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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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Finance’s big tech problem

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Financial Times · 07/06/2022 01:00 EDT

A growing dependency on cloud computing could spell danger, warns BIS Read more ›

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Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

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Financial Times 2 place · 07/06/2022 00:05 EDT

Advocates argue that the blockchain technology that underpins digital assets will withstand the recent fall in values Read more ›

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Decision on Newport Wafer Fab deal hit by fresh delay

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Financial Times · 07/06/2022 00:00 EDT

UK government seeks more time to weigh up sale of Britain’s largest semiconductor plant to Chinese company Read more ›

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NFTs double down on the weirdness with ‘phygital’ trend

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Financial Times 3 place · 07/06/2022 00:00 EDT

Some hope the combination of physical and digital goods can help boost interest Read more ›

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Facebook owner Meta to push ahead with digital collectibles plan

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Financial Times 1 place · 07/06/2022 00:00 EDT

Social media group not adjusting ambitions ‘in any way’ despite crypto crash, says head of fintech Kasriel Read more ›

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Machines Behaving Badly — why AI can never be moral

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Financial Times · 07/06/2022 00:00 EDT

Toby Walsh argues that artificial intelligence must never be left to make life-and-death decisions unaided Read more ›

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An electric moment for China

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 21:51 EDT

TikTok ecommerce expansion halted, Ron Johnson’s unenjoyable post-Apple career, Xiaomi’s monster camera phone Read more ›

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Ofcom to get more powers over tech groups in online safety drive

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 19:03 EDT

Home Office strengthens UK regulator with plans to amend child protection legislation Read more ›

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How games creators are using fantasy as a force for liberation

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 08:48 EDT

Developers are rethinking a genre that until now has been dominated by tropes of conquest and colonialism Read more ›

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Twitter launches legal challenge to Indian government blocking orders

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 08:06 EDT

Social media company says officials exceeded powers to suppress content Read more ›

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China censors news of alleged hacking of Shanghai police database

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 06:39 EDT

Purported leak of personal information of more than 1bn people offered for sale for $200,000 Read more ›

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Sequoia Capital China targets $9bn fundraising haul despite Beijing’s tech crackdown

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Financial Times · 07/05/2022 04:26 EDT

Funding round comes as global investors retreat over country’s zero-Covid policy and regulatory onslaught Read more ›

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TikTok abandons ecommerce expansion in Europe and US

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Financial Times 1 place · 07/05/2022 00:00 EDT

Chinese-owned social media platform’s foray into livestream shopping in the UK has struggled to gain traction Read more ›

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How the man behind the Apple Store presided over a Spac catastrophe

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Financial Times · 07/04/2022 23:00 EDT

Enjoy Technology crashed from public listing to bankruptcy at breakneck speed Read more ›

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As Silicon Valley welcomed Vietnam leader, Hanoi tightened tech laws

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Financial Times · 07/04/2022 18:00 EDT

One-party state ushers in Big Tech with one hand, reins in internet with the other Read more ›

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Vauld vault empties in crypto crisis

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Financial Times · 07/04/2022 16:20 EDT

Klarna down round is close, Google shuts privacy loophole, immersive home entertainment Read more ›

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Scores of UK politicians raise alarm over Chinese CCTV providers

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Financial Times · 07/04/2022 11:37 EDT

MPs and peers call on Boris Johnson to ban sale and use of equipment in Britain made by Hikvision and Dahua Read more ›

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Alibaba: Ant listing approval would help China stocks return to normality

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Financial Times · 07/04/2022 08:30 EDT

When the time comes for a listing, a pricing discount would be needed to attract investors to Ant Read more ›

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Japanese court ruling poised to make Big Tech open up on algorithms

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Financial Times 3 place · 07/04/2022 00:00 EDT

Legal experts suggest case related to recommendations site Kakaku.com could have broader implications Read more ›

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Special treatment for Tesla not in India’s ‘interest’, Ola says

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Financial Times 1 place · 07/02/2022 20:15 EDT

Ride-hailing company that is expanding into electric vehicle production warns against offering incentives to US group Read more ›

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