The Financial Times Companies section presents a curated roundup of external reads from November 5, 2026. Highlights include an exploration of pi's afterlife from The Pudding, a warning on the PHP2Shell vulnerability from IEEE, and analysis of banking supervision from the NY Fed. Derek Thompson examines the end of the Trump era, while The Hustle profiles the unlikely queen of the bagel business. The Times raises a provocative question about dragon sex and gender dynamics.
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