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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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Silver Lake in talks to buy majority stake in Intel unit

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 19:05 EDT

US private equity group is the struggling chipmaker’s preferred option to purchase Altera Read more ›

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BYD’s strategy shift is bad news for global automakers

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 19:01 EDT

The Chinese company is undercutting rivals by making advanced driver assistance systems a standard feature at no extra cost Read more ›

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Former OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati launches rival start-up

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 13:39 EDT

Thinking Machines Lab to focus on making artificial intelligence ‘more widely understood’ Read more ›

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Tencent changes the messaging on its AI strategy

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 05:23 EDT

By choosing DeepSeek instead of its own model, the tech giant is opting for flexibility over full in-house control Read more ›

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Apple’s quiet pivot to India

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 00:00 EDT

The iPhone maker wants to diversify its supply chain beyond China. Can the world’s largest democracy deliver? Read more ›

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JPMorgan’s ‘huge mistake’ has its day in court

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 00:00 EDT

Plus, how EQT’s new boss will steer the Swedish private equity group and a KKR-Bain battle royale may finally be over Read more ›

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Avowed shows we are in a golden era for fantasy RPGs

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 00:00 EDT

The genre is flourishing with intricate world-building and deeply immersive gameplay Read more ›

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OpenAI considers special voting rights to fend off hostile bidders such as Musk

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Financial Times · 02/18/2025 00:00 EDT

Start-up in talks over ways to allow its non-profit board to maintain control after conversion to a for-profit business Read more ›

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The checkout button wars have come for PayPal

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Financial Times · 02/17/2025 08:11 EDT

Worries that the payments group is losing ground to rivals including Apple and Shopify has led to a fall in shares Read more ›

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Foxconn buckles up for the electric vehicle great race

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/17/2025 07:22 EDT

Contract electronics manufacturer can get valuable industry experience from a partnership with Nissan Read more ›

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Grok, o3 and ELMo — there’s a reason AI names are so weird

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Financial Times · 02/17/2025 06:15 EDT

Incoherent nomenclature is a tradition in the tech sector, where titles are often designed to amuse teams, not users Read more ›

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Meta’s brave new horizons

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/17/2025 05:58 EDT

Cash burn baby burn Read more ›

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Xi meets China’s business titans including Alibaba’s Jack Ma

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Financial Times 1 place · 02/17/2025 03:22 EDT

Beijing promises ‘unwavering’ support for private sector as it seeks to reinvigorate economy Read more ›

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Bain concedes to KKR in $4bn fight for Japan’s Fuji Soft

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

Private equity firm says it will not launch planned tender offer for IT services company after protracted bidding war Read more ›

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Xi meets top Chinese business leaders

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Financial Times 1 place · 02/17/2025 00:44 EDT

Tech tycoons join event as Beijing looks to reinvigorate economy Read more ›

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‘Own your audience’: new streamer’s pitch to small filmmakers

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Financial Times · 02/17/2025 00:00 EDT

Olyn allows creators to sell films directly to viewers and bypass mainstream platforms such as Netflix Read more ›

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Bain concedes to KKR in $4bn fight for Japan’s Fuji Soft

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Financial Times · 02/16/2025 23:53 EDT

Private equity firm says it will not launch planned tender offer for IT services company after protracted bidding war Read more ›

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The jobs AI can do — and those it shouldn’t

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Financial Times · 02/16/2025 13:00 EDT

Business school professors pose four questions companies must ask about automation Read more ›

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‘Braintainment’ boom sees BC Partners aim to sell puzzle-setting big shot

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/15/2025 08:00 EDT

Dutch company Keesing is the market leader in print, online and app-based puzzles from sudoku to crosswords Read more ›

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Match enlists AI to nudge men into better behaviour on dating apps

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/15/2025 08:00 EDT

Online dating group is using the technology to detect ‘off-colour’ messages, says safety chief Yoel Roth Read more ›

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