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Accelerating Business

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Financial Times · 05/07/2026 00:04 EDT

A monthly series that examines how the legal ecosystem uses new technologies to serve fast-changing business needs. First burst for 2026: the mid-career switch from law firm to legal-tech start-up Read more ›

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The relentless race for AI capacity

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Financial Times · 08/07/2025 00:05 EDT

Three-part series exploring the relentless race for AI capacity and the data centres Read more ›

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Apple hit by string of departures in AI talent war

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Financial Times · 08/07/2025 00:00 EDT

The iPhone maker has lost around a dozen of its AI staff to rivals since the start of the year Read more ›

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Inside the AI race: can data centres ever truly be green?

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Financial Times · 08/07/2025 00:00 EDT

Energy demand for training machines and running apps is driving a surge of investment into fossil fuels Read more ›

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OpenAI-backed Chai raises $70mn for AI-driven drug discovery

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 13:36 EDT

Start-up has attracted investment from Menlo Ventures and Yuri Milner’s DST Global Partners Read more ›

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How to reason with OpenAI’s spiralling valuation

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 13:20 EDT

Whether using traditional methods or a more creative approach, investors are backing Sam Altman’s company Read more ›

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OpenAI-backed Chai raises $70mn for AI-driven drug discovery

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 12:25 EDT

Start-up has attracted investment from Menlo Ventures and Yuri Milner’s DST Global Partners Read more ›

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Apple set to boost US investment plans by $100bn, says White House

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 11:00 EDT

Tech giant to announce expanded pledge ahead of deadline for Donald Trump’s new tariffs to take effect Read more ›

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Uber plans $20bn share buyback

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 09:49 EDT

Ride-hailing app announces move after posting upbeat outlook for gross bookings Read more ›

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Uber launches $20bn share buyback

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 06:55 EDT

Ride-hailing app announces plans after posting upbeat outlook for gross bookings Read more ›

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US investors hunt for ‘kangaroo-nicorns’ in $420mn Australian VC fund

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 05:00 EDT

AirTree closes financing round as country once dismissed as tech backwater becomes target for foreign capital Read more ›

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Tech does not deserve special legal treatment

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Financial Times · 08/06/2025 00:00 EDT

Pulling down regulatory barriers to aid innovation ignores the fact that they protect the public from harm Read more ›

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Russia’s internet crackdown is in a dangerous new phase

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/06/2025 00:00 EDT

Criminalising searches is an escalation of repressive state control Read more ›

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OpenAI in talks for share sale valuing company at $500bn

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/05/2025 23:06 EDT

Valuation would make ChatGPT maker world’s most valuable private technology group Read more ›

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Beijing hits obstacles in push to consolidate China’s chip sector

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/05/2025 20:00 EDT

Government wants to create a handful of national champions that can compete against large US and European rivals Read more ›

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Linda Yaccarino appointed chief executive of telehealth start-up

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 13:02 EDT

Former head of X joins eMed Population Health after shock exit from social media group last month Read more ›

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OpenAI releases open models to compete with China’s DeepSeek

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 13:00 EDT

Launch of free and more transparent AI systems marks departure from group’s subscription-based closed approach Read more ›

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Eutelsat warns of sinking margins despite higher demand for rival to Starlink

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 07:25 EDT

French satellite group reports widening losses but also higher revenues from its OneWeb broadband service Read more ›

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Trump official urges Asia to reject Europe’s ‘over-regulation’ of AI

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 05:34 EDT

White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios calls on Asian countries to adopt US artificial intelligence systems Read more ›

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Former TSMC staff arrested for alleged theft of chipmaker’s technology

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 04:31 EDT

Taiwanese prosecutors probe ‘potential trade secret leaks’ in first case since key technologies added to national security legislation Read more ›

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ triggers boom for defence tech start-ups

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Financial Times · 08/05/2025 00:00 EDT

Peter Thiel-backed groups such as Anduril and Palantir are set for paydays worth billions of dollars Read more ›

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