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The world runs on computer chips, and our appetite for them is only increasing.

Find out how Creo Medical’s ingenious tiny tools probe deep into the body to remove cancer with minimal harm to patients.

The retailer with faster delivery times than Amazon and the bank capitalising on India’s rising middle class.

Eric Beinhocker argues that the economy isn’t a machine to keep in balance but an evolving system that adapts to human needs.

Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionise drug discovery, renewable energy, transportation and more.

The US’s most exciting and transformative companies are increasingly spread across the nation in thriving centres of innovation.

Kelly Clancy explains the many ways play has shaped who you are – for good and for ill.

Discover the company revitalising Japan’s outdated power network and aiding its shift to renewables.

The United States’ infrastructure upgrade plan vastly exceeds its spending on rebuilding post-war Europe.

How the outdoor fashion brand mixes elegance and adventure.

Why the US is a fantastic place to invest in growth.

Japan’s love of traditional cash transactions is giving way to new digital financial practices.

Charting how a century of innovation led to a revolutionary weight-loss treatment.

How cross-border payments company Remitly takes the tension out of cash transfers.

Visiting Saigon, Roderick Snell explores what went right for the pro-business communist country.

SpaceX’s satellite service delivers unprecedented internet access worldwide, even in remote regions.

New online services are transforming Japanese banking habits.

Investment managers share some of the laws that guide their decisions.

John Vaillant’s prize-winning Fire Weather spells out the lessons of a Canadian inferno.

Why nearly nine out of 10 Scottish Mortgage companies are led by their creators.

Why AI could be the printing press of intelligence.

Author Sebastian Mallaby on the attraction of investing in game-changing firms at an early stage.

Author Ed Conway shares insights on six commodities crucial to our progress.

Prof Kate Crawford on Artificial intelligence’s environmental and social impacts.

Veteran data security expert Mikko Hyppönen on cyberwarfare and AI’s challenge.

How Howdens’ kitchens won the building trade’s trust.

By shifting the focus from Windows and embracing AI, the firm has revitalised its fortunes.

How Jensen Huang overcame adversity to play a pivotal role in accelerating progress.

Could we use our bodies’ natural electricity to treat illness?

The new generation of companies that’s quietly captured key technology niches.

How Alnylam suppresses a cause of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Charting how technological progress and prosperity march together.

Why the waves hold the key to the pursuit of long-term growth.

A nation that once adapted others’ technologies is increasingly leading in innovative products and services.

The cancer-fighting firm that aims to lead a clean energy revolution.

The mRNA technology behind the Covid vaccine is being directed against other diseases.

Nintendo’s iconic characters profitably mix familiarity with new forms of gameplay.

How Henry Engelhardt’s entrepreneurial flair helped create the car insurance giant.

The award-winning author who laid bare the life of the Bard.

Poet, preacher, politician, pirate – Katherine Rundell celebrates the many lives of John Donne.

How Elevance Health uses its scale to smooth a path through the US health system’s maze.

Ed Whitten travels to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to meet companies seeking social impact.

The UK firm is partnering with leading grocers to deploy its automated warehouses worldwide.

Renowned investor Kai-Fu Lee revisits his prophetic book, five years on.

Three companies helping turn the continent from an innovation backwater to a hotspot.

The island nation’s natural wealth makes it crucial to a low-carbon future.

Why Scottish Mortgage keeps investing in unlisted companies.

How the luxury group enables its designers to spark love-it-or-hate-it reactions.

A varied portfolio helps the Trust manage volatility and focus on the long term.

From biofood to cybersecurity, innovative startups thrive in Israel.

Lisa Yamai’s bold challenge to Japan's old guard.

Upheaval means opportunity for the nation’s ‘little giants’.

Game-changing companies capable of growing to global scale.

What businesses need to know about motivating their workers.

The case for investing in British firms innovating in healthcare, fintech and AI.

The unsung heroes reinvesting profits to produce long-term outperformance.

Tony Fadell, inventor of the iPhone, on creating a guide for other ‘builders’.

Mary Ann Sieghart on ways to stop women being taken less seriously than men.

Matthew Ball on the next-generation internet and its foundational firms.