Accessibility help Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.
Manage cookies
Accept & continue
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open drawer menu Open search bar
Financial Times
myFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
    Most Read
    • UK Brexit plans fail all basic backstop tests, warns EU
    • Federal Reserve announces new effort to soothe money markets
    • Labour share plan to hit pensioners’ funds
    • Dublin rejects UK stance on clinching Brexit deal
    • How sex and politics put Palm Beach back in the spotlight
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Politics & Policy
    • US Companies
    Most Read
    • Google claims to have reached quantum supremacy
    • Federal Reserve announces new effort to soothe money markets
    • New York Fed examines banks’ role in money market turmoil
    • Why Saudi attacks changed the calculations on regional security
    • How sex and politics put Palm Beach back in the spotlight
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Thomas Cook makes last-ditch appeal for state bailout
    • Airlines look to arid Australia to store Boeing 737 Max planes
    • Saudi Arabia ‘bullies’ wealthy families to pump cash into oil IPO
    • The war for the world’s eyeballs will end in tears
    • Why Jim Ratcliffe’s reborn Land Rover faces uphill climb
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • fastFT
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    Most Read
    • Federal Reserve announces new effort to soothe money markets
    • The repo markets mystery reminds us that we are flying blind
    • Week of repo turmoil puts Wall Street traders in a spin
    • Will Fannie and Freddie be a gift of the Trump administration?
    • Industrial policy war — capitalism with Chinese characteristics
  • Graphics
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Instant Insight
    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Brenda Hale, a judge with the human touch
    • No-deal Brexit will be great news for British lunches
    • The time for compromise on Brexit is fast approaching
    • The UK Supreme Court is being pushed to the limit
    • The war for the world’s eyeballs will end in tears
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    Most Read
    • Heels that turn into flats: the start-up taking the pain out of fashion
    • Boss-less business is no workers’ paradise
    • Business Book of the Year Award 2019 — the shortlist
    • Big corporate mergers take a hidden toll on staff
    • How to step back and rethink your career goals
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    Most Read
    • Stephen Schwarzman: ‘I like to do things that are beautiful’
    • Boom town: Greenland’s climate change gold rush
    • The remaking of Notre-Dame
    • Grayson Perry: in defence of super-rich knick-knacks
    • Simon Kuper in Paris: where to find the best coffee
  • How to Spend It
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Menu Search
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Graphics
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe

Make sense of a disrupted world

Explore the new agenda

Maija Palmer

Deputy editor, Special Reports
Email Maija Palmer @maijapalmer (link opens in a new browser window)
Email Maija Palmer @maijapalmer (link opens in a new browser window)

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • 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

  • Monday, 17 June, 2019
    Transport2 min
    What your commute will look like in 2050

    A vision of the future of urban transport

  • Thursday, 14 March, 2019
    Special ReportBoldness in Business
    Lilium hopes to soar with electric air taxis

    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 ReportFuture of 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
    14 min
    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
    Podcast: ‘When I started, no one 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

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    Emerging markets
    ‘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
    Tech start-ups
    Podcast: Running a tech start up in war-torn Syria

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

  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    14 min
    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

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    Special ReportImpact Investing
    Conserving an ecosystem using blockchain

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

  • Tuesday, 28 August, 2018
    Tech start-ups
    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

  • Thursday, 28 June, 2018
    Companies By Region13 min
    “Starting a business young is a bonus” says Kenyan tech pioneer

    Dorcas Muthoni on the opportunities in Silicon Savannah

  • Wednesday, 30 May, 2018
    European companies
    Ukrainian 3D-printed house takes on US market

    Conflict with Russia has not stopped a new crop of entrepreneurs finding funding

  • Wednesday, 30 May, 2018
    12 min
    Ukrainian 3D-printed house takes on US market

    Conflict with Russia has not stopped a new crop of entrepreneurs finding funding

  • Thursday, 26 April, 2018
    World11 min
    The woman turning Emiratis into entrepreneurs

    Najla Al Midfa is teaching young people in the United Arab Emirates how to start and run their own businesses

  • Wednesday, 25 April, 2018
    FT MagazineSocial Media
    Are there any viable alternatives to Facebook?

    The difficulties of leaving a social media platform with two billion users

  • Monday, 23 April, 2018
    ExplainerCryptocurrencies2 min
    Four things to know before you invest in an ICO

    How to judge if an initial coin offering is worth your money

  • Saturday, 21 April, 2018
    Special ReportThe Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
    Cyber security: Darktrace’s AI system acts fast against attacks on networks

    The software works like an immune system to detect and destroy intruders

Previous You are on page 1 Next

Useful links

Support

View Site Tips Help Centre About Us Accessibility myFT Tour Careers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & Conditions Privacy Cookies Copyright Slavery Statement & Policies

Services

FT Live Share News Tips Securely Individual Subscriptions Group Subscriptions Republishing Contracts & Tenders
Executive Job Search Advertise with the FT Follow the FT on Twitter FT Transact Secondary Schools

Tools

Portfolio Today's Newspaper (ePaper) Alerts Hub MBA Rankings
Enterprise Tools News feed Newsletters Currency Converter
More from the FT Group
Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2019. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Politics & Policy
    • US Companies
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • fastFT
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
  • Graphics
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Instant Insight
    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • Science
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • EM Squared
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Confidential Research
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In