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SoftBank pledges €75bn to build Europe’s biggest AI facility in France

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Financial Times · 05/30/2026 14:39 EDT

Masayoshi Son places France at the centre of his global AI ambitions Read more ›

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US to invest $2bn in slew of quantum computing companies

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Financial Times · 05/21/2026 07:39 EDT

Beneficiaries include start-up backed by firm with links to the Trump family Read more ›

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Can AI make the public sector more efficient?

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Financial Times · 05/21/2026 07:30 EDT

Productivity gains may be cancelled out by the public’s own use of the technology when interacting with authorities Read more ›

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SpaceX’s China-less IPO and other astronomical figures

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Financial Times · 05/21/2026 02:05 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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Big Tech software era is over, says top investor James Anderson

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Financial Times · 05/21/2026 00:00 EDT

Former Baillie Gifford fund manager says spoils of AI war will flow to hardware suppliers Read more ›

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Samsung reaches last-minute deal to avert strike over AI riches

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 23:01 EDT

Work stoppage had threatened to disrupt Korean economy and global artificial intelligence boom Read more ›

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Asteroid mining and new billionaires: what’s in SpaceX’s IPO filing

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 21:57 EDT

Elon Musk’s rocket-to-AI conglomerate lays out its planetary ambitions Read more ›

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Samsung reaches last-minute deal to avert strike over AI riches

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 20:56 EDT

Work stoppage had threatened to disrupt Korean economy and global artificial intelligence boom Read more ›

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Anthropic on track for first profitable quarter

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 20:23 EDT

AI lab set to hit milestone ahead of competitors OpenAI and xAI Read more ›

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FirstFT: Nvidia reports better than expected revenue and forecasts in Q1 earnings

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 17:20 EDT

Also in today’s newsletter: OpenAI’s IPO could come as early as this week and Xi warns of ‘the law of the jungle’ to Putin Read more ›

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SpaceX is all ’trucked up

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 17:07 EDT

But Elon Musk is not giving himself mates’ rates Read more ›

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Nvidia to return more than $80bn to shareholders as it reaps rewards of AI boom

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 17:06 EDT

World’s most valuable company reported better than expected revenue and forecasts Read more ›

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Zuckerberg promises no more ‘company-wide’ lay-offs after slashing jobs

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 13:47 EDT

Meta chief seeks to reassure disillusioned employees after culling 8,000 roles Read more ›

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OpenAI readies IPO filing to list as soon as September

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 13:21 EDT

AI lab is preparing for $1tn listing with bankers Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and lawyers at Cooley Read more ›

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Blackstone’s $5bn data centre plan melds creativity and necessity

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 11:14 EDT

The idea makes sense, and the opportunity is large Read more ›

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China banned Nvidia’s gaming chip during Jensen Huang’s visit

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 04:08 EDT

Beijing aims to support domestic players including Huawei and Cambricon as they catch up to US rivals Read more ›

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Is Nvidia too big to fail?

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 01:00 EDT

‘You’re clearly at the centre of everything’ Read more ›

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AI Exchange

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 00:06 EDT

In this monthly series, running alongside our existing Tech Exchange dialogues, FT journalists talk to the scientists, developers and business leaders exploring ever more applications for artificial intelligence, in every aspect of our lives Read more ›

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The impossible maths of the AI boom

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 00:00 EDT

The IPO of big sector companies is probably nothing more than a transfer of investment risk to retail investors Read more ›

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Hg spins out €500mn of assets from €19bn software group Visma

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 00:00 EDT

Move by private equity owner comes as long-awaited London IPO of group is shelved Read more ›

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Nvidia’s Huang bankrolls AI boom with $90bn deal spree

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Financial Times · 05/20/2026 00:00 EDT

Chipmaker’s spending rivals Big Tech’s biggest venture operations, tying customers and start-ups to its technology Read more ›

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