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    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Special ReportWomen at the Start
      Advice from female founders on starting your own venture

      Use networks and the pitch to compensate for lack of track record and access to funding. Plus seven guiding tips

    • Friday, 15 October, 2021
      Legal services
      Fintech pioneers navigate the law’s grey areas

      Lawyers help strike a balance between overregulation and protection for consumers

    • Monday, 11 January, 2021
      Special ReportCorporate Change and Technology
      Start-ups force finance chiefs to rethink attitude to risk

      Experiments with innovation are a nightmare for risk-averse CFOs, as investing in disrupters so often results in a loss

    • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
      Special ReportThe Future of Telecommunications
      Smart ambulances and wearables offer route to speedier treatments

      Service that improves treatment for patients on way to hospital to be introduced across UK after successful trial

    • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
      Renewable energy
      Start-ups aim to unlock full potential of ‘green’ tech

      Thermal storage and battery performance are among those areas of technology attracting funding

    • Friday, 29 May, 2020
      Special ReportCoronavirus and Logistics
      Robots from Estonia boost supermarket spirits during pandemic

      Stores and shoppers in UK and beyond turn to AI’s ‘completely touch-free experience’

    • Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
      Special ReportFT Health: Combating Coronavirus
      Coronavirus puts Big Pharma’s IP regime to the test

      The race is on to find treatments — but who will own the resulting knowhow?

    • Monday, 17 June, 2019
      Special ReportHow we will live in 2050
      What your commute will look like in 2050

      Today’s start-ups and urban projects hint at the future of urban mobility

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      Transport2 min
      What your commute will look like in 2050

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    • Thursday, 14 March, 2019
      Flying cars
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      German startup aims to rise above what is expected to be a lucrative if crowded market

    • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
      #techFT
      Facebook stars in tech earnings rush

      Microsoft disappoints, robotaxi revenues, gaming’s fastest laptop, Sifted launch

    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      Podcast: are food allergies becoming more common?

      Medical experts and a sufferer discuss why concern is rising about reactions to foods

    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
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      What's behind the rise in food allergies?

      Life-threatening allergic reactions are on the rise, particularly in western countries like the UK, Canada and the US. So what is causing this? How should the business and medical worlds respond?

    • Wednesday, 28 November, 2018
      Technology sector
      ‘When I started, no one [in Kazakhstan] knew what a start-up was’

      Aktau, on the Caspian Sea, is far from being a tech hub, yet one local entrepreneur is changing that

    • Wednesday, 28 November, 2018
      15 min
      ‘When I started, no one in Kazakhstan knew what a start-up was’

      Aktau, on the Caspian Sea, is far from being a tech hub, yet one local entrepreneur is changing that

    • Wednesday, 21 November, 2018
      Special ReportEurope’s Road to Growth
      Europe plays catch-up in digital innovation

      The continent needs to shout louder about its strengths in research and skilled staff

    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      Technology sector
      Podcast: ‘Africa should not copy and paste Silicon Valley’

      Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Ethel Cofie on the advantages of simple and cheap innovation

    • Monday, 29 October, 2018
      14 min
      ‘Africa should not copy and paste Silicon Valley’

      Ghanaian tech entrepreneur Ethel Cofie on the advantages of simple and cheap innovation

    • Friday, 28 September, 2018
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      What is it like running a ride hailing app in war-torn Syria?

      A talent pool of women programmers has helped two entrepreneurs solve a tricky problem

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      What is it like running a ride hailing app in war-torn Syria?

      A talent pool of women programmers has helped two entrepreneurs solve a problem

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      Special ReportImpact Investing
      Blockchain keeps environmental impact investors in the loop

      Technology, from blockchain to satellites, can track funded projects in real time

    • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
      Entrepreneurship
      Podcast: ‘I was rejected 167 times’

      Communist party member and fintech founder Xu Zewei on riding China’s start-up boom

    • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
      Special Report13 min
      'I was rejected 167 times'

      Communist party member and fintech founder Xu Zewei on the ups and downs of riding China’s start-up boom

    • Friday, 27 July, 2018
      14 min
      Bulgaria reverses the IT brain drain

      Bulgaria was once a centre for production of IT hardware for Soviet bloc countries

    • Thursday, 12 July, 2018
      #techFT
      Latest hack attacks come through the clouds

      Broadcom buys CA, Comcast ups Sky bid, Macbook Pro refresh

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