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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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Google to shut Stadia cloud games streaming service

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Financial Times · 09/29/2022 15:41 EDT

Retreat part of a company-wide effort by tech giant to save money and narrow focus Read more ›

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SoftBank sheds 30% of Vision Fund staff as it seeks to cut costs

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Financial Times · 09/29/2022 13:28 EDT

Jobs will be lost at offices around the world after record quarterly losses Read more ›

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The ‘chip choke’ on China may breathe air into semiconductor industry

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Financial Times · 09/29/2022 09:16 EDT

A fresh wave of global government investment might well stimulate broader innovation Read more ›

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China’s military companies seek new backers and the metaverse gets bigger

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/29/2022 04:15 EDT

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

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Brussels re-energised for Big Tech battles

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Financial Times · 09/29/2022 00:00 EDT

Court victory over Google fine comes ahead of the Digital Markets Act that will clarify what is anti-competitive behaviour Read more ›

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Accelerating Business

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Financial Times · 09/28/2022 23:35 EDT

As business speeds up, this monthly report looks at how the legal ecosystem is getting broader and changing to deliver solutions to old and new challenges. Read more ›

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China’s Big Fund corruption probe casts shadow across chip sector

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/28/2022 19:01 EDT

Investment plummets after Beijing largesse laid ground for alleged graft and wasteful spending Read more ›

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Apple: production deconstruction is less worrying than strong dollar

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Financial Times · 09/28/2022 18:02 EDT

While demand for expensive Pro versions is high, the US tech group has little to worry about Read more ›

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UK online safety bill threatens security, WhatsApp chief warns

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/28/2022 00:00 EDT

Moves to undermine messaging encryption could embolden hostile nation states, Will Cathcart says Read more ›

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UN election set to decide who governs the internet

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Financial Times · 09/28/2022 00:00 EDT

With free access to the web under threat, the battle to lead global telecoms body pits Russia against the US Read more ›

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Amazon: Prime Day II is an attempt to fill up empty warehouse space

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Financial Times · 09/27/2022 19:54 EDT

Another exclusive shopping event aims to lift sales by turning October into a pre-holiday shopping season Read more ›

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Twitter says Musk’s own data scientists did not back up bots claims

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/27/2022 18:33 EDT

Claim in court hearing comes as billionaire attempts to pull out of $44bn deal to buy platform Read more ›

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The enduring power of playing cards

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

Decks of cards are surprisingly ubiquitous in video games and central to Nintendo’s history Read more ›

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Revolut receives green light to run UK cryptocurrency business

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Financial Times · 09/27/2022 11:02 EDT

Fintech group was the final company on the FCA’s temporary register Read more ›

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SoftBank-backed Grab targets first profit by 2024

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Financial Times · 09/27/2022 06:32 EDT

South-east Asian tech group bullish despite shares plunging 61% year to date Read more ›

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DocuSign: new CEO must help boost billings

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/26/2022 21:37 EDT

E-signature software maker is suffering more than its peers Read more ›

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Asia’s largest metaverse platform Zepeto ramps up global expansion

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/26/2022 20:15 EDT

Korean group plans to boost presence as it seeks to take on big US rivals building avatar-filled virtual worlds Read more ›

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‘Sense of crisis’ has gripped South Korean chip industry, warns minister

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/26/2022 20:12 EDT

Lee Jong-ho says new legislation will boost competitiveness in supply chain and security Read more ›

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Meta apologises for harmful Instagram posts seen by Molly Russell

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Financial Times · 09/26/2022 13:53 EDT

Social media company says some self-harm content viewed by teenager who took her own life was ‘safe’ Read more ›

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Musk offers Iranians uncensored internet access

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/26/2022 10:03 EDT

Special terminals will still need to be sent to country for users to benefit from Starlink service Read more ›

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