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Financial Times · 05/07/2026 00:04 EDT

A monthly series that examines how the legal ecosystem uses new technologies to serve fast-changing business needs. First burst for 2026: the mid-career switch from law firm to legal-tech start-up Read more ›

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Call for entries: The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2026

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Financial Times · 08/19/2025 08:00 EDT

We are looking for those organisations that have done most to increase revenues in North, Central and South America Read more ›

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SoftBank held talks with Intel on buying contract chipmaking business

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Financial Times · 08/19/2025 05:00 EDT

Japanese group’s approach comes as US manufacturer struggles to attract customers and compete with rival TSMC Read more ›

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Retail sales or payrolls: which is right about the US economy?

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Financial Times · 08/19/2025 01:30 EDT

Plus volatility suppression, and data centre depreciation Read more ›

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Opendoor’s next chief has a fixer-upper on their hands

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Financial Times · 08/19/2025 00:00 EDT

CEO exits US house-flipping company that has been trying to reinvent itself Read more ›

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UK is lagging behind rest of world in tackling Big Tech, says Fortnite chief

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Financial Times · 08/19/2025 00:00 EDT

Competition and Markets Authority delayed decision over fees Apple and Google charge developers Read more ›

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UK has ‘agreed to drop’ demand for access to Apple user data, says US

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 23:34 EDT

Move protects Americans’ civil liberties, Trump’s director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tells FT Read more ›

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SoftBank to buy $2bn in Intel shares as it grows American investments

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 20:16 EDT

Masayoshi Son touts ‘commitment to advancing US technology and manufacturing leadership’ Read more ›

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Meta and Character.ai probed over touting AI mental health advice to children

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 19:52 EDT

Texas attorney-general joins Senate in investigating Meta’s practices around minors using its technology Read more ›

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SoftBank to invest $2bn in Intel to back US chipmaking

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 19:17 EDT

Masayoshi Son’s investment group touts ‘commitment to advancing US technology and manufacturing leadership’ Read more ›

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Meta and Character.ai probed over touting AI mental health advice to children

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 17:42 EDT

Texas attorney-general joins Senate in investigating Meta’s practices around minors using its technology Read more ›

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The merger that is setting a benchmark for AI

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 10:05 EDT

Whether the acquisition of Core Scientific by CoreWeave goes ahead will provide a signal on investor confidence in the technology Read more ›

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Zelenskyy goes back to the White House

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 02:57 EDT

Ukraine’s president will be joined by key European leaders for Oval Office meeting Read more ›

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Tech utterly dominates markets. Should we worry?

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 01:30 EDT

Concerns about concentration and valuation should be kept separate Read more ›

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Zelenskyy heads back to the White House

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 00:00 EDT

Ukraine’s president will be joined by key European leaders for Oval Office meeting Read more ›

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Investors lose billions on US penny stocks as ‘pump and dump’ scams multiply

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 00:00 EDT

A handful of Nasdaq-listed Chinese companies crashed last month after heavy promotion on social media Read more ›

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Does HR still need humans?

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Financial Times 3 place · 08/18/2025 00:00 EDT

AI can perform many of the duties of human resources staff, a symbol of how it is changing companies and the nature of work Read more ›

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Billion-dollar ‘acqui-hires’ are bad for competition

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 00:00 EDT

From Google to Microsoft to Meta, some of the biggest tech deals of the past few years have been staff moves Read more ›

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Child safety campaigner hails early impact of Online Safety Act

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Financial Times · 08/18/2025 00:00 EDT

Peer says legislation’s success should ‘give us confidence’ to go further Read more ›

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‘You will have AI friends’: Character.ai bets on companionship chatbots

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Financial Times 2 place · 08/17/2025 00:00 EDT

Company argues persona-based chatbots will aid real-life interactions but critics say they create dependency Read more ›

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How AI might save more energy than it soaks up

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Financial Times 1 place · 08/17/2025 00:00 EDT

As ‘smart’ appliances and sensors proliferate, the technology should help to reduce waste Read more ›

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