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Blackstone’s QTS ends Virginia data centre project after protests

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 17:47 EDT

Proposed campus becomes the latest casualty of growing backlash to the facilities in the US Read more ›

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The chip rally is tightening tech’s grip on Wall Street

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 13:19 EDT

AI spending frenzy has powered a semiconductor surge Read more ›

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There will be no more games like Minecraft without maths

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 09:00 EDT

Cuts to UK higher education courses are a danger to our tech industries Read more ›

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How capable is AI? It depends what you’re worried about

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 07:30 EDT

Metrics for dangerous success and dangerous failure should be interpreted differently Read more ›

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Google loses appeal against record €4.1bn EU fine over Android

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 03:58 EDT

European Court of Justice decision marks a significant win for Brussels’ crackdown on Big Tech Read more ›

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AI’s big questions for humanity and Japan’s start-up mojo

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 03:50 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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Quantum Systems weighs merger with kamikaze drone start-up Stark 

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 03:00 EDT

German maker of unmanned surveillance aircraft says $1.2bn fundraising removed shareholder opposition to developing lethal weapons Read more ›

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Battery start-ups see ‘crazy’ demand to smooth power surges in data centres

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 00:00 EDT

Rapid growth of clusters of processors for AI training drives need for energy storage Read more ›

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City on the Edge — can San Francisco’s soul survive techno-capitalism?

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 00:00 EDT

Jonathan Weber takes a fascinating look at how political mismanagement and the pursuit of boundless tech power have changed America’s countercultural heartland Read more ›

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EU weighs weaker data centre climate rules in win for Big Tech

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 00:00 EDT

Past proposals for strict rules on renewable energy certificates have been dropped after heavy lobbying, draft shows Read more ›

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How to lift Europe out of high-tech mediocrity

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 00:00 EDT

Red tape, not funding, is the real bottleneck for competitiveness Read more ›

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OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake

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Financial Times · 07/02/2026 00:00 EDT

Sam Altman’s start-up in early talks for a public ownership deal as political pressure rises Read more ›

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Last bastion for physical media falls as Sony dumps PlayStation discs

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 22:54 EDT

Move is first by a major console maker and sparks angry response from some gamers Read more ›

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‘China’s Instagram’ targets male users as RedNote readies for IPO

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 21:53 EDT

Social media platform Xiaohongshu accelerates plans for Hong Kong listing Read more ›

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Shares in Uber-backed Lime climb after it raised $167mn in IPO

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 16:11 EDT

Bike and scooter group’s shares were initially priced at $25 in deal underwritten by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Jefferies Read more ›

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AOL and Eventbrite owner Bending Spoons soars 40% on Nasdaq debut

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 16:04 EDT

Italian tech group behind Vimeo and Evernote raises $1.68bn in one of Europe’s biggest technology IPOs this year Read more ›

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Italian tech group Bending Spoons jumps on Nasdaq debut

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 13:50 EDT

Acquisitive owner of Vimeo, AOL and Eventbrite raises $1.68bn in one of Europe’s biggest technology IPOs this year Read more ›

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This is how we can make AI safe for everyone

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 12:23 EDT

The labs develop the technology, but citizens and their elected representatives must make the rules Read more ›

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Self-drive start-up Wayve to be first big test of London’s Pisces market

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 08:51 EDT

LSEG’s new private markets platform to host sale of shares in UK autonomous vehicle company next week Read more ›

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Google ordered to pay Klarna $2bn antitrust damages

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Financial Times · 07/01/2026 08:19 EDT

Swedish court rules search engine favoured its own price-comparison tool over fintech’s PriceRunner site Read more ›

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