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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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Microsoft’s Activision deal faces in-depth probes in Brussels and London

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 13:31 EDT

EU regulators expected to follow CMA with plans for a prolonged competition investigation into $75bn acquisition Read more ›

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The Lex Newsletter: a robotaxi is a confident but cautious chauffeur

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 07:30 EDT

A driverless vehicle revolution feels close at hand but is still taking longer than many had hoped Read more ›

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Twitter whistleblower unlikely to influence Musk legal battle, experts say

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 07:28 EDT

Peiter Zatko’s testimony to US Senate committee was bruising for social media group but did not make new material revelations Read more ›

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South Korea imposes record privacy fines on Google and Meta

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/14/2022 06:33 EDT

Watchdog gets tough with social media groups over use of personal information for targeted ads Read more ›

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South Korea issues arrest warrant for fallen ‘crypto king’ Do Kwon

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/14/2022 06:17 EDT

Terraform Labs co-founder under investigation since $40bn collapse of crypto tokens Read more ›

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Google loses appeal against record EU antitrust fine

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/14/2022 06:07 EDT

General Court rules largely in favour of Brussels’ decision but slightly reduces penalty to €4.125bn Read more ›

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Tencent: Chinese giant needs more than one game approval to flourish

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 06:01 EDT

Games companies outside China’s sphere of influence remain a better bet Read more ›

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The tools to be a good citizen of the internet

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 06:00 EDT

The ‘no-code’ movement is a return to the early days of online freedom Read more ›

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After the tech sell-off: will growth investors keep the faith?

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Financial Times · 09/14/2022 00:00 EDT

Prominent fund managers nursing heavy losses after a golden age of returns are adapting to a new reality Read more ›

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Whistleblower says Twitter put ‘profits over security’ in boost for Musk

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 14:36 EDT

Peiter Zatko’s testimony to Senate committee threatens to complicate legal battle with Tesla CEO Read more ›

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AI tries its hand at economics

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 11:03 EDT

The ability to simulate problems and solutions could help real world policies Read more ›

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Grindr names new top team as it prepares to go public in Spac deal

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 09:47 EDT

George Arison, founder of online car sales group Shift, to become gay dating app’s chief executive Read more ›

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Ex-owner of Newport Wafer Fab plans to buy back UK semiconductor plant

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 08:55 EDT

Drew Nelson orchestrates bid for company as government plans to curb sale to Chinese-owned Nexperia Read more ›

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Vedanta and Foxconn to build $19.5bn chip plant in India’s Gujarat

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/13/2022 06:10 EDT

Manufacturing complex in PM’s home state supports Narendra Modi push to boost domestic chipmaking output Read more ›

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EU official warns Amazon’s compliance with new laws a ‘work in progress’

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 00:00 EDT

Regulator opens Silicon Valley office to enforce sweeping legislation and improve tech sector co-operation Read more ›

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Twitter whistleblower to discuss concerns at US Senate hearing

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Financial Times · 09/13/2022 00:00 EDT

Peiter Zatko’s appearance before judiciary committee could affect Elon Musk’s legal battle Read more ›

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Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket bursts into flames during uncrewed mission

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/12/2022 16:54 EDT

New Shepard grounded until the US aviation regulator finishes an investigation of the incident Read more ›

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The future of the neobank

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Financial Times · 09/12/2022 13:30 EDT

Plus, our scoop on Revolut's business review, code-named Project Prism Read more ›

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Wall St jobs are hot again as tech and crypto lay off staff

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Financial Times 3 place · 09/12/2022 00:00 EDT

Computer engineers are returning to finance after a reversal of fortune in the war for talent Read more ›

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Technology start-ups must look beyond scale

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Financial Times 2 place · 09/11/2022 13:00 EDT

In tough economic times, tech businesses need focus and profitability as well as growth Read more ›

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