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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. To have faith in the recent uptick of multibillion-dollar valuations for tech start-ups that have no profits, no sales and no product to speak of, you have to believe normal rules do not apply. This, … Read more

Entrepreneur Félix Martín-Aguilar is looking overseas to expand his Málaga-based start-up. It’s not that he has anything against the Spanish city, his hometown, but Aliqindoi, a device as a service platform, is ready for the big time, he says, and in some ways his choice shows how Málaga is, too. In the past, that might … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The sight of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and French President Emmanuel Macron being mobbed by techies at Paris-based Station F recently was a reminder — if any were needed — of the business incubator’s … Read more

If 2023 was the year of downturn for the tech industry, last year was broadly one of recovery. The job losses continued but global investment in start-ups rose 5 per cent, fuelled by a boom in artificial intelligence. The recovery has been geographically patchy, however. The UK — the biggest tech market in Europe — … Read more

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Mario Draghi could not have been blunter. The former Italian prime minister and ex-president of the European Central Bank warned last year that Europe faced an “existential challenge” unless it could take advantage of the … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK defence champion BAE Systems is exploring opportunities to deepen collaboration with Japanese defence groups, including potential joint development of drones to fly alongside a next-generation fighter jet the two nations are building with Italy. … Read more

This year’s list covers 150 hubs in 25 countries. Plus: Trump policies are a wake-up call for European climate tech; Spain’s smaller hubs play to their strengths; Germany’s stagnant economy dents investment in consumer start-ups; and how a Paris-based hub is at the vanguard of AI

Hi everyone! This is Cheng Ting-Fang, your #techAsia host for the week, sending a warm hello from Taipei! I just returned to Asia from Barcelona — a city bursting with Gaudi’s artistic architecture and fresh tapas, from garlic prawns to grilled cuttlefish and patatas bravas. Every spring, the global wireless industry gathers in this Spanish … Read more

“It’s been a turbulent few months”, admits David Frykman, founding partner of Norrsken VC, one of Europe’s largest venture capital groups. Frykman, whose firm mainly invests in European start-ups, is referring to politics across the Atlantic. On January 20, Donald Trump entered the White House with a promise to “drill, baby, drill”, signing executive orders … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A Chinese social media influencer has lost her right to residency in Taiwan after advocating for the country’s annexation by Beijing, as Taipei cracks down on growing propaganda, infiltration and espionage from China. The woman, … Read more