Manoeuvres highlight the lengths traders are willing to go to get exposure to hot western investments despite risks
South Africa dominates the 2026 rankings as Kenya leapfrogs Nigeria into second place and an Egyptian business tops the list for the first time. Plus: fintechs offer a fix to Africa’s financial problems and a solar success with more than 50mn customers across the continent
Many founders have made clear that they are uncompromising in their expectations of staff
Firm looks to partner or invest in groups that could otherwise undermine its business model
We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the fourth edition of our ranking
Decision hands legal victory to Sam Altman in case that overshadowed AI lab’s plans to go public
Elon Musk’s legal challenge could derail the AI start-up’s commercial ambitions
Peter Thiel-backed company raises $5bn as the US administration turns to smaller players for latest military kit
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+
City has ambitions to become regional centre for innovation, but is competing with more established rivals
We are looking for organisations that have done most to increase revenues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Lawsuit brought by Elon Musk accuses start-up’s executives of selling out charitable mission for personal gain
Founders are overcoming longstanding bottlenecks in product development
iPhone maker warns about security risks as new software floods its review process
Billionaire says Sam Altman wanted ‘halo effect’ of a non-profit while enriching himself in second day of his testimony
AWS customers will have direct access to AI lab’s most advanced models
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
Investors show ‘insatiable appetite’ for the sectors while others struggle for funding
Canadian and German start-ups to focus on ‘sovereign’ AI systems independent of US and China
Elon Musk’s rocket and AI conglomerate is seeking to catch up to rivals OpenAI and Anthropic
Company code-named Project Prometheus is working on models for industrial applications
New system has sparked fears it could turbocharge hacking and expose weaknesses faster than they can be fixed
Group founded by former engineers at DeepMind and OpenAI secures $4bn valuation in deal with Google’s venture arm and Nvidia
Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead
The world’s richest man has lost in cases ranging from shareholder fraud to claims that his rivals stole AI secrets
