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UK CARRIERS DEPLOY ANTITHEFT TECH AFTER APPLE, SAMSUNG RESIST

Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree have activated technology to remotely disable phones stolen from their stores, sidestepping resistance from major manufacturers to implement broader antitheft measures.

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Sources: Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree have deployed tech to disable phones stolen from their stores, after phone makers resisted broader antitheft measures (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

Kieran Smith / Financial Times: Sources: Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneThree have deployed tech to disable phones stolen f…

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Sources: prices for Nvidia's AI chips on China's black market have more than doubled amid a US export crackdown; its flagship DGX B300 server has risen to $1.1M (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Sources: prices for Nvidia's AI chips on China's black market have more than doubled a…

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Sources: SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell told investors during an IPO roadshow SpaceX may launch a Starlink mobile product and build its own terrestrial US network (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell told investors during an IPO roadshow SpaceX may launch a Starlink…

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Sources: Donald Trump Jr. got ~$300K in Kalshi equity after becoming a strategic adviser in 2025, when Kalshi was valued at ~$2B; now it's worth $22B+ (George Steer/Financial Times)

George Steer / Financial Times: Sources: Donald Trump Jr. got ~$300K in Kalshi equity after becoming a strategic adviser…

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Sources: Revolut told new hires they'll have to work in office at least three days a week from next year, retreating from its long-held remote-first approach (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: Revolut told new hires they'll have to work in office at least three days a week from next yea…

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Sources: Zuckerberg urged execs to explore Polymarket and Kalshi partnerships, as the Arena prediction app targets 100M monthly active "predictors" aged 18-34 (Mike Isaac/New York Times)

Mike Isaac / New York Times: Sources: Zuckerberg urged execs to explore Polymarket and Kalshi partnerships, as the Arena…

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Sources: Apple is lobbying the Trump admin for clearance to buy memory chips from US-blacklisted Chinese company CXMT to ease pressure from rising chip prices (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: Apple is lobbying the Trump admin for clearance to buy memory chips from US-blacklisted Chines…

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Sources: the CFTC began an extensive investigation of Polymarket earlier this year; the agency's former acting head killed a separate investigation in July 2025 (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: the CFTC began an extensive investigation of Polymarket earlier this year; the agency's former…

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