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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Special ReportInnovative Lawyers
      Business Legal Leaders

      We examine how senior in-house lawyers are adapting to new business needs in a monthly series that culminates on September 20, alongside the FT list of top in-house lawyers. This week: geopolitical upheaval

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Markets InsightAnne Richards
      How fintech can adapt to a tougher environment

      Long-term survival is often underrated as a business objective

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Chegg is a harbinger of AI’s disruptive force

      Online education sector will be far from the last to be shaken up by new platform shift

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      LexPan Kwan Yuk
      The Lex Newsletter: higher rates put squeeze on fintech lenders too Premium content

      Disrupters’ plans to take on established institutions fizzle out after rise in funding costs

    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Food Prices
      Europeans shouldn’t laugh about that $29 NYC sandwich

      Consolidation coming

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      A new technology boom is at hand

      Consumer tech might no longer be a growth area, but the digitisation of industry has just begun

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Oliver Ralph
      Why technology has failed to disrupt insurance

      While start-ups have revolutionised retail and travel, they have barely made a dent in this sector

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      John Thornhill
      In (partial) defence of Silicon Valley

      For all their faults, tech innovators may at last be making an impact on productivity — and on wider society

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      LexBanks
      Central bank digital currency: blockchain could upend banking Premium content

      Banks must lead industrialisation of their services or risk further erosion of earnings from core activities

    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
      Patrick Jenkins
      Why Visa and Mastercard have yet to face their Kodak moment

      The fintech disrupters of the payments sector are no such thing

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      The financial infrastructure industry needs a new playbook

      The golden era is over

    • Sunday, 11 September, 2022
      Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan
      Technology start-ups must look beyond scale

      In tough economic times, tech businesses need focus and profitability as well as growth

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A golden age of consumer convenience is passing

      Growth strategy of on-demand services has become harder to sustain

    • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
      The Long ViewKatie Martin
      The crypto shake-out shows boring is back

      Disrupters of the global financial system have been disrupted as the Fed removes punch bowl of stimulus

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      News in-depthAffirm Holdings, Inc
      Affirm struggles to convince investors of fintech bona fides

      ‘Buy now pay later’ group becomes more reliant on loans amid plummeting share price

    • Monday, 25 April, 2022
      Carlo Ratti
      Ride-hailing apps should work with taxis to reduce the price of anarchy

      Uber’s recent move to make peace with an old foe in New York must be a sign of things to come

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Gig economy
      Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

      Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done

    • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber to list New York City taxis on its app as old foes make peace

      Deal will help tech company ease driver shortage after years of rancour over ride-hailing service

    • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
      LexTransport
      Uber/NYC taxis: co-operation wins over conflict as rides business remains tough Premium content

      Huge losses on both sides mean the one-time adversaries have had to adapt

    • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Uber remains a bellwether for uncertain times

      Ride-sharing company demonstrates how currents in global economy are shifting

    • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
      Shola Asante
      Why the small business underdog may never have its day

      Big companies are more likely than ever to maintain their dominant positions over plucky start-ups

    • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
      John Thornhill
      Lenin’s rope may help tame the dominance of Big Tech

      The emergence of small insurgent companies could unleash the next wave of creative destruction

    • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
      Oren Cass
      Curtailing big tech requires much more than breaking it up

      The digital age has transformed civilisation, but policymakers remain one step behind

    • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
      Americas companies
      Tech disrupters deliver on their promise for growth investors

      Many fast-growing companies on the FT ranking were already well-placed for the changes that Covid-19 accelerated

    • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
      US & Canadian companies
      Austin’s vitality draws tech crowd from coast

      Texan capital punches above its weight as a centre for growth companies

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