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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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China taps tech talent to boost AI data centre boom

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/22/2025 08:00 EDT

Beijing is pooling resources from the private and state sectors to accelerate adoption of the fast-developing technology Read more ›

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In 2025, corporate eccentricity is a feature, not a bug

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Financial Times · 02/22/2025 06:30 EDT

In some cases, oddball ideas can turn into corporate empires Read more ›

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Big Tech and the genesis of AI’s new world order

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/22/2025 00:00 EDT

Should Silicon Valley serve the military? What will tech wars mean? And will AI’s inhuman speed outpace regulators? Three books peer into a fast-evolving future Read more ›

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Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech

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Financial Times 1 place · 02/21/2025 19:25 EDT

President orders probes into levies imposed by EU, UK and Turkey on US companies Read more ›

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Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/21/2025 12:22 EDT

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after secret demand for ‘back door’ to user data Read more ›

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Apple withdraws cloud encryption service from UK after government order

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Financial Times · 02/21/2025 10:29 EDT

iPhone-maker says it can no longer offer advanced protection in Britain after demand for secret ‘backdoor’ to user data Read more ›

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Why would anyone want a humanoid robot?

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Financial Times · 02/21/2025 07:00 EDT

Optimal design would avoid the evolutionary compromises that made us Read more ›

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Alibaba shares jump 14% after pledge to invest ‘aggressively’ in AI

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/21/2025 03:17 EDT

Chinese tech group says it will spend more on artificial intelligence in next three years than over past decade Read more ›

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Japan warns over threat from China’s chip material export controls

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 22:22 EDT

Officials and executives say gallium rules will upset supply chains for chips and vehicle batteries Read more ›

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Meta slashes staff stock awards as group embarks on AI spending drive

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 18:45 EDT

Most employees will receive about 10% less equity options this year Read more ›

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Meta reduces stock options for staff despite trading at record highs

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/20/2025 17:32 EDT

Most employees will receive about 10% less equity this year Read more ›

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Musk’s elevated status could raise X’s value too

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 13:30 EDT

These days, political influence matters as much as metrics like ‘daily active users’ Read more ›

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US tech will pay a price for Trump’s approval

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 12:57 EDT

The risks of a backlash are rising and could galvanise European competitors Read more ›

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Patience pays off in quantum computing

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 09:58 EDT

Microsoft’s qubit breakthrough is a welcome shot of adrenaline for the industry Read more ›

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Alibaba boosted by China’s AI spending boom

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 07:39 EDT

Tech giant’s share price has risen over 50 per cent since start of year on DeepSeek-led AI rally Read more ›

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Accel’s Harry Nelis: ‘Many entrepreneurs realise Europe is a great place to start a business’

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Financial Times · 02/20/2025 00:00 EDT

The venture capital group’s long-serving partner reflects on how the continent’s start-up industry has evolved and discusses the AI boom Read more ›

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Microsoft claims quantum breakthrough after 20-year pursuit of elusive particle

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/19/2025 11:00 EDT

US tech giant says it has harnessed a new state of matter to create the basic building blocks of a quantum machine Read more ›

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Google builds AI ‘co-scientist’ tool to speed up research

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Financial Times · 02/19/2025 09:00 EDT

Lab assistant powered by artificial intelligence can help generate scientific hypotheses Read more ›

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Europe’s dependence on US tech is a critical weakness

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Financial Times · 02/19/2025 06:00 EDT

In order to protect their sovereignty, the continent’s leaders must invest in a digital ecosystem independent of America Read more ›

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Silicon Valley fights EU tech rules with backing from Trump

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Financial Times · 02/19/2025 00:00 EDT

US groups such as Meta emboldened in effort to water down regulations on AI and market dominance Read more ›

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