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Financial Times · 02/18/2026 00:25 EDT

This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Synthesia’s Victor Riparbelli talks about his mission to reinvent video content creation and how Europe can compete in the global AI race Read more ›

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German drone maker Stark faces political backlash over Peter Thiel links

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

Defence minister calls for clarification of US tech billionaire’s role in start-up set to win Bundeswehr contract Read more ›

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British scientist raising $1bn for new AI lab in Europe’s biggest seed round

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

Sequoia Capital leading funding deal for David Silver’s start-up Ineffable Intelligence at $4bn valuation Read more ›

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Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli: forget everything you know about video

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

The founder of the $4bn UK start-up talks about his mission to reinvent content creation and how Europe can compete in the global AI race Read more ›

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Trump’s AI push fuels revolt in Maga heartlands

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

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

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Perplexity drops advertising as it warns it will hurt trust in AI

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 21:20 EDT

Leading start-ups have recently embraced sponsors as they search for revenue Read more ›

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Beijing backs brain implant push to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink  

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 20:15 EDT

Looser regulation and new investment are helping groups such as NeuroXess accelerate trials of ‘brain-computer interfaces’ Read more ›

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Nvidia secures multibillion-dollar Meta deal as it battles chip rivals

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 16:15 EDT

Social media group will purchase millions of chips even as it tries to develop its own AI hardware Read more ›

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Danaher strikes $10bn deal for medical device maker Masimo

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 09:35 EDT

Acquisition by US life sciences manufacturer makes it a market leader in production of pulse oximeters Read more ›

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Japan’s largest toilet maker is undervalued AI play, says activist investor

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 02:02 EDT

Toto should make more of its sideline in the chip supply chain, Palliser urges Read more ›

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Perhaps we should all be banned from social media

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 00:00 EDT

Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else Read more ›

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From cats and dogs to Erdős: AI groups chase progress through maths

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 00:00 EDT

OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic seek to use advanced maths to show how capable AI models really are Read more ›

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Software isn’t dead, but its cozy business model might be

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Financial Times · 02/17/2026 00:00 EDT

Companies must rethink their charging policy to reflect tasks completed rather than number of users Read more ›

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Danaher closes in on a nearly $10bn deal for med tech company Masimo

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Financial Times · 02/16/2026 23:03 EDT

Device maker is in a long-running intellectual property dispute with Apple Read more ›

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EU privacy watchdog opens probe into X over sexualised AI images

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Financial Times · 02/16/2026 19:01 EDT

‘Large-scale’ inquiry is latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the group’s Grok chatbot Read more ›

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Software group Pinewood plummets after AI sell-off scuppers £575mn deal

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Financial Times · 02/16/2026 09:11 EDT

Apax Partners abandons offer for FTSE 250 company over ‘challenging market conditions’ Read more ›

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Souping up data centres could give industrial firms an extra AI boost

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Financial Times · 02/16/2026 09:05 EDT

Rethinking the boiler rooms of artificial intelligence lacks glamour but is big on impact Read more ›

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Getir founders sue Mubadala for $700mn over break-up of assets

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Financial Times · 02/16/2026 00:00 EDT

Entrepreneurs behind food delivery start-up sue Gulf sovereign wealth fund in London Read more ›

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Are Anthropic’s new AI work tools game-changing for professionals?

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Financial Times · 02/15/2026 23:00 EDT

Adaptable plug-ins must compete with bespoke products already used by lawyers and consultants Read more ›

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OpenAI hires OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger

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Financial Times 2 place · 02/15/2026 19:15 EDT

The viral open source project enables users to create personal AI agents Read more ›

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