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John Gapper

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John Gapper is business columnist of the FT Weekend. He writes a weekly column on business and society from a consumer perspective, and other features and interviews.

He was formerly the FT's chief business commentator and opinion & analysis editor. He has worked for the FT since 1987 in London, New York and Tokyo, and has covered banking, media and technology and employment.

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  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota has a tragic flaw in the electric vehicle drama

    The world’s largest carmaker makes reliable hybrids but lags far behind in zero emissions technology

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    Generative AI should pay human artists for training

    Painters and singers need legal protection from the revolution in algorithmic creativity

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Investment Banking
    Morgan Stanley pulls the Pepsi trick on Goldman

    The Wall Street investment bank has outflanked its old rival by diversifying into wealth management

  • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
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    Noma is less sustainable than its reindeer ragout

    The planned closure of the Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant reflects the gruelling life of chefs

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
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    Flying car, anyone?

    Inside the increasingly perilous quest to get battery-powered aircraft off the ground

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
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    Wrapping is as valuable as the presents it conceals

    Gifts derive much of their emotional meaning from the personal attention they’ve been given

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Visual Arts
    International plan to keep Reynolds masterpiece in Britain shelved

    Thwarted joint proposal to acquire ‘Portrait of Omai’ fuels debate around export of key British artworks

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Artificial intelligence
    ChatGPT is fluent, clever and dangerously creative

    The natural language AI chatbot can write poetry and draft legal letters, but is not trustworthy

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
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    Balenciaga’s shock tactics look juvenile now

    The brand’s provocations have gone too far with an ad showing children holding teddy bears in bondage gear

  • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
    Music
    Taylor Swift is perfect at the three-minute Spotify song

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  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Family businesses
    How to succeed with a family business succession

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  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    Music
    Adele shows why residencies are rewarding again

    Rising costs of touring and the ability to charge more for the best seats have revived an old institution

  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
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    Mbappé beats Prince at controlling his own image

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  • Friday, 14 October, 2022
    Luxury goods
    Luxury’s grand illusion needs the wealthy to keep faith

    The product pyramids built by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermès are about to be tested

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    Gaming
    Games that tolerate cheating gamble with their future

    Computer chess and online games are riddled with rule-breaking but the penalties are lax

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
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    The City of London punishes the political rogue traders

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  • Friday, 16 September, 2022
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    Britain’s monarchy is a charismatic enterprise that has to balance intimacy with invisibility

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    Legal services
    Criminal barristers have lost the financial war for talent

    The rewards of commercial law are making it irrational to defend the vulnerable

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Employment
    The office’s quiet quitters should follow this advice

    Young employees facing stress and burnout who plan to ease off must do so discreetly

  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
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    Dating apps should spark love across the political divide

    On the 10th anniversary of Tinder, US conservatives are being encouraged to date more tribally

  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    Space exploration
    The Webb space telescope takes snapshots of the sublime

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  • Friday, 8 July, 2022
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  • Friday, 8 July, 2022
    The Weekend Essay
    Should artists have a stake in their own work?

    The resurgent $65bn art market has led to rampant speculation around the work of young artists — who see little of the profit

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