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America must share the benefits of AI leadership

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 20:00 EDT

We cannot allow the adoption gap between advanced and developing economies to grow Read more ›

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Nvidia and OpenAI near $30bn investment in place of unfinished $100bn deal

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Financial Times 3 place · 02/19/2026 19:14 EDT

Chipmaker swaps last year’s complex framework with AI start-up in favour of $30bn equity cheque Read more ›

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Meta cuts staff stock awards for a second straight year

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Financial Times 1 place · 02/19/2026 17:43 EDT

Most employees will receive 5% less in equity rewards as Mark Zuckerberg slashes costs to fund huge AI spending Read more ›

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Klarna stock sinks 27% after bad loan costs soar

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 16:27 EDT

Swedish fintech’s share price has plummeted by two-thirds since September IPO Read more ›

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Cats give genetic clues to better cancer treatments

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 14:00 EDT

Similarities between pet and human tumours suggest new ideas for targeting both Read more ›

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Saudi-owned Scopely strikes $1bn deal for Turkish game developer

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 08:00 EDT

Los Angeles-based group is challenging China’s Tencent for leadership of the $100bn mobile games market Read more ›

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Klarna swings to $26mn loss in fourth quarter

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 07:50 EDT

Swedish fintech’s shares have sunk since September’s IPO Read more ›

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FT ranking: Europe’s leading start-up hubs 2026

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 00:00 EDT

View the top centres providing business incubator and accelerator programmes Read more ›

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Accenture combats AI refuseniks by linking promotions to log-ins

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 00:00 EDT

Consulting firms use ‘carrot and stick’ with some senior staff less willing to use technology than junior colleagues Read more ›

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Trump administration recruits tech bosses to train ‘elite’ government coders

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Financial Times · 02/19/2026 00:00 EDT

Programme aims to modernise digital infrastructure of US federal agencies Read more ›

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Zuckerberg overruled 18 wellbeing experts to keep beauty filters on Instagram

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 21:53 EDT

Big Tech chief takes stand in legal case over whether company’s products are addictive to children Read more ›

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UK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 19:15 EDT

Ministers warn platforms could have their services blocked in Britain if they fail to act Read more ›

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Is an AI price war about to begin?

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 19:01 EDT

Assumptions underpinning valuations of big US groups might be too optimistic Read more ›

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Saudi Arabia’s AI venture Humain invests $3bn in Elon Musk’s xAI

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 12:27 EDT

Investment that deepens ties with billionaire is part of country’s goal to diversify economy Read more ›

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AI fever sparks Raspberry Pi meme stock frenzy

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 11:39 EDT

FTSE 250 company hits £1bn valuation before losing ground Read more ›

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‘It basically ripped my heart apart’: How AI chatbots cause romantic delusions

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 10:50 EDT

The second episode of our podcast series examines how AI can distort our sense of reality Read more ›

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Trump’s AI push fuels revolt in Maga heartlands

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 09:36 EDT

Republicans fear backlash against White House agenda could undermine support in this year’s midterm elections Read more ›

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Mark Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 08:00 EDT

Meta chief takes stand as US tech group fights legal claim over whether social media is addictive to children Read more ›

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Australia’s social media ban is a high-stakes experiment

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 06:15 EDT

Compliance with the law barring access for under-16s does not guarantee teenage safety online Read more ›

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The software sell-off, part II

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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 01:30 EDT

A new kind of competition? Read more ›

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