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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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The Olympics needs esports more than esports need the Olympics

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/03/2021 07:00 EDT

Gaming’s global popularity would boost the Summer Games’ ageing, declining viewership Read more ›

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Square’s $29bn bet on Afterpay heralds future for ‘buy now, pay later’ trend

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Financial Times · 08/03/2021 06:41 EDT

Jack Dorsey’s deal comes as increasingly competitive sector faces growing regulatory hurdles Read more ›

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China’s Tencent imposes controls to tackle gaming addiction among children

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Financial Times 2 place · 08/03/2021 05:04 EDT

Online games branded ‘spiritual opium’ in Beijing’s latest assault on tech and its social impact Read more ›

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Tencent shares fall as Chinese state media brand online games ‘spiritual opium’

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Financial Times · 08/03/2021 00:09 EDT

Investors worry $29bn gaming sector might be next in line for Beijing’s regulatory assault Read more ›

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Making time for the all-singing, all-dancing résumé

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Financial Times · 08/03/2021 00:00 EDT

‘TikTok announced it was hosting job openings and asked users to upload their own “video resumes”’ Read more ›

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Amazon expands deliveries to serve unlikely clients: its rivals

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Financial Times · 08/03/2021 00:00 EDT

Tech giant steps up shipping for likes of Etsy and Walmart in bid to capture slice of businesses Read more ›

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Amazon union vote should be rerun, says US labour board official

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 21:41 EDT

Online retailer counters that employees ‘had a chance to be heard’ after winning 1,798 to 738 Read more ›

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US labour board official recommends redo of Amazon unionisation vote

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 20:25 EDT

Online retailer says employees ‘had a chance to be heard’ after winning previous balloting 1,798 to 738 Read more ›

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Square goes after pay-later

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 13:31 EDT

Grab growth slows, battery recycling, Windows 365 Read more ›

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Grab battles effects of pandemic ahead of New York listing

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 06:37 EDT

South-east Asian company reveals slower growth as it heads for $40bn Spac merger Read more ›

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Square to acquire Afterpay for $29bn as ‘buy now, pay later’ booms

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 04:51 EDT

Jack Dorsey’s deal in fast-growing fintech sector is largest in Australia’s history Read more ›

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Brainstorm

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Financial Times · 08/02/2021 00:00 EDT

Does AI’s carbon footprint risk overshadowing its ability to cut emissions? Read more ›

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Square to buy Afterpay for $29bn as ‘buy now, pay later’ booms

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Financial Times 2 place · 08/01/2021 19:30 EDT

All-stock deal in hot tech sector is largest in Australia history Read more ›

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Market jitters only underscore China’s importance to global economy

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/01/2021 08:00 EDT

US threats, combined with Beijing’s drive for control, raise the very real risk of tensions escalating Read more ›

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Berkeley Research Group lined up to run private equity owner of NSO

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Financial Times 2 place · 07/31/2021 12:45 EDT

Move would give Californian consultancy firm an important say in the future of the Israeli spyware maker Read more ›

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Bezos’s Blue Origin rebuffed by US watchdog in dispute over Nasa contract

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Financial Times 2 place · 07/30/2021 16:39 EDT

Finding says decision to award lunar landing contract to SpaceX ‘did not violate procurement law’ Read more ›

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Amazon hit by record fine, slowing sales

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Financial Times 3 place · 07/30/2021 14:05 EDT

US checks on Chinese listings, raging ransomware, Sony’s vlogging camera Read more ›

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The Big Tech boom marks a lasting change

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Financial Times 1 place · 07/30/2021 12:58 EDT

Superfast growth will slow, but the shift in market power is here to stay Read more ›

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China tech stocks set for worst month since global financial crisis

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Financial Times · 07/30/2021 05:39 EDT

Investors shun New York-listed internet groups and shift to mainland equity markets Read more ›

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China tech stocks suffer worst month since global financial crisis

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Financial Times 2 place · 07/30/2021 02:14 EDT

Investors shun New York-listed internet groups and shift to mainland equity markets Read more ›

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