News from Financial Times

Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 06/09/2026 00:07 EDT

South Africa dominates the 2026 rankings as Kenya leapfrogs Nigeria into second place and an Egyptian business tops the list for the first time. Plus: fintechs offer a fix to Africa’s financial problems and a solar success with more than 50mn customers across the continent Read more ›

0

Google reveals plans for chatbot ‘Bard’ as AI tech race heats up

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/06/2023 14:28 EDT

Silicon Valley group unveils its rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Read more ›

239

Search wars reignited by artificial intelligence breakthroughs

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 3 place · 02/06/2023 08:00 EDT

Google, Microsoft and some start-ups plan to embed AI into their services in ways that may transform the market Read more ›

21

Big Tech companies use cloud computing arms to pursue alliances with AI groups

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/05/2023 09:00 EDT

Deals between Google, Microsoft and Amazon and ‘generative AI’ start-ups raise competition concerns Read more ›

5

Baillie Gifford sheds more than £100bn in assets in 2022

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 2 place · 02/05/2023 00:00 EDT

Growth investor suffers as interest rates rises prompt sell-off in tech stocks Read more ›

2

Apple blundered when it killed off Dark Sky

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/05/2023 00:00 EDT

Doing away with a much-loved weather app has caused an understandable outcry Read more ›

114

Musk wins investor lawsuit over Tesla ‘funding secured’ tweet

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/03/2023 19:23 EDT

Verdict is a victory for billionaire chief executive of electric-vehicle maker Read more ›

0

Jury in trial over Musk’s Tesla ‘funding secured’ tweet begins deliberating

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/03/2023 16:02 EDT

Electric-car maker’s chief was present in court for conclusion of three-week trial in San Francisco Read more ›

56

Australian battery group selected as preferred bidder for Britishvolt

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 2 place · 02/03/2023 14:41 EDT

Recharge Industries beats three rival offers in race to buy UK start-up out of bankruptcy Read more ›

14

Activision Blizzard pays $35mn SEC settlement over workplace complaints

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 2 place · 02/03/2023 11:01 EDT

US regulator says video game group did not properly collect and address allegations of harassment and discrimination Read more ›

63

Google invests $300mn in AI start-up Anthropic

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 1 place · 02/03/2023 10:54 EDT

Cash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI Read more ›

413

Big Tech ventures into AI’s uncharted territory

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/03/2023 09:00 EDT

Who wants to wait and think about potential downsides if it means missing the chance to create a billion-dollar company? Read more ›

2

Big Tech groups disclose $10bn in charges from job culls and cost cuts

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times 3 place · 02/03/2023 07:07 EDT

Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal the hefty price tag as they rein in spending Read more ›

107

Big Tech: Powell has put pep back in their step

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/03/2023 04:57 EDT

Investors should note that redundancies and a bounce related to monetary policy are one-off phenomena Read more ›

2

$5tn of ‘meh’ earnings

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/03/2023 01:30 EDT

Big tech’s slower growth is fine, if it’s temporary Read more ›

0

Broadcom chief Hock Tan seeks more acquisitions after $69bn VMware deal

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/03/2023 00:00 EDT

Dealmaker targets semiconductor and software companies after signing on for five more years as chief Read more ›

0

Apple posts first revenue fall in three and a half years

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/02/2023 20:04 EDT

Sales of iPhone hit by Covid supply chain disruptions in China but company avoids mass lay-offs Read more ›

0

Google’s advertising sales fall in sharper than expected slowdown

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/02/2023 19:13 EDT

Results likely to intensify Wall Street’s scrutiny of parent Alphabet’s costs Read more ›

0

MPs criticise government over semiconductor strategy delay

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/02/2023 19:01 EDT

Committee warns UK risks falling behind other countries in the race to develop cutting-edge chips Read more ›

1

Bangladesh smartphone keyboard sparks political controversy

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/02/2023 18:00 EDT

Telecoms minister says order to use his company’s software amounts to ‘no wrongdoing’ Read more ›

0

Meta shares soar on resilient revenue and $40bn in buybacks

Add to bookmarks Don't show Financial Times

Financial Times · 02/02/2023 17:39 EDT

Mark Zuckerberg promises ‘year of efficiency’ as parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp looks to contain costs Read more ›

31