This chapter discusses SoftBank's $1 billion investment in a UK self-driving startup to advance autonomous systems and Paramount Studio's struggles with a 73% decrease in stock leading to a potential acquisition offer for revival.
SoftBank is leading an investment of more than $1bn into a UK self-driving car start-up, andpoppy and marijuana farming money is disappearing from rural areas as traffickers shift to synthetic drugs. Plus, the FT’s Anna Nicolaou explains the rival bids to buy Paramount.
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