Patrick McGee

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Zipline, the world’s largest drone logistics service, announced a short-route delivery system on Wednesday designed to let customers in multiple US cities receive prescriptions, lab tests or even custom-made salads within minutes. The California-based start-up, which has completed more than a half million deliveries since its founding in 2014, said it has partnered with three US hospitals in three states — plus Sweetgreen, a salad restaurant chain — to launch a home delivery service that can ma…

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Apple’s iPhone shipments bounced back from supply chain disruptions in the holiday period, though revenue still declined year on year for the second quarter in a row due to what the company described as a “tougher” economic environment and currency headwinds. Finance chief Luca Maestri said Apple had seen “significant acceleration in iPhone revenue from December to March”. Sales of the device, which accounted for 54 per cent of total revenue, rose 2 per cent in the quarter to $51.3bn, ahead of…

A US biotech company says it can reverse human-inflicted biodiversity loss and bring animals back from extinction

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Apple unveiled four new iPhone models and two updated Watches in Cupertino on Tuesday, as it attempts to lure consumers in an economy where they are holding on to their devices for longer. Pricing for the new iPhone 15 Pro Max models will start at $1,199 — $100 more than a year ago — reflecting Apple’s strategy of making up for stagnant unit sales with higher average selling prices. The Pro and Pro Max models are the first smartphones with 3 nanometre chips made by TSMC, and Apple touted a “br…

Aindrea Campbell knows more than most about high-tech production. In her previous role, she was senior director of iPad operations at Apple, helping to run the sophisticated assembly lines in China that produce tens of millions of the tablet computers each year. But, now, as chief operating officer of Agility Robotics, Campbell will oversee the production of pioneering products in the US. In September, the company announced that its 70,000 sq ft RoboFab — the “world’s first factory” for buildin…

San Francisco’s running scene has it all: beaches, trails, forest, elevation and beautiful views. And you can tick each of these boxes in a single run. When Runner’s World compiled its list of the 50 best running cities in America, San Francisco took first place. The city’s many microclimates mean the weather tends to be predictable: it’s rarely too sunny or rainy, and the famous fog (anthropomorphised as “Karl”) keeps the city cooler than the rest of the Californian coast. What also makes run…