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Amy Thomson

@athomson6

Bloomberg's tech team leader for EMEA. [email protected]. On Signal, Telegram, Protonmail. Opinions mine. RT ≠ endorsement.

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Olivia Solon@oliviasolonOct 19
It's not a huge surprise that Microsoft would back out of the Loughton, UK site given the significant power delays there. That's out of Nscale's control, but a major challenge globally... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Microsoft Scraps UK Data Center Deal With Nscale, Telegraph Says

Microsoft Scraps UK Data Center Deal With Nscale, Telegraph Says

Microsoft Corp. has pulled out of a UK data center deal with Nscale, the British neocloud firm said, marking a setback for the startup’s initial public offering hopes.

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Olivia Solon@oliviasolonOct 15
NEW: Nscale has a massive $103 billion data center pipeline but only has a tiny fraction online. We set out to investigate how its buildout is going and found delays and setbacks including equipment failures, power constraints & alleged labor violations. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Nscale's Data Centers Hit by Fires, Angry Workers Ahead of IPO

Nscale's Data Centers Hit by Fires, Angry Workers Ahead of IPO

One flagship AI data center in Norway is six months behind schedule, with workers set to be housed in a floating hotel to get it over the finish line.

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Olivia Solon@oliviasolonJan 6
Great work from @CaseyNewton and an illuminating case study in how journalists authenticate allegations in an age of generative AI platformer.news/fake-uber-ea…
Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit

Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit

A “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I caught him. PLUS: Grok's image-generation crisis, and the rapture over Claude Opus 4.5

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Nscale spun out of a crypto miner just 14 months ago, but has become central to Europe's AI strategy, including providing the computing power for OpenAI's Stargate project in Norway & UK. We take a look at the little-known startup. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Nvidia’s UK Partner Is a 16-Month-Old Crypto Mining Spinout

Nscale, a little known British data center company that spun out of a crypto miner last year, has found itself at the forefront of a massive artificial intelligence-fueled data center boom.

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Prosus's new CEO is on his way to creating a super app that combines food delivery, travel and entertainment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Prosus CEO Sees Shakeup Coming for Europe’s Delivery Apps

Fabricio Bloisi envisions a Meituan-style super apps combining delivery, travel and entertainment

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Ubisoft carves out a unit, which includes Assassin's Creed, into a ~€4B subsidiary; Tencent will invest €1.16B to acquire a 25% stake in the new entity (@athomson6 / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250327/p33#a250… xitter.gq/Techmeme/status/186309…
Ubisoft Carves Out Top Games Unit; Tencent to Get 25% Stake

Ubisoft Carves Out Top Games Unit; Tencent to Get 25% Stake

Ubisoft Entertainment SA shares jumped as much as 10% after the video game maker said it will carve out a unit including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six into a subsidiary with...

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Personal news: Starting March 1 I’ll be based in Hong Kong, covering tech & geopolitics in Asia. It’s a dream job & I’m really grateful for the opportunity If your work touches chips/AI, US-China, industrial policy, etc. — say hi! [email protected]/mackhawk.71 on Signal
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Female workers at SAP, Germany's biggest software company, say the firm promoted a manager after failing to address accusations that he harassed them bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology @ckyrious
SAP Promoted Manager After Repeated Accusations of Harassment

SAP Promoted Manager After Repeated Accusations of Harassment

Women who worked for a team lead at the tech giant’s Signavio unit say that the company failed to address complaints of bullying and discrimination. SAP says it has a zero tolerance policy for...

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Some personal news! talkingbiznews.com/media-new…
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@Techmeme31 Oct 2024
Ubisoft reports Q2 net bookings down 36% YoY to €352.3M, vs. €368M est., and expects Q3 net bookings of €380M, down from €626M in Q3 2023, as its big games flop (@dzuidijk / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 📫 Subscribe: techmeme.com/newsletter?from… techmeme.com/241031/p13#a241…

Ubisoft Orders Miss Estimates After Star Wars Sales Disappoint

Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s net bookings missed analysts’ estimates as production delays and weaker-than-expected sales weigh on the French video game company’s turnaround plan.

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@sarahfrier5 Aug 2024
We’re looking for an amazing reporter to cover TikTok and social media! Come work with us: bloomberg.avature.net/en_US/…
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Mark Bergen@mhbergen11 Jul 2024
So @BW has a great new feature called "Walk With @BW." Took walk with one of London's most interesting characters: @C_Angermayer, a prolific investor and co-pilot of @enhanced_games
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Mark Bergen@mhbergen3 Jul 2024
Two years ago, @sundarpichai told me Google would not build certain services if they kept the company from its goal of running on 24/7 clean energy by 2030. Of course, that was a month before launch of ChatGPT.
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Tom Giles@tsgiles18 Jun 2024
New details on @elonmusk's plans to make X an "everything app": Venmo-like payments feature that lets people store $ on X accounts, buy stuff in physical stores; will charge small fees for some types of transactions; X Payments CEO: Patrick Traughber ... bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Documents Show How Musk’s X Plans to Become the Next Venmo

Documents Show How Musk’s X Plans to Become the Next Venmo

State license applications give new insight into the company’s plans, as well as its financial woes during the Elon era.

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Mark Bergen@mhbergen10 Jun 2024
Some news: NATO's new tech fund made one of its first investments in a startup making "modular" military robots
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The UK will finally impose checks on EU fresh food next week. I've tracked the journey bacon takes from Denmark to the UK, to illustrate the new reality of Brexit - that while trade doesn't stop, it's about to become harder and that bit more expensive bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Britons Finally Taste Full Brexit as Costly Border Checks Begin

Britons Finally Taste Full Brexit as Costly Border Checks Begin

EU food imports to the UK are about to get more expensive and complicated as the British government implements the Brexit deal.

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Some personal news: I’m joining Bloomberg @technology later this month! I’ll be doing what I love: working with reporters, shaping stories and, as ever, reading about tech all the time. So very excited to work with @lynnmdoan and the rest of the team. Ready to get started!
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Exclusive: France's #TF1, the country’s most popular free-to-air TV network, is planning expand its free streaming platform TF1+ to French-speaking countries of Europe and Africa bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology
France’s Biggest TV Network to Offer Streaming to Africa, Europe

France’s Biggest TV Network to Offer Streaming to Africa, Europe

France’s TF1, which owns the country’s most popular free-to-air TV network, is expanding its free streaming platform to other parts of Europe and Africa in a bid to increase its online ad business.

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It finally happened: Swisscom to Buy Vodafone’s Italian Business for €8 Billion, Merge With Fastweb - Bloomberg. With ⁦@athomson6⁩ ⁦@paula_doenecke⁩ ⁦@clarahenz⁩ ⁦@bbenrath⁩ ⁦@edwininla⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Vodafone Sells Italian Business to Swisscom for €8 Billion

Vodafone Sells Italian Business to Swisscom for €8 Billion

Vodafone Group Plc struck an €8 billion ($8.7 billion) deal to sell its Italian business to Swisscom AG, bringing to a close a years-long divestment effort and setting the stage for a shake-up of the...

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Lucas Shaw@Lucas_Shaw21 Feb 2024
We are hiring a media reporter. If you or someone you know wants to come work with a killer team of journalists, please apply (or reach out directly). careers.bloomberg.com/job/de…
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