[pbreit]

FT is really losing it. Used to be reliable with quality takes. Now mostly following in line with the spectating takers.

[KaiserPro]

In what sense? They are asking the questions that investment managers would be asking, like: "where the fuck is your revenue going to come from"

and "200 billion, when your revenue is 12, is the market you are targeting actually big enough to support that"

[almostkindatech]

It's FT Alphaville, which means it's only supposed to be a blog-style comment on the HSBC report

[NewsaHackO]

It is to the point of yellow journalism. They know that the "OpenAI is going to go belly up in a week!" take is going to be popular with AI skeptics, which includes a large number of HN viewers. This thread shot up to the top of the front page almost immediately. All of that adds to the chances of roping in more subscribers.

[_trampeltier]

FT (like all media) does not sell news, they sell ads.

[iso1631]

FT's advertising revenue is under half of their total revenue