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  • Monday, 18 May, 2026
    OpenAI
    The fate of OpenAI’s $1tn IPO will be decided in an Oakland jury room

    Elon Musk’s legal challenge could derail the AI start-up’s commercial ambitions

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    Sam Altman and Elon Musk in front of the US District Court in Oakland, California, with the OpenAI logo.
  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Anduril Industries
    Defence tech start-up Anduril doubles valuation to over $60bn

    Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit

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  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Technology
    Tech Exchange

    This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Amazon’s Panos Panay, the head of the group’s device unit talks about the hardware push that follows Alexa+

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  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
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    Porto Alegre nurtures growing list of new technology ventures

    City has ambitions to become regional centre for innovation, but is competing with more established rivals

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  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    UK companies
    Call for entries: UK’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2027

    We are looking for organisations that have done most to increase revenues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    OpenAI
    OpenAI president defends motives in for-profit restructuring as he reveals $30bn stake

    Lawsuit brought by Elon Musk accuses start-up’s executives of selling out charitable mission for personal gain

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  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    AI in Practice
    Start-ups move fast with AI-generated code

    Founders are overcoming longstanding bottlenecks in product development

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  • Sunday, 3 May, 2026
    Apple Inc
    Start-ups challenge Apple over curbs on AI ‘vibe coding’ apps

    iPhone maker warns about security risks as new software floods its review process

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Elon Musk
    Musk says he was ‘a fool’ to fund the launch of OpenAI

    Billionaire says Sam Altman wanted ‘halo effect’ of a non-profit while enriching himself in second day of his testimony

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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    OpenAI
    OpenAI expands Amazon deal after Microsoft loosens exclusivity terms

    AWS customers will have direct access to AI lab’s most advanced models

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  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Special Report
    The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies

    The FT’s seventh annual ranking by compound annual revenue growth. Plus: how listed companies overcome obstacles; AI and defence start-ups dominate investment; the US and China in Latin America; and technology shakes up Canadian wealth management

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  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies
    AI and defence companies dominate US growth investment

    Investors show ‘insatiable appetite’ for the sectors while others struggle for funding

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  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Cohere and Aleph Alpha agree $20bn transatlantic AI tie-up

    Canadian and German start-ups to focus on ‘sovereign’ AI systems independent of US and China

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  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    SpaceX
    SpaceX obtains right to buy AI start-up Cursor for $60bn

    Elon Musk’s rocket and AI conglomerate is seeking to catch up to rivals OpenAI and Anthropic

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  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Jeff Bezos
    Bezos’s Project Prometheus AI lab nears $38bn valuation in funding deal

    Company code-named Project Prometheus is working on models for industrial applications

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  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Anthropic’s Mythos AI model tests limits of global cyber defences

    New system has sparked fears it could turbocharge hacking and expose weaknesses faster than they can be fixed

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  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Months-old start-up Recursive raises $500mn for self-teaching AI

    Group founded by former engineers at DeepMind and OpenAI secures $4bn valuation in deal with Google’s venture arm and Nvidia

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  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    OpenAI
    OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts

    Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead

    Sam Altman in a suit and red tie appears in front of OpenAI and Anthropic logos, a US $100 bill, and an upward arrow labelled ‘AI’.
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    Elon Musk
    Musk hits legal losing streak ahead of showdown with OpenAI’s Altman

    The world’s richest man has lost in cases ranging from shareholder fraud to claims that his rivals stole AI secrets

    Sam Altman and Elon Musk, both looking thoughtful, with a blue background with the OpenAI logo behind them
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Special Report
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

    The 2026 ranking of fast growing companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Plus: Indian winemakers face change; Chinese AI experts return from US; the biggest threat to China’s champions; ticket fees donated to charities; Singapore listings remain scarce

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  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Asian start-ups evolve to reshape industries with AI

    Entrepreneurs focus on improving established sectors including logistics, manufacturing and healthcare

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  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Interview. From bingo to Melbourne flower show: Humanitix uses ticket fees as ‘engine for good’

    Australian non-profit takes its business model overseas, expanding to the UK and North America

    Five people stand around a large cheque written out to The Life You Can Save for $4mn from Humanitix in May 2024.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    China lures home its top AI talent from Silicon Valley

    Engineers and scientists return for better pay and quality of life as US grows more hostile

    Aerial view of Shenzhen, China.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Quantum technologies
    The quantum computing race is wide open

    Investor money has been flowing into a widening range of companies with differing technologies

    Richard Waters
    Close-up of a quantum computer with gold and silver cylindrical components and wires on display
  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies
    FT ranking: The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2026

    The table highlights growth across sectors and countries in the region

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