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The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies

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Financial Times 1 place · 04/24/2026 06:03 EDT

The FT’s seventh annual ranking by compound annual revenue growth. Plus: how listed companies overcome obstacles; AI and defence start-ups dominate investment; the US and China in Latin America; and technology shakes up Canadian wealth management Read more ›

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Brussels in move to bar Chinese suppliers from EU’s critical infrastructure

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Financial Times 1 place · 01/17/2026 00:00 EDT

Proposed Cybersecurity Act would phase out groups such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar energy systems Read more ›

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Nvidia suppliers halt H200 output after China blocks chip shipments

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Financial Times 2 place · 01/16/2026 20:30 EDT

Parts makers concerned about whether Beijing will allow imports of AI processors Read more ›

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AI voice start-up ElevenLabs in funding talks at $11bn valuation

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Financial Times 3 place · 01/16/2026 16:00 EDT

Fundraising would transform company into UK’s most highly valued AI start-up Read more ›

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OpenAI brings advertising to ChatGPT in push for new revenue

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Financial Times 2 place · 01/16/2026 13:00 EDT

$500bn start-up seeks ways to fund expansion and fend off competition from rivals Google and Anthropic Read more ›

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BBC to strike content deal with YouTube

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Financial Times · 01/16/2026 00:00 EDT

British public sector broadcaster will make unique shows for the platform and generate revenue from ads overseas Read more ›

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Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 23:40 EDT

First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress Read more ›

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Samsung rides the chip slipstream — but that’s not as good as leading the pack

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 17:00 EDT

Korean behemoth’s struggles with advanced AI memory have turned customers towards its more commoditised products Read more ›

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FirstFT: US and Taiwan strike trade agreement linked to $250bn chip investment

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 17:00 EDT

Also in today’s newsletter: Japanese opposition parties unite and Wall Street’s investment banking revival Read more ›

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US and Taiwan strike trade deal tied to $250bn chip investment

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Financial Times 3 place · 01/15/2026 16:22 EDT

Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15% and will ease tensions between the two countries Read more ›

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Small nuclear reactors are worth the wait

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Financial Times 3 place · 01/15/2026 11:25 EDT

Compared to other clean energy sources, the value of SMRs lies in scale not speed Read more ›

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Venture capital’s ‘spray and pray’ playbook lowers AI barriers of entry

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 09:20 EDT

The latest investment frenzy is heavily concentrated in one sector Read more ›

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A warning shot to our tech overlords

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 07:14 EDT

Democratic history is a timeline of states acting to curb over-mighty figures, from kings to business tycoons Read more ›

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German AI start-up Parloa triples its valuation to $3bn

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 06:06 EDT

Berlin-founded group raises $350mn as it looks to expand its AI customer service agents Read more ›

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Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns

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Financial Times 3 place · 01/15/2026 06:01 EDT

Research by AI start-up suggests productivity gains from the technology unevenly spread around world Read more ›

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Supply chain snags and TSMC’s big spending

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 04:28 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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TSMC posts record quarterly profit on AI boom

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 01:12 EDT

Taiwanese chipmaker beats own guidance on revenue and gross profit margin Read more ›

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Apple sits out AI arms race to play kingmaker between Google and OpenAI

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Financial Times · 01/15/2026 00:00 EDT

Multibillion-dollar deal to secure Gemini models reflects cautious approach to infrastructure spending Read more ›

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White House sets tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

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Financial Times · 01/14/2026 23:30 EDT

Levies designed to enact deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors Read more ›

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Musk bows to pressure over Grok creating sexualised AI images

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Financial Times · 01/14/2026 19:03 EDT

UK prime minister says xAI will restrict image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets Read more ›

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White House sets export tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

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Financial Times 3 place · 01/14/2026 18:54 EDT

Semiconductor levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors Read more ›

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