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Friday, 7 August, 2020

AnalysisGames industry
How ‘hyper-casual’ games are winning the mobile market
Games makers are scoring hundreds of millions of downloads by churning out cheaply made titles
Tuesday, 4 August, 2020

Roofoods Ltd
Amazon’s Deliveroo investment approved by UK regulator
CMA warns increased stake could trigger further scrutiny
Monday, 3 August, 2020

Google LLC
Google signs $750m deal with ADT to sell its Nest devices
US home security group will exclusively market tech giant’s cameras, thermostats and speakers
Saturday, 1 August, 2020

Tech start-ups
TechHub, once the heart of London’s start-up scene, goes bust
Workspace was the busy centre of the UK’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’
Friday, 31 July, 2020

NVIDIA Corp
Nvidia in talks to buy Arm from SoftBank for more than $32bn
US chipmaker seeks cash-and-stock purchase of UK chip designer from its Japanese owner
Wednesday, 29 July, 2020

Shopify
Spending on Shopify surpasses eBay as Covid-19 sends shoppers online
Revenues at Canadian ecommerce company rise 97%, far surpassing Wall St estimates
Tuesday, 28 July, 2020

Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero says orders doubled during pandemic
Food delivery group raises full-year revenue guidance and plans to launch in Japan
Thursday, 23 July, 2020

Twitter Inc
Users flock to Twitter during pandemic but ad revenues fall
Surge in audience amid coronavirus crisis and protests but advertisers remain cautious
Tuesday, 21 July, 2020

Alibaba
Alibaba bets on European influencers to spur global reach
Chinese group races to sign 100,000 content creators for its AliExpress platform
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Wednesday, 15 July, 2020

Apple Inc
Apple wins landmark court battle with EU over €14.3bn of tax payments
Judges annul ruling by European Commission in blow to competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager
Tuesday, 14 July, 2020

FT MagazineTechnology sector
How many tech titans does it take to change a light switch?
Silicon Valley’s war on physical buttons continues — but digital interfaces can be less than intuitive
Monday, 13 July, 2020

Google LLC
Google plans to invest $10bn in India
‘India Digitization Fund’ comes as US tech companies jostle for position in fast-growing online market
Monday, 13 July, 2020

Special ReportE-mobility
Timeline: e-mobility from the Sinclair C5 to the scooterpocalypse
Electric personal transport has built on ideas originating from unpowered models and was accelerating fast before Covid-19
Sunday, 12 July, 2020

Ubisoft
Ubisoft hit by ‘toxic’ workplace complaints
French video games company behind ‘Assassin’s Creed’ removes three top executives
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

AnalysisHong Kong
Silicon Valley weighs whether to leave Hong Kong
Big tech companies must judge whether they can comply with China’s sweeping new security law
Tuesday, 30 June, 2020

UK politics & policy
Rental e-scooters given go-ahead in green drive
Legislation passed to fast-track trials on the roads from next week
Tuesday, 30 June, 2020

FT SeriesCompanies prospering in the pandemic
How mobile games crushed consoles
Revenues set to hit $100bn this year as locked-down masses flock to casual gaming
Sunday, 28 June, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic
Troubled UK tracing app to get new features and branding
Health service looks at recasting coronavirus technology as ‘PPE in your pocket’
Sunday, 28 June, 2020

Tech start-ups
Infarm looks to raise $200m for vertical farm expansion
German start-up grows herbs and salads inside supermarkets and restaurants
Friday, 26 June, 2020

AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic
The rise and fall of Hancock’s homegrown tracing app
Health secretary promised in mid-May a nationwide rollout was imminent but a month later the technology was shelved
Wednesday, 24 June, 2020

Roofoods Ltd
UK competition watchdog in U-turn on Deliveroo-Amazon deal
CMA says ecommerce giant’s investment will not adversely affect consumers following year-long probe
Tuesday, 23 June, 2020

Apple Inc
Apple makes concessions to developers at annual conference
Updates could help tech group address antitrust criticisms from regulators
Tuesday, 16 June, 2020

FT MagazineTechnology sector
Why tech accessories are making life better during lockdown
There are more pressing matters right now than iPad stands, yet I find myself endlessly fiddling with my home-office set-up
Monday, 15 June, 2020

EU state aid
EU to relax state aid rules that hindered support for start-ups
Move follows calls from tech industry for bloc to be more flexible on government help
Thursday, 11 June, 2020

AnalysisGrubhub
Just Eat Takeaway’s Grubhub deal puts dash for growth back on menu
Acquisition will set up new battle for global domination in food delivery market