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Facebook to build metaverse with start-up that had US military contracts

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Financial Times 1 place · 12/24/2021 00:00 EDT

Synthetic data company AI. Reverie will work within group’s Reality Labs division Read more ›

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Web3’s messy vision of a tech future

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/23/2021 12:33 EDT

Practical applications from a touted online revolution are still unclear Read more ›

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Tech lobbying: pandemic profit uptick means more spending in Washington

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Financial Times · 12/23/2021 10:33 EDT

As criticism of tech has grown, so have lobbying budgets Read more ›

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Tencent divests $16bn of JD.com in first move to unwind portfolio

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/23/2021 06:12 EDT

Chinese tech group reduces stake in ecommerce company as Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny of sector Read more ›

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Tencent/JD: $16bn stake sale signals state push for crossholdings unwind

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Financial Times · 12/23/2021 05:21 EDT

The more stakes and tie-ups Tencent is forced to relinquish, the weaker its prospects will be Read more ›

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Intel apologises for banning use of components from Xinjiang

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/23/2021 05:00 EDT

US chipmaker is latest multinational caught up in conflict between Beijing and west over human rights Read more ›

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Tencent divests $16bn of JD.com in first move to unwind portfolio

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/23/2021 02:05 EDT

Chinese tech group reduces stake in ecommerce company as Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny of sector Read more ›

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Who made up the Metaverse?

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Financial Times · 12/23/2021 00:00 EDT

How science fiction influences technology and social attitudes towards technology, particularly artificial intelligence Read more ›

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Big Tech split leads to demise of Internet Association

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/23/2021 00:00 EDT

US lobby group to close as Silicon Valley groups start to distance themselves from each other Read more ›

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Do not write off London’s IPO market as a lost cause

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Financial Times · 12/22/2021 23:00 EDT

Deliveroo and Alphawave risk detracting from promising progress on UK tech listings Read more ›

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OnlyFans: blue cast lures eyeballs, deters ads

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Financial Times · 12/22/2021 10:28 EDT

If new boss Amrapali Gan’s remit includes building relationships with external brands, it will be a struggle Read more ›

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Delivery Hero exits Germany for second time, citing high costs

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Financial Times · 12/22/2021 06:39 EDT

Berlin’s most valuable start-up winds down Foodpanda brand as it shifts resources to other markets Read more ›

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Apple loses SEC bid to block three shareholder proposals

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/22/2021 06:33 EDT

US agency’s decision means iPhone maker will face activist scrutiny at 2022 annual meeting Read more ›

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China tech stocks stage muted rebound

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/22/2021 01:52 EDT

Hong Kong-listed stocks rise after a sell-off prompted by regulatory action in Beijing and Washington Read more ›

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Taiwan to restrict tech companies’ sales of China assets

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Financial Times · 12/21/2021 18:00 EDT

Regulators will be able to block deals involving sensitive tech under new rules Read more ›

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UK’s first gaming addiction centre swamped by demand during pandemic

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/21/2021 12:58 EDT

Over a third of patients stuck on waiting list after referrals double in a year Read more ›

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OnlyFans founder steps down as chief executive

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/21/2021 11:43 EDT

Tim Stokely will be replaced by company’s spokesperson Amrapali Gan Read more ›

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Hong Kong presses accelerator on tech R&D

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Financial Times · 12/21/2021 11:18 EDT

Political conditions raise questions over how far US groups and overseas funds will join effort Read more ›

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Year in a word: Metaverse

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Financial Times · 12/21/2021 10:33 EDT

Mark Zuckerberg’s pale, robotic avatar pushed a future made of virtual reality into public consciousness Read more ›

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The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse

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Financial Times · 12/21/2021 10:01 EDT

For years, the Israeli spyware maker thrived through scandal. Then, US diplomats in Uganda got hacked by Pegasus Read more ›

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