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]]></title><description><![CDATA[More colleges are launching courses in entrepreneurship but founders question their value]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/eae5f7b2-5978-4e24-ad10-ec54d0345aaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">eae5f7b2-5978-4e24-ad10-ec54d0345aaa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 03:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI expects subscription revenue to nearly double to $10bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company behind the ChatGPT tool is still lossmaking, as are its biggest rivals ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1ffc5fe7-6872-42a0-8b98-dc685f9c33c6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1ffc5fe7-6872-42a0-8b98-dc685f9c33c6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:32:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s Mistral benefits from search for AI alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/65f79839-d637-48a7-a0f2-3fab8952b315</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f79839-d637-48a7-a0f2-3fab8952b315</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the collapse of Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn Builder.ai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top investors including Qatar are realising they may have backed a business that largely reported artificial revenues]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/67f0277a-10fd-463c-8946-af0be2b4028f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f0277a-10fd-463c-8946-af0be2b4028f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:09:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 ranking reveals two main trends: the prevalence of fintechs and the outsized performance of the continent’s two biggest economies — Nigeria and South Africa. 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