FT News Briefing

What Berkshire’s life after Buffett looks like

June 2, 2026·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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. Mentioned in this podcast:US in talks to expand nuclear weapons deployments in EuropeAnthropic offers EU access to MythosEU pushes for ‘tech sovereignty’ to cut reliance on USIran suspends peace talks and threatens ‘closure’ of Strait of HormuzBerkshire buys homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5bn in Abel’s first big dealWant to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts 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. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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