What Berkshire’s life after Buffett looks like

2 June 2026 · 9m

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The US is in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in Europe, and Anthropic might make its powerful cyber security tool Mythos available outside the US and the UK. Plus, Iran suspended peace talks with Washington, and the FT’s Oliver Barnes explains the significance of Berkshire Hathaway’s first major acquisition since Warren Buffett’s retirement.

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US in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in Europe

Anthropic offers EU access to Mythos

EU pushes for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on US

Iran suspends peace talks and threatens ‘closure’ of Strait of Hormuz

Berkshire buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn in Abel’s first big deal

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Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Katya Kumkova and Saffeya Ahmed. It was edited and hosted by Marc Filippino. Our show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.

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