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Resurgence of free cash flow at the ecommerce group is still fresh while capital expenditure is set to rise this year
The FT asked workers in animation, advertising and real estate to test rival AI systems that create short clips
Ecommerce company’s operating income more than triples as Amazon Web Services and adverts provide a boost
iPhone maker has also created a secretive Zurich lab as it prepares fightback against rivals
Continent ‘at risk of falling behind’ on digital infrastructure, undermining its competitiveness
Leading Japanese and Korean carmakers follow VW with moves to match domestic rivals
Zuckerberg’s AI plans may have knocked its stock market value, but he hopes his next venture will have dramatic impact
In-car software is becoming a key differentiator
Arrests in Germany and UK point to growing scale and ambition of Chinese espionage operations
More than halfway through its incentives spending, the US will have far greater scope to manage shocks
Recent sharp moves highlight the hypersensitivity of the sector to relatively benign cyclical moves
Merger marks last major consolidation in industry as operators look to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink
Enhancing data collection and streamlining recruitment helps to build more creative and innovative teams
EV maker’s chief executive held talks with Chinese premier and secured key approval for data use
Government attempts to regulate the technology must look at its use on the battlefield
Regulators set to express concern over insufficient moderation of political ads that risk undermining electoral process
Shares in US electric-car maker soar 17% on autonomous driving prospects in world’s biggest auto market
Also in today’s newsletter, EU deforestation rules open new opportunities for data businesses
Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
French TV and film company Mediawan is benefiting from EU quotas on locally produced content
Billionaire arrives in world’s largest car market as he makes push on ‘robotaxis’ in bid to revive fortunes
Venture capital firm’s success underlines divergence between big names and smaller groups as fundraising slows more broadly
George Arison says users should be careful after Tory MP who shared intimate images was caught in ‘honeytrap’
Former Barclays boss to chair lossmaking video platform that claims $3bn value
Dana Mattioli’s important book looks at the winner-takes-all dynamic that built a competition-squashing behemoth
Combined market value of the two tech giants rose by more than $250bn after revenue growth beat expectations
Shares of Google’s parent company jump after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and $70bn stock buyback
Director says technology at some point will ‘write a script, direct a movie’
Government says it met Virgin O2 chief executive and Ofcom after incidents last year
The cyber specialist has had a bumpy three-year ride as a public company
Microsoft is the company showing most tangible proof of AI revenue generation from hefty investments
Tech group’s shares up 3% a day after better than expected earnings report
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