2015), illustrating a timeline of major product launches.

Behind the star products, Apple's success has hinged on Japanese industry and Chinese manufacturing, with companies experiencing mirror-image trajectories based on how they fit into Apple's empire.

Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 Apple at 50: how Asia fuelled its rise to the top ft.trib.al/VGp4kdi

Trump learns that not everyone has a price The great cynic did not expect Iran to fight out of conviction

Janan Ganesh | Trump learns that not everyone has a price ft.trib.al/xjJs8rR #FTEdit

Dot chart showing how many countries introduced energy-saving measures during the 2026 energy crisis, split between Asia and others. The most common step (20 countries) was reducing consumer demand. Fewer adopted transport limits (15), travel restrictions (11), remote work (10), or limits on cooling and school hours (5 each).

From Bangladesh to Zambia, spiralling fuel prices and looming shortages due to the Iran war are forcing governments to take extreme measures, with middle-income and developing economies hit first ... and worst.

Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 The global wave of energy rationing ft.trib.al/moL6noT

Bar chart showing estimated missile-related sales as a share of total revenue for defence companies. Karman leads at about 50%, followed by Leonardo DRS (~23%) and Leonardo (~22%). Most others range between 10–20%, while Airbus and Boeing have the smallest shares, under 5%.

“It takes money to kill bad guys,” said US defence secretary Pete Hegseth last month. And vast sums of it is going to defence contractors who stand to enjoy a bumper pay day as the US and Gulf states burn through munitions in the Iran war at a "scary" rate.

Read the full story 👉 ft.trib.al/IcWSQPQ

What can poetry give us in times of crisis? At their best, poets both offer us an immersive break from clamorous news feeds and fortify us for the future

What can poetry give us in times of crisis? ft.trib.al/ZjEQK8U #FTEdit

Silent cells could mean no more scars Scientists believe the key to improving skin regeneration lies in dialling down excessive nerve growth

Anjana Ahuja | Silent cells could mean no more scars ft.trib.al/IJIKWBs #FTEdit

Donald Trump is seeking $1bn to build the presidential library to end all presidential libraries: a vast glass tower containing a replica of the Oval Office, Trump's decommissioned presidential jet and, of course, a golden statue of the man himself.

Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/ROYFUKC

Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft Schleswig-Holstein’s radical tech overhaul offers Europe a live experiment in ending dependence on US Big Tech

Inside the German state trying to break free from Microsoft ft.trib.al/q8lkFQZ #FTEdit

Timeline-style graphic showing the evolution of modern manufacturing ideas from 1945 to the late 1990s. It traces how US quality management concepts were taught to Japan, refined by companies like Sony and Toyota, then re-adopted by US firms, culminating in Apple integrating these ideas into its production model.

For a man so fixated on detail, it’s hard to believe Steve Jobs once questioned “what all the ballyhoo about quality was”. Here's how an obscure Japanese manufacturing philosophy turned the late Apple chief into one of the world’s most exacting bosses.

Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/eTEfU2r