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Keir Starmer warns social media companies about far right misinformation on their platforms inciting violence: “Let me say to large social media companies, violent disorder, clearly whipped up online, that is also a crime and it’s happening on your premises”

Russia freed wrongly convicted WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War wsj.com/world/russia/e… via The Wall Street Journal

The UK's crackdown on Chinese students because of spying fears puts the country's tech ambitions in jeopardy, warn academics and startups -- great story by Yazhou Sun bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

NEW: The U.S. has tried to block A.I. chips made by Nvidia and others from China, amid concerns they will aid its military. But our investigation found an active trade in the technology — part of a global effort to help China circumvent the restrictions. nytimes.com/2024/08/04/tec…

“Freedom of talent brings knowledge transfer” 🎓 Russ Shaw CBE recently spoke to Yazhou Sun at Bloomberg UK about the need for international collaboration on skills to move the UK tech industry forward 🇬🇧 Read the full article here 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Wild amounts of money still being poured into Magic Leap, and it still needs more... Scoop from Mark Bergen bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment is taking an increasingly active approach to the European startups as it seeks to boost returns. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology Shona Ghosh & Arno Schuetze

Congo's leaders have been promising and failing to develop a national ID program for about two decades, leaving its citizens struggling to access basic services, open bank accounts and receive money from abroad.

and with the heat, UK officials are now considering adding a key provision in the Online Safety Act to give them more power over platforms story from last night w/ Ellen Milligan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: Shein hires ex top EU official to bolster lobbying w/ Samuel Stolton Mark Bergen bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

Klarna shareholders voted to oust one of the company’s board members in the latest sign of simmering tension at the financial technology behemoth. Story with Mark Bergen, Jenny Surane and Paige Smith bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Some professional news: I'm joining the Bloomberg Technology team next month, covering EMEA VC/startups/gig economy. Beyond thrilled to be working with a mighty team of reporters & editors Amy Thomson Mark Bergen Olivia Solon Peter Elstrom Lynn Doan Tom Giles

"I literally thought about Africa 1% of my time," said Meg Whitman of her time running eBay & HP. The US Amb to Kenya is now tasked with countering Chinese influence on the continent. Great read by Mark Bergen Olivia Solon Loni Prinsloo bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Businessweek

“Like private equity had a baby with Google." Fascinating profile of Bending Spoons, a company that has snapped up household apps including Evernote, WeTransfer and Meetup. Via Mark Bergen

⚡️New: Revolut boss Nik Storonsky has hinted at making a fresh bid for a US banking license at Slush

DeepSeek has fired up the long-troubled China tech industry: Companies have rolled out 10 major releases and updates in the past two weeks — and that’s just the big names. That means new challenges for the likes of OpenAI and Nvidia Saritha Rai Yazhou Sun bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bloomberg scoop: Uber is in talks to acquire Turkish food delivery platform Trendyol Go by Yazhou Sun Gillian Tan Fırat Kozok bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

My colleague Yazhou Sun took a deep dive into what DoorDash's £2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) offer means for Deliveroo. At its peak, the company was valued at more than £7 billion, but dropped dramatically after growth slowed when Covid lockdowns ended. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

If you only want to read one article about DeepSeek, read our cover story for the June issue of Businessweek: I traveled to Hangzhou -- home to the Little Dragons -- for on-the-ground reporting. For the first time in five years, China’s tech space is buzzing。 shorturl.at/6w3Ak

Scoop: Builder.ai gave key creditors revenue estimate that was 4 times the actual result, leading to lenders seizing of most of its cash this week. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…