Reposted by Sam JoinerTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Emailing a public email address to notify a government of an AI hack does not inspire confidence that OpenAI has the processes in place to deal with these issues - or that it treated it seriously www.ft.com/content/5613... 15420
Reposted by Sam JoinerChris Cook @chriscook.news · 21/09/2026A big new story from us: a big new leak means that we can put numbers on the scale of A7 -- the Kremlin's huge money-laundering machine. $6.9bn laundered through the international banking system via SWIFT, with $1.1bn sent to StanChart alone. www.ft.com/content/3848...ft.comKremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banksFT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7 5275164
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New: The era of AI warfare has arrived. Our latest visual investigation explores how autonomous systems are being integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict. www.ft.com/content/6864...ft.comThe era of AI warfare has arrivedAutonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict 083
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026New: The mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten war In a new visual investigation, we worked w the brilliant @khoureld.bsky.social to expose how hundreds of Colombian mercenaries were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses as.ft.com/r/782ad9e1-a...as.ft.comThe mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten warHundreds of Colombian fighters were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses 0114
Reposted by Sam JoinerJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 15/08/2026Good morning time is tight today, but here are a few giftlinks to highlights from FT Weekend. First up this eye opening and brilliant reporting about the shadow network fighting the world's bloodiest war as.ft.com/r/147ade5b-b...as.ft.comThe mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten warHundreds of Colombian fighters were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses 18928
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New: How Israel is making southern Lebanon ‘unliveable’. @rayajalabi.ft.com and Aditi Bhandari worked with @lighthousereports.com to reveal the IDF’s destruction of critical infrastructure — damage that has made returning near impossible for thousands of displaced people. as.ft.com/r/9680cc7f-8... 187
Reposted by Sam JoinerJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 31/07/2026New from me: Until recently, the gap between comfortably-off and just-getting-started could plausibly be crossed in a decade or two of hard work. Growth in asset prices means that’s no longer true: even a lifetime of striving doesn’t offer a realistic prospect of feeling you’ve “made it”. 22513198
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026DR Congo’s cobalt exports carry a hidden cargo: uranium. New visual investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how uranium-laced cobalt could enter covert supply chains hidden from regulators — raising proliferation concerns among DRC officials and nuclear experts. as.ft.com/r/7aa59487-e...as.ft.comDR Congo’s cobalt boom carries an unwanted cargo: uraniumRadioactive ores have become a proliferation risk in the land that supplied material for second world war atomic bombs 023
Reposted by Sam Joinerrich harris @rich-harris.dev · 11/07/2026this is a great piece, and i'm not just saying that because i'm quoted in it 414015
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Fascinating, beautifully written magazine cover story by @samlearner.bsky.social on how vibe coding is overwhelming the unsung human caretakers who keep the web running. Your weekend must read right here as.ft.com/r/1e761e4c-c...as.ft.comWho cleans up after the vibe-coding party?Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web’s unsung human caretakers 29849
Reposted by Sam JoinerSam Learner @samlearner.bsky.social · 09/07/2026NEW: a look at how surging power demands from data centers are helping to drive a shortage of electrical transformers ig.ft.com/transformers/ 44522
Reposted by Sam JoinerKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11/06/2026the spacex/enshittification thesis gets a proper visual treatment. This is very nicely done: ig.ft.com/spacex-ipo/ig.ft.comHow SpaceX could pull millions of savers into Musk’s orbitThe world’s richest man is shooting for Mars. Ordinary investors may have no choice but to come along for the ride 44612
Reposted by Sam JoinerAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed. 3255148
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026www.ft.com/content/5ba3...ft.comDonald Trump’s Board of Peace fund is emptyDespite $17bn in pledges, organisation is stuck in limbo with no money flowing to projects in Gaza 140
Reposted by Sam JoinerFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 27/04/2026A US satellite in blue tracks two Chinese satellites. Prudent monitoring — or rehearsal for combat? A high-stakes arms race is taking place in orbit; the winner will "control Earth by controlling space”. But things can go very wrong, very quickly. Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/iwgFTZe 24021
Reposted by Sam JoinerJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 02/04/2026Good morning and Happy Nigella Day! Because all is briefly right with the world and as a special treat, it's free to read. www.ft.com/content/4819...ft.comHow did I end up here? — Nigella Lawson’s first FT columnA defence of food writing (and a recipe for rice pudding) as Nigella returns to her alma mater newspaper 19594137
