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Articles from www.ft.com

Sources: Reflection AI, which is developing open foundation models, seeks to raise $2B+ at a $20B+ valuation, after raising $2B at an $8B valuation in October (www.ft.com)
2026-3-3 AI

Multiple AWS developers say they are asked to take on new roles with AI tools' assistance, and engineers are now required to complete technical writing tasks (www.ft.com)
2026-3-1 AI

Sources: DeepSeek plans to release its multimodal model V4 next week and worked with Huawei and Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon to optimize V4 for their products (www.ft.com)
2026-2-28 China AI

UK online supermarket Ocado plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and restructure its automated warehouse tech business; Kroger and Sobeys exited their Ocado deals early (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismisses concerns of a “SaaS-pocalypse”, saying companies like Anthropic use “a lot of SaaS because it just got better with agents” (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26 SaaS Salesforce

Several UK consultants have left large firms to start AI consultancy startups, as growth in the country's AI consulting sector outpaces the broader market (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26 Startup AI

Analysis: super PACs for and against AI regulation have raised $265M ahead of the midterms, with pro-AI groups significantly outraising pro-regulation groups (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26 AI

A look at VW's robotaxi unit MOIA, which has 100 test vehicles across Germany, Norway, and the US, and plans to launch its robotaxis this year in LA with Uber (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26 Germany Uber Norway

Tech companies are increasingly turning to GPU-backed debt, a model pioneered by CoreWeave, using SPVs to shift debt off their balance sheets (www.ft.com)
2026-2-26

London-based self-driving startup Wayve raised a $1.2B Series D at an $8.6B post-money valuation, with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Nissan among investors (www.ft.com)
2026-2-25 Startup London Nissan

Shein founder Xu Yangtian made a rare public appearance in Guangdong, pledging to invest ~$1.45B into the province's supply chains in the next three years (www.ft.com)
2026-2-25

Stripe hits a $159B valuation after an employee share sale to investors like Thrive, Coatue, and a16z, a 70% jump from its $92B valuation in February 2025 (www.ft.com)
2026-2-25

European military officials worry “tech sovereignty” ideas may have serious consequences for European security, given their reliance on US software and networks (www.ft.com)
2026-2-24 Europe

Russian media: Russia opens an investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov for “abetting terrorist activities”, as it promotes its state-run rival Max app (www.ft.com)
2026-2-24 Russia Terrorism

Sources: Trump's “Board of Peace” is exploring a USD-pegged stablecoin for Gaza; a source says it will not be a “Gaza Coin” or a new Palestinian currency (www.ft.com)
2026-2-24 Trump

Data center developers are seeking credit ratings even while facilities are under construction to unlock new capital; S&P, Moody's, and others expand coverage (www.ft.com)
2026-2-23

A look at the rising popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (www.ft.com)
2026-2-23 Instagram

Source Global: the US consulting market is set to grow 7% in 2026, the fastest pace in the post-COVID era, as companies seek advice on profiting from AI (www.ft.com)
2026-2-22 AI

Sources: Nvidia is close to finalizing a $30B equity investment into OpenAI that will replace the long-term $100B commitment agreed by the companies last year (www.ft.com)
2026-2-20 Nvidia Equity

Sources: Meta cuts its annual distribution of stock options by ~5% for most of its staff, equating to tens of thousands of employees, after a ~10% cut in 2025 (www.ft.com)
2026-2-20

OPM Director Scott Kupor says tech billionaires such as Elon Musk will give talks to the US Tech Force, which aims to recruit roughly 1,000 software engineers (www.ft.com)
2026-2-19 Elon Musk

Sources: Accenture told execs promotions would require “regular adoption” of AI and is tracking individual weekly logins to its AI tools for some senior staff (www.ft.com)
2026-2-19 AI

How US citizens, clergy, and elected officials in conservative communities like Missouri are leading a grassroots rebellion against the Trump-backed AI boom (www.ft.com)
2026-2-18 Trump AI

Q&A with Synthesia founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli on growing the London-based enterprise AI video platform, hitting a $4B valuation, AI regulation, and more (www.ft.com)
2026-2-18 AI London

Sources: Ineffable Intelligence, founded by Google DeepMind's former principal scientist David Silver, is raising a $1B seed led by Sequoia at a $4B valuation (www.ft.com)
2026-2-18 Google Silver Intelligence

Perplexity says it has no plans to further pursue advertising, which it introduced in 2024, phasing out ads late last year over fears it would erode user trust (www.ft.com)
2026-2-18

Meta commits to buy millions of Nvidia Blackwell and Rubin GPUs in a multiyear deal; source: Meta's in-house AI chip strategy has suffered technical challenges (www.ft.com)
2026-2-18 AI Nvidia

UK activist investor Palliser says Toto, Japan's largest toilet maker, is an “undervalued and overlooked” AI play due to its “advanced ceramics” used in chips (www.ft.com)
2026-2-17 Japan AI

UK software firm Pinewood's stock fell ~31% on Feb. 16 after Apax Partners withdrew its £575M takeover offer, citing “prevailing challenging market conditions” (www.ft.com)
2026-2-17

Sources: US healthcare manufacturer Danaher is nearing a deal to buy medtech company Masimo for ~$10B; Masimo is in an IP dispute with Apple over Apple Watch (www.ft.com)
2026-2-17 Apple

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