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Financial Times · 05/13/2026 00:18 EDT

This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Amazon’s Panos Panay, the head of the group’s device unit talks about the hardware push that follows Alexa+ Read more ›

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Block: merchant payments innovator struggles to defend home turf 

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Financial Times · 09/26/2023 07:23 EDT

The group has crypto ambitions, but still depends upon Square’s profits Read more ›

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French billionaire Xavier Niel to invest €200mn in AI

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/26/2023 06:00 EDT

Projects include cloud supercomputer, Paris research centre and annual conference Read more ›

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Streaming will transform video games just like Netflix shook up TV, says Ubisoft

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/26/2023 00:00 EDT

French group behind ‘Assassin’s Creed’ bets Microsoft cloud deal will revive its fortunes Read more ›

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How TSMC’s chip plant is shaking up a small town in Japan

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Financial Times · 09/25/2023 20:45 EDT

Semiconductor giant’s arrival strains local job market and resources, forcing country to confront simmering problems Read more ›

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Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin picks Amazon device chief as CEO

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Financial Times · 09/25/2023 18:49 EDT

Dave Limp will replace Bob Smith as rocket company seeks an edge in the private sector space race Read more ›

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Amazon/AI: tech arms race continues with Anthropic investment

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Financial Times · 09/25/2023 13:41 EDT

Longer team, the deal offers a good fit with ecommerce group’s chipmaking ambitions Read more ›

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Getty users gain access to AI image generator with legal protection

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Financial Times · 09/25/2023 09:00 EDT

Photo agency promises to pay contributors and will assume responsibility on behalf of customers for any potential copyright disputes Read more ›

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Amazon to invest up to $4bn in AI start-up Anthropic

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/25/2023 03:00 EDT

Amazon Web Services lures Claude chatbot maker, which was valued at nearly $5bn earlier this year Read more ›

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Nato’s €1bn venture fund offers defence start-ups an alternative to China

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Financial Times · 09/25/2023 00:00 EDT

US-led military alliance to boost financial clout for companies from ‘multi-sovereign’ VC investors Read more ›

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Security companies are turning to robots as the labour shortage bites

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/24/2023 00:00 EDT

Most androids focus on repetitive tasks, augmenting human labour, say executives Read more ›

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Video games become part of the furniture in Japan as suppliers read the room

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/22/2023 20:00 EDT

Tokyo Game Show features soft furnishings and whole apartments designed to improve gaming experience Read more ›

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The tech IPO window is open, but not wide open

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/22/2023 12:25 EDT

Investors want companies to be making profits, not just promising future growth Read more ›

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Amazon to join peers with ads on streaming services

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/22/2023 11:59 EDT

Prime Video content will include ‘limited’ adverts from 2024 with ad-free option available at extra cost Read more ›

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Microsoft/Activision: messy process yields a better outcome for consumers

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/22/2023 11:23 EDT

Regulators have in the past been too lenient, now they are trying to act early to protect nascent markets Read more ›

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Smartphones/China: homegrown rivals eye Apple’s market share

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 08:30 EDT

Local brands will struggle as long as iPhones continue to be regarded as status symbols Read more ›

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UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 08:23 EDT

Competition watchdog was last big hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer Read more ›

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Amazon to join peers with ads on streaming services

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 08:07 EDT

Prime Video content will include ‘limited’ adverts from next year but subscribers can pay extra for ad-free option Read more ›

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Instacart IPO is latest stop on Fidji Simo’s Silicon Valley ascent

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 05:01 EDT

Former Facebook executive and protégé of Sheryl Sandberg is confident grocery delivery company will maintain market share Read more ›

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UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 02:55 EDT

Competition regulator was the last major hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer Read more ›

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Lawyers face conflicting strategies for adopting AI

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Financial Times · 09/22/2023 00:00 EDT

Amid the hype, the real work on making best use of the tech has started Read more ›

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