Reposted by Sam JoinerFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/03/2026Iran allows handful of favoured ships through Strait of Hormuz ft.trib.al/27SrUF0ft.trib.alIran allows handful of favoured ships through Strait of HormuzPassage for vessels is designed to show Iran’s dominance over waterway and limit diplomatic isolation, analysts suspect 47327
Reposted by Sam JoinerSam Learner @samlearner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026some interesting stuff happening lately with the truth machines as.ft.com/r/40518eb1-4...as.ft.comUltra-short-term bets add ‘even more mania’ to crypto trading[FREE TO READ] Five and 15-minute contracts have surged in popularity as cryptocurrencies have fallen from recent peaks 356
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within days and drive oil to $150 a barrel. Great scoop by Andrew England and Malcolm Moore as.ft.com/r/4210f11c-e...as.ft.comQatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports ‘within days’[FREE TO READ] Gas producer says it will take ‘weeks to months’ to restore deliveries after Iranian drone strike 094
Reposted by Sam JoinerChris Cook @chriscook.news · 24/02/2026aaaaaand: 175 entities in the network were sanctioned today by the UK. 13559190
Reposted by Sam JoinerChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 23/02/2026A terrifying glimpse into our dystopian future. 412432
Reposted by Sam JoinerSteve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 23/02/2026"Suspended above roads, hospitals and critical infrastructure, layers of netting criss-cross parts of the city so densely that in some districts the sky is barely visible." 0135
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 23/02/2026New: Drones are redrawing the map of war in Ukraine. Relentless surveillance has pushed the battlefield 20km beyond the front, in both directions. Supplies arrive by drone; the wounded leave by robot. This is the “kill zone” — and the future of warfare. 👉 ft.com/kill-zone 423493
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Russian oil income drops sharply as sanctions bite as.ft.com/r/def2a12a-c...as.ft.comRussian oil income drops sharply as sanctions bite[FREE TO READ] Moscow’s energy revenues fell by a fifth in 2025 compared with previous year 072
Reposted by Sam JoinerFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/01/2026A city under siege: Minneapolis reels after another killing ft.trib.al/sdWQun9ft.trib.alA city under siege: Minneapolis reels after another killingICE could become the largest enforcement agency in the US, but critics say its behaviour is increasingly lawless 156532
Reposted by Sam JoinerSteven Bernard @sdbernard.bsky.social · 13/01/2026For this graphic we compare the terrain of the three most expensive rail projects in the world. HS2 costs an eye watering $537mn per km despite being built on relatively flat terrain. Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article www.ft.com/content/3f73... 37126
Reposted by Sam JoinerHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13/01/2026This is *before* the new budget increases, which could take the total cost over £100bn www.ft.com/content/3f73... 143313
Reposted by Sam JoinerFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 10/12/2025Eye scans, licence plate readers, spyware: technology used to catch criminals and terrorists is being repurposed to fulfil Trump's pledge to deport 1mn undocumented migrants this year. Critics fear it’s the thin end of the authoritarian wedge. An #FTEdit thread on America’s new surveillance state 👇 68657
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 10/12/2025New: Trump’s immigration data dragnet. @peter.andringa.me investigates the brokers and tools behind the US administration’s deportation drive. Former officials raised concerns about the volume of data, lack of oversight and shift from criminal to immigration work. ig.ft.com/us-ice-surve... 1127
Reposted by Sam JoinerPeter Andringa @peter.andringa.me · 10/12/2025NEW: We took a deep dive into ICE's data dragnet: the data brokers, biometrics tools, and license plate readers powering Trump's deportation effort. Some of the contracts are for tools previous administrations deemed too intrusive.ig.ft.comTrump’s immigration data dragnetThe US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year 33849459
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 08/12/2025New: The power crunch threatening America’s AI ambitions. Our visual story looks at how Big Tech is trying to close a data-centre power gap that could leave the industry 40% short of the electricity needed by 2028. “It’s going to be a white-knuckle ride,” one analyst told us. ⚡🤖 👉 ft.com/ai-power 040
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 03/12/2025as.ft.com/r/480a014d-3...as.ft.comThe EU single market’s elephant in the room[FREE TO READ] Small, often invisible barriers to trade affect products from businesses across Europe, including a fluffy Ikea pachyderm 0136
Reposted by Sam JoinerJohn Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 03/12/2025Fun FT visual story about the EU's internal barriers to trade (including ridiculous labelling requirements). It makes doing business in India - another multi-lingual, multi-state union - look like a walk in the park. as.ft.com/r/813c200e-2... @samjoiner.bsky.social @richardmilne.ft.comas.ft.comThe EU single market’s elephant in the room[FREE TO READ] Small, often invisible barriers to trade affect products from businesses across Europe, including a fluffy Ikea pachyderm 0167
