Financial Times - Technology

Music Thing’s compact synth will make a composer out of you

AI got smarter. The bills got harder to control

Powerful AI tools burn through budgets, prompting a rethink of how the technology is priced ahead of frontier lab IPOs

Lab-grown meat: moral mission meets market realities

From pet food to sausage ingredients, cultivated food start-ups are moving beyond lofty early promises to seek niches where they can address a need

Call for entries: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2027

Apply now to be considered for our sixth annual ranking of high-growth businesses on the continent

US Big Tech gets the most facetime with EU

Corporations including Google, Apple and Amazon use their influence to push back against the bloc’s digital rules

Google releases most advanced Gemini AI model

Tech giant hopes ‘Argon’ will help it re-establish itself at the frontier of artificial intelligence

KKR warns of growing credit market risks from AI borrowing spree

Investment firm wary of risks of ‘overexposure’ and ‘concentration’ and predicts broader volatility if there is a downturn in booming sector

MI5 warns universities to cut ties with Chinese institute

China General Technology Research Institute has ‘very strong ties’ to Chinese intelligence, says UK agency in unusual espionage alert

How to make it as a digital creator

Easy access and high rewards draw millions to careers in social media but agents say the challenges are underestimated

‘Big names in AI like Kyndryl’

Singapore taps Nobel-winning algorithm for government dating app

City-state takes matters into its own hands with pilot programme aimed at boosting marriages in fast-ageing country

AI industry moves to thwart data centre backlash ahead of US midterms

AI Infrastructure Coalition, whose members include Google, Meta and Microsoft, unveils commitments to cover energy costs and minimise water usage

The crucial things Anthropic’s jumbo ‘risk factors’ won’t tell you

The real question for those considering buying stock is whether it will make money

Is Anthropic losing its Oura?

The AI lab’s IPO prospectus has leaked but it faces a narrowing window to list before the end of the year

Fintech Zilch taps banks for IPO next year

UK consumer credit company has invited advisers to pitch on a planned listing in London

Luxury watches must win back wrist space

The rise of health-tracking rings creates an opportunity for Cartier, Rolex and the like

Trump shrugs off AI regulation

US president says tech leaders agreed to ‘self-regulation’ of AI risks

FT Weekend Fest: How AI is really changing jobs

Sarah O’Connor on the impact AI is already having in the workplace