Carved out of the forest on the southwestern edge of Berlin lies an outpost of the Cold War that’s becoming more relevant by the day bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Alan Crawford

So sad to hear about the passing of Ray Reardon. A titan of snooker. A marvellous man. And this story about his days in the mines is still one of the most astonishing I’ve ever heard…

Carved out of the forest on the southwestern edge of Berlin lies an outpost of the Cold War that’s becoming more relevant by the day bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics Alan Crawford

It looked like Venezuela’s agony was about to end. The declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential election may have closed down those hopes bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Politics Alan Crawford Tony Halpin Prinesha Naidoo Gordon Bell

Chips, EVs and now biotech shape EU-China ties bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Alan Crawford

All of this happened in China this week. A thread 🧵1/10 Plus, I break down one key geoeconomics story ⬇

Europe’s auto chipmakers have a deepening China habit bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Alan Crawford

The US is compelling advanced chipmakers to pull back from China. Auto chipmakers are pushing in the other direction bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

A look at the deepening engagement of EU's auto chipmakers with China as sales suffer in the West; McKinsey: automotive chips market will be worth $150B by 2030 (@acberlin / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?fro… techmeme.com/240809/p2#a240…

And on a related story, Alan Crawford has this great piece looking at how companies that make chips for autos are increasingly focused on China, despite their government’s concerns about China dominating the EV market & legacy chips. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A pleasure to join Newsnight tonight to discuss my reporting on the role social media has played in fuelling recent violence in Britain and what the government plans to do about it!

German extremist gains are a gift for Vladimir Putin bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Alan Crawford

This is a bitter reality check for Volkswagen and really bad news for Germany, which is already battling a populist surge. VW is partially owned by its home state and has heavy union influence, so threatening cuts in Germany is not business as usual.

Norway’s currency has lost almost a fifth of its value against the euro since 2022, upsetting a lot of people in one of the world’s richest countries bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Markets

For Germany, the news is mostly grim bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Politics Alan Crawford Tony Halpin johnlharney Gordon Bell Iain Rogers Prinesha Naidoo Karl Maier

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer calls for the ‘return of the sausages’ in Gaza, before correcting to ‘hostages’

Fantastic reporting by Manuela Tobías from Tierra del Fuego, which through a quirk of history is Argentina's electronics hub, now suffering the chill winds of Milei's shock therapy bloomberg.com/features/2024-… via Bloomberg

My latest Bloomberg: A postcard from the world’s end. After electronics consumption collapsed in the first half of the year, Argentina's quirky electronics hub is a litmus test of just how far Milei’s austerity can go. Edited by Alan Crawford bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

Tierra del Fuego, centro de manufacturas de electrónicos de Argentina, sufre el embate de los planes económicos del presidente. bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Politics Manuela Tobías Alan Crawford Patrick Gillespie

The closing of renowned Berlin clubs Watergate and Renate spells trouble for the city’s nightlife, says Chris Bryant bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion