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Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

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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 ›

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OpenSea chief seeks to distance NFTs from crypto crisis

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Financial Times · 12/29/2022 07:00 EDT

Head of leading marketplace responds to digital assets slump following FTX scandal Read more ›

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Tencent shares extend three-month rally after China approves new games

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Financial Times · 12/29/2022 06:37 EDT

Beijing has granted licences to 128 new games including from foreign developers Read more ›

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South Korean chip production slumps as inflation hits demand for electronics

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Financial Times · 12/29/2022 06:22 EDT

Sharp increase in inventories highlights a supply glut of memory chips Read more ›

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Tencent shares extend three-month rally after China approves new games

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Financial Times · 12/29/2022 01:33 EDT

Beijing has granted licences to 128 new games including from foreign developers Read more ›

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Silicon Valley staff race to offload start-up shares as valuations plummet

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/29/2022 00:00 EDT

Workers forced into sales at sharp discounts amid job cuts and stalled IPO market Read more ›

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Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to protect non-profit status

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Financial Times · 12/28/2022 07:00 EDT

Fast-growing open-source microblogging site has seen a surge of interest since Elon Musk took over Twitter Read more ›

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Three ways Big Tech got it wrong

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/28/2022 07:00 EDT

Racing for scale with buggy, money-losing products doesn’t work in most sectors Read more ›

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Why do so few video games feature children?

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Financial Times · 12/28/2022 04:23 EDT

‘Grand Theft Auto’ was no place for kids but newer titles are incorporating them as a way of adding emotional depth Read more ›

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India aims to ‘democratise’ online shopping with ecommerce network

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/27/2022 20:15 EDT

Buyers and sellers will be able to mix apps in a challenge to Amazon and Flipkart Read more ›

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The new space race could turn science fiction into reality

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/27/2022 11:27 EDT

Public and private actors are duking it out for extraterrestrial control Read more ›

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Lex hits and misses: air escapes from inflated tech valuations

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Financial Times · 12/27/2022 09:00 EDT

Technology stocks started the year with a rout Read more ›

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Lex hits and misses: ahead on market rout, behind on tech nuance

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Financial Times · 12/27/2022 06:00 EDT

Opportunities to buy the dip should become more plentiful Read more ›

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NFT creators diversify into real-world assets to generate new revenues

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/27/2022 00:00 EDT

Entrepreneurs behind digital art collections expand into retail and entertainment amid crypto downturn Read more ›

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Apple’s business under growing threat from China’s Covid wave

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Financial Times 1 place · 12/25/2022 00:00 EDT

Supply chain experts warn reversal of zero-Covid curbs and country-wide outbreak creates uncertainty for iPhone maker Read more ›

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Hua Hong gives China new hope with old chip technology

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/24/2022 20:15 EDT

US restrictions on advanced tech help foundry benefit from Beijing’s shifting view of the semiconductor supply chain Read more ›

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NFL/streaming: YouTube wants to be the only thing you watch

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Financial Times 1 place · 12/23/2022 10:00 EDT

Deal for Sunday games is an expensive way for parent company Alphabet to buy an audience Read more ›

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A fake baby bump shows the limits of US chip sanctions on China

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Financial Times 1 place · 12/23/2022 09:15 EDT

Smuggling boom suggests ban will complicate but not halt the flow of technology, while raising prices for all Read more ›

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Meta agrees to pay $725mn to settle Cambridge Analytica case

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Financial Times 2 place · 12/23/2022 07:28 EDT

Proposed figure would be largest settlement achieved in a US data privacy class action and biggest paid by Facebook parent Read more ›

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Three Xiaomi executives to step down as smartphone demand weakens

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Financial Times 3 place · 12/23/2022 05:36 EDT

China’s leading handset maker has suffered Covid disruption at home and regulatory woes abroad Read more ›

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Meta and Alphabet lose dominance over US digital ads market

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Financial Times · 12/23/2022 00:00 EDT

Long-held duopoly that rules the $300bn market is hit by growing competition from Amazon, Microsoft and Apple Read more ›

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