What Berkshire’s life after Buffett looks like

Financial Times — Jun 02, 04:00 AM · 9min

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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https://www.ft.com/content/a4f1e36d-f3a5-4959-b227-133300f01be1?accessToken=zwAAAZ8fQXALkdOk8eNt86VJWdOyJxMzAPAb4QE.MEUCIQD2w-H7nXwSgrZ4tE8sot5umsbfrrXm-vC_VR6utkZMyAIgGCbw1vG2C1ChcGDZ_pMKp_BFTZNTepNULlXWAbK2lh4&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran suspends peace talks and threatens ‘closure’ of Strait of Hormuz

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