UK AI start-up Wayve clinches first carmaker deal with Nissan
Agreement marks a key milestone for autonomous driving start-up as it accelerates global expansion plans
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FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
The 2025 ranking of fast growing companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Including: the Philippines looks beyond call centres, India’s Meesho taps WhatsApp, extending EV battery life, and cameras to keep drivers’ eyes on the road
Collaboration not disruption is key to start-up success in Asia, say academics
South-east Asia should look to Japan and South Korea rather than Silicon Valley, research suggests
Eyes on the road convince drivers to hang up the phone
Australian start-up Acusensus’s cameras have already been linked to a fall in road fatalities
Apple turns to India to help ease Trump’s China tariffs
iPhone maker is facing one of the biggest threats to its business in years
Scientists recreate brain circuit in lab for first time
Research breakthrough promises new treatments for severe pain
EQT sells €3bn stake in software group IFS defying chill in deals
Deal brings in Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as investors
The dangers of performance-based lay-offs
Meta shifted the approach to redundancies when it labelled staff low performers
Apple navigates Trump’s tariffs
The tech giant’s path forward is complicated
Musk’s Starlink in new spat over access to Canada subsidies
Rival telecoms groups lobby regulator to prevent Musk-owned company from receiving financial support for Far North region
China gains dexterous upper hand in humanoid robot tussle with US
Cheaper components, fast-paced innovation and Beijing-led financing mean lifelike bots could mirror EV success
Bain Capital clinches $2.6bn deal to buy Blackstone-backed HealthEdge
Sale of US healthcare software company grants two-fold return on investment
Philip Green fails in attempt to challenge UK parliamentary privilege
European court rules human rights convention was not violated after Lord Hain linked former Arcadia chair to sexual misconduct allegations
Can Nintendo’s Switch 2 revive a stagnant gaming industry?
The new console carries the hopes of a company and a sector, but has already been thrust into a gathering trade war
Universities should not be greedy with technology spin-offs
Letting software and life sciences companies emerge from research has long-term benefits for academic institutions
How do we really feel about robots?
HTSI’s tech columnist explores our very complicated relationship with androids
Samsung boosts profits as customers stockpile chips ahead of US tariffs
Analysts fear semiconductor and consumer electronics sales could stagnate over new duties
India's tech stocks take a beating
Also in this newsletter: southern states’ anxiety about delimitation, and Harshjit Sethi’s mantra
How we made it: ‘Bonkers’ weather trends in March
Extreme events from drought and flooding in Australia to record wildfires in South Korea and severe heatwave in Central Asia
UK government attempt to keep Apple challenge private rejected
Privacy rights campaigners welcome ruling by Investigatory Powers Tribunal
