We need a new deal for the web

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Given that Google attracts more than 136bn visits a month — as much as the next 12 most popular websites combined — it is easy to see how a US federal judge concluded last year … Read more

TSMC’s rosy outlook and Huawei’s investment web

Hello everyone, this is Cissy from Hong Kong. This week, the Hong Kong police are on high alert again as Wednesday marked the 36th anniversary of Beijing’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square in the Chinese capital. Although public mourning over the tragedy has diminished since the implementation of the National … Read more

Sony turns anime from fandom to financials

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. If your Netflix queue has started featuring more anime titles lately, it is no coincidence. Japanese animation movies and television series, aimed at adults as well as children, are moving from niche to mainstream. This … Read more

Lagos offers start-ups ‘immediate scale’ but challenges remain

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, is home to 23 of the country’s 28 companies in this year’s Financial Times ranking of the fastest-growing African companies. Odunayo Eweniyi, co-founder of fintech start-up PiggyVest, says companies flock to … Read more

A Covid lockdown in Tangier helped a tech founder turn his idea into reality

When Covid-19 hit, Abdelilah Hlallouch, a tech entrepreneur of Moroccan heritage who was born and raised in the Netherlands, seized the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition of launching a business in the country of his forebears. Like most other countries, Morocco closed its borders and suspended flights in response to the pandemic, implementing one … Read more