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What happens when an online game dies?

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Financial Times 2 place · 07/04/2026 00:00 EDT

Games such as ‘Destiny 2’ are more than entertainment products. They are social spaces where friendships, identities and rituals are built Read more ›

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My wild ride to get an Indian driver’s licence

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Financial Times · 08/10/2021 07:29 EDT

A year-long process highlighted the messy reality of India’s digital transformation Read more ›

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Amazon to pay damages for dangerous goods sold by independent merchants

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Financial Times · 08/10/2021 04:33 EDT

More than half of products sold on the platform come from third parties and are not vetted by ecommerce giant Read more ›

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Tencent-backed group behind hit game ‘PUBG’ tumbles on market debut

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Financial Times · 08/10/2021 02:04 EDT

South Korea’s Krafton falls close to 20 per cent after $3.8bn IPO on valuation concerns Read more ›

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Tencent-backed group behind hit game ‘PUBG’ tumbles on market debut

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/10/2021 01:27 EDT

South Korea’s Krafton falls as much as 20 per cent after $3.8bn IPO on valuation concerns Read more ›

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Cryptocurrency exchanges target sport sponsorships

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 23:00 EDT

Inter Milan is the latest big tie-up as crypto companies seek to expand their audiences Read more ›

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China’s biggest tech losers

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 14:18 EDT

WhatsApp condemns Apple, Samsung chief freed, DraftKings big trade Read more ›

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Is Japan finally catching up on digital payments?

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 13:00 EDT

Plus, Tidjane Thiam’s Spac spies a deal in Mexico and South Korea’s $32bn digital bank Read more ›

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Apple’s move on child protection raises serious privacy questions

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/09/2021 12:10 EDT

By acting alone, the tech giant has stifled debate about the likely impact of its changes Read more ›

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DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online Gaming in $1.56bn deal

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 11:27 EDT

US fantasy sports outfit will gain access to Fertitta-backed online gaming platform’s more than 5m customers Read more ›

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Delivery Hero builds 5% stake in UK rival Deliveroo

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 08:51 EDT

Berlin-based group’s move comes as companies look to capitalise on new sectors and post-lockdowns growth boost Read more ›

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Samsung’s billionaire leader to be freed from jail

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 07:14 EDT

Release of Lee Jae-yong refocuses attention on relationship between South Korea’s biggest companies and government Read more ›

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Delivery Hero builds 5% stake in UK rival Deliveroo

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/09/2021 04:20 EDT

Berlin-based group’s move comes as companies look to capitalise on new sectors and post-lockdowns growth boost Read more ›

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Chinese music group pulls $1bn Hong Kong IPO after tech crackdown

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 04:05 EDT

NetEase’s Cloud Village ditches listing as concerns grow over Beijing’s regulatory blitz Read more ›

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Can science link extreme weather to climate change?

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Financial Times · 08/09/2021 00:00 EDT

Finding a direct link between extreme weather events and broader climate is an evolving science Read more ›

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China’s tech tycoons lose $87bn of wealth after Beijing crackdown

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Financial Times 2 place · 08/08/2021 21:43 EDT

Fortune of Tencent’s Ma drops by $12bn after Beijing launches regulatory assault on sector Read more ›

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‘If Masa said yes, who am I to object?’: SoftBank deals unleash internal compliance tensions

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/08/2021 20:00 EDT

Exchanges within the group suggest Masayoshi Son’s company risked overstepping regulations in T-Mobile sale Read more ›

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Huawei drops 5G for new P50 phones as US sanctions grip

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/08/2021 18:00 EDT

Embattled Chinese giant able to secure Qualcomm 4G chips for low-key launch Read more ›

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FirstFT: ByteDance revives IPO plan

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Financial Times · 08/08/2021 17:43 EDT

Chinese group aims for a Hong Kong listing, Latvia warns of Nato-Russia ‘incident’, tearful Messi bids farewell to Barcelona Read more ›

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Alibaba rape allegation piles pressure on Chinese tech company

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Financial Times · 08/08/2021 05:01 EDT

Employee accuses online retailer of ignoring her request to investigate alleged assault  Read more ›

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China’s ByteDance aims for Hong Kong IPO despite tech crackdown

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/08/2021 00:00 EDT

TikTok-owner has addressed regulators’ data security concerns in bid to list by early next year Read more ›

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