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 21/11/2025New: Major UK retailers are selling tuna from fisheries where crews say they endure beatings, gruelling hours and inadequate food. Some spend years at sea without visiting port. Our latest visual investigation by @upyorkshire.ft.com, Dan Clark and @inari-ta.bsky.social 👉 ig.ft.com/supermarket-... 2129
Reposted by Sam JoinerLucy Rodgers @upyorkshire.ft.com · 21/11/2025NEW: Our investigation finds a tuna supply chain riddled with exploitation and abuse - where fishermen spend months or even years at sea. Some describe threats, beatings and deception over pay. Yet the fish they catch is still ending up on our plates. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...ig.ft.comThe dark truth behind supermarket tunaMajor retailers are selling tuna from fisheries where crews say they are exploited and abused 0189
Reposted by Sam JoinerAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Looking for a long read to go with your coffee this morning? The Line is a project of incredible hubris - we got the story of how it unravelled. 34616
Reposted by Sam JoinerAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 06/11/2025NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...ig.ft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 56734217
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 06/11/2025New: The inside story of how The Line — the 500-metre-tall, mirror-glass structure that was the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream — unravelled. @alisonkilling.bsky.social spoke to 20+ insiders to reveal how MBS’s utopia was undone by the laws of physics and finance. ft.com/saudi-neom-lineft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 170
Reposted by Sam JoinerJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 06/11/2025"everyone knows the project won’t work; it is now just a matter of letting MBS down gently" Deep dive on Neom focuses on The Line - a building planned at a scale that would run from London to the Norfolk coast but in the desert. Absolutely wild, absolutely doomed ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...ig.ft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 126022
Reposted by Sam JoinerFT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com · 06/11/2025End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled on.ft.com/47FBigbon.ft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 169828
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Blood on the streets of El Fasher: satellite images and videos capture new atrocities in Sudan as RSF forces take the city, marking a new chapter in the country’s ruinous civil war. W/ William Wallis, @janatausch.bsky.social, @digitalcampbell.ft.com www.ft.com/content/f39c... 077
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 16/10/2025How Trump companies made $1bn from crypto. Outstanding investigative reporting from a crack FT team. on.ft.com/47bNR2Lon.ft.comFT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto[FREE TO READ] The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies 34523
Reposted by Sam JoinerLaura Hughes @laurahughesft.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes. It's in soil, in water, in food, in our housing. And it's poisoning people. The first episode of Untold: Toxic Legacy launches October 22. Trailer here: open.spotify.com/episode/6M4H...open.spotify.comSpotify – Web Player 13113
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 13/10/2025New: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution. A boom in grid-scale storage is solving renewables’ reliability problem and extending the use of clean power. Latest visual story w/ @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social 🔋👉 ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...ig.ft.comHow mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolutionVast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power 08035
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 17/09/2025“I suspect if you were to ask most billionaires, ‘Where is your loyalty, with your country or with your money?’, most would say, ‘My loyalty is with my money.’” Thought-provoking piece on challenges of taxing the rich by Emma Agyemang. Come for the reporting, stay for the comments on.ft.com/48jmZjdon.ft.comThe problem with taxing the rich[FREE TO READ] Fiscal systems designed around income and consumption struggle to capture wealth, and billionaires are highly mobile 082
Sam Joiner @samjoiner.bsky.social · 14/09/2025This weekend’s must read. Phenomenal reporting by the brilliant @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Sam JoinerPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 11/09/2025Winner of Digital Storytelling (National/International) is the Financial Times @FT for “Are the robots finally coming?” #FutureMediaAwards 142
Reposted by Sam JoinerTom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This is amongst the best reported stories about the current state of ICE Air. Must read. 8208102
Reposted by Sam JoinerPeter Andringa @peter.andringa.me · 28/08/2025ICE plans to 6x its current budget for immigrant transportation and deportations. The money offers a potential windfall for a few contractors and charter airlines — some with close ties to the Trump campaign. Yet the system is already under strain, with significant concerns for detainees' safety: 🧵ig.ft.comThe booming business of Trump’s deportation flightsCompanies are jostling for billions of dollars to fly immigrant detainees out of the US 67551