FT News Briefing Jeffrey Epstein’s web of influence
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Feb 5, 2026 
Christina Criddle, an FT AI reporter in San Francisco, and Chris Cook, FT computational journalism lead, discuss unpacking millions of Jeffrey Epstein documents and protecting victims while making files searchable. They also cover OpenAI senior staff exits as the company prioritizes ChatGPT, and how that reshapes research, hiring and product focus.
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Google's Massive AI-Capex Push
- Alphabet plans to add at least $55bn to capex, largely to scale AI infrastructure.
- Sundar Pichai says AI investments are driving revenue and growth across the company.
AI Hype Fuels Broad Tech Sell-Off
- US tech stocks fell as investor expectations outpaced AMD's results and guidance.
- The sell-off spread to chipmakers and cloud-software names tied to AI optimism.
Document Dump Creates Technical And Ethical Strain
- The DOJ released millions of Epstein-related documents but its IT and redaction process struggled.
- The FT built searchable tools and strict review workflows to avoid holding sensitive material.