This story appears in the September 30, 2019 issue of Forbes Magazine. he man who at once epitomizes the hottest new growth area in tech and the burgeoning hopes for entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe twirls a marker through his fingers as he…

The Financial Times – Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg – Sep 11, 2019, 1:34 AM

A company holding Naspers ' stakes in internet technology groups such as Tencent soared in its Amsterdam stock trading debut, valuing it at €123bn, which instantly propelled it to the top echelons of Europe's biggest listed companies. Shares…

The UK is currently third in the world for raising investment in AI and second for the number of AI companies in operation during 2019 (Crunchbase data). Still, 89% of the AI ecosystem in the UK consists of startups with 50 or fewer employees.

The owners of software maker TeamViewer AG are seeking to raise as much as 2.31 billion euros ($2.54 billion) in Germany's biggest technology initial public offering in almost two decades. Private-equity firm Permira plans to sell as many as 84…