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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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Apple to use TSMC’s next 3-nm chip tech in iPhones and Macs next year

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 18:00 EDT

Move will mark industry’s first adoption of updated production technology Read more ›

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Schneider agrees £9.5bn buyout of UK software developer Aveva

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 15:05 EDT

Offer by French industrial group met with disappointment among some minority shareholders Read more ›

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TikTok bans political campaign fundraising on its platform

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 13:36 EDT

Move comes as social media apps face pressure to tackle misinformation ahead of US midterm elections Read more ›

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Father of UK teenager blames social media for exposing her to ‘bleakest of worlds’

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 13:02 EDT

Ian Russell tells inquest that his daughter Molly, who killed herself, was exposed to huge volume of graphic posts Read more ›

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Volvo plans to install laser sensors on all new cars to increase safety

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 09:28 EDT

First model to contain lidar will be electric SUV Read more ›

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Schneider agrees £9.4bn buyout of UK software developer Aveva

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 02:24 EDT

French industrial group says assuming full ownership of UK developer will allow it to execute strategy faster Read more ›

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Danish initiative aims to develop first quantum computer for life sciences

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 01:47 EDT

Novo Nordisk Foundation to spend $200mn over seven years on superfast devices for biomedical research Read more ›

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The UK faces an awkward choice over its golden share in OneWeb

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Financial Times · 09/21/2022 00:00 EDT

Government needs to make a decision on rights if satellite broadband pioneer wants to attract customers Read more ›

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Tencent chooses health over wealth in gaming return

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Financial Times · 09/20/2022 23:41 EDT

China’s most valuable company is struggling with video game restrictions in its home market Read more ›

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US lawmakers escalate pressure on Chinese chipmaker YMTC

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Financial Times · 09/20/2022 22:44 EDT

Democrats and Republicans urge White House to put semiconductor company on blacklist Read more ›

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Big Tech delivers

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/20/2022 01:30 EDT

And Opendoor revisited Read more ›

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Companies that buy Amazon marketplace sellers suffer as dealmaking dries up

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Financial Times 1 place · 09/20/2022 00:00 EDT

So-called aggregators are suffering from slowing ecommerce growth and wary investors Read more ›

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Uber ties hacking group Lapsus$ to cyber attack

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/19/2022 17:00 EDT

Gang rooted in UK and Brazil has been linked to embarrassing intrusions on Microsoft, Samsung and others Read more ›

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Tech companies: private valuation downturn is just a matter of time   

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Financial Times · 09/19/2022 16:07 EDT

Most valuable listed companies in sector all trade below last year’s highs Read more ›

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Apple/satellites: smartphone service from space could add millions of new customers

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/19/2022 05:00 EDT

US tech group’s partnership with Globalstar gives iPhones an advantage Read more ›

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South Korean prosecutors request Interpol red notice for Do Kwon

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/19/2022 03:41 EDT

Fallen crypto developer denies he is ‘on the run’ from investigators Read more ›

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The collapse of Celsius Network

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/19/2022 00:00 EDT

Investors are pricing in a sharper surge in interest rates over the coming months Read more ›

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Philippine call centres win battle to make remote work permanent

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Financial Times · 09/18/2022 18:00 EDT

Government says BPO companies can keep tax perks without on-site workers Read more ›

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Market downturn sparks longest US tech IPO drought in over 20 years

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/18/2022 16:00 EDT

High-growth technology stocks have been hit disproportionately hard by this year’s sell-off Read more ›

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The strange death of the company phone number

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/18/2022 00:00 EDT

As anger rises over clueless customer service there has never been a better time to offer a human, instead of an online form Read more ›

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