Michael Cogley
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London Editor, @thecurrency
London, England
Joined September 2010
🧵Data centres. Energy. Greenhouse gas emissions. We dig deeper into efforts to square that circle, starting with this from Irish-Finnish journalist @KristoMikkonen about the way Nordic countries are edging ahead of Ireland in the race for DC investment:
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Today, Dublin ranks among the leading locations for data centres in Europe after Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris, but the factors that brought Ireland this success are eroding. And competitors...
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Is there such a thing as peak populism? Le Pen, Farage, and the volatile ebb and flow of the far right – by @tom_hubert in Paris and @michaelcogley in London:
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Clément Beaune has a deeper understanding of politics on these islands than most French politicians. As a student, he spent his Erasmus year at Trinity College Dublin. He became an EU advisor to...
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Is France approaching peak populism as the UK leaves it behind? Not sure... Read @thecurrency's long-form analysis with my reporting from Paris and @michaelcogley's from London: https://t.co/mIXwKPqvp7
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I asked @Paschald this week about his #Eurogroup plans in case of runaway spending by the next French government. He declined to comment on France's election but issued a strong warning in the current context:
As populists lead in French election, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe stresses “strong need to reduce borrowing”. @tom_hubert reports:
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Neither a Blair tribute act nor a Corbyn burial: Keir Starmer is betting it all on growth
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In December 2019, Boris Johnson took to the podium to celebrate the Conservatives’ best result in 30 years. His promise to “Get Brexit done” became the flagship slogan of a campaign that trounced the...
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Analysis by London Editor @michaelcogley
Neither a Blair tribute act nor a Corbyn burial: Keir Starmer is betting it all on growth
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Worth having a read of @michaelcogley's piece from May on Keywords Studios after the Dublin-based company accepted EQT's £2.2bn offer today.
The rise of Keywords Studios, the Dublin gaming company subject to a €2.5bn takeover bid
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The Irish-co-founded climate startup @sustaindotlife has just been acquired for $100m. @michaelcogley reports:
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A delightful chat with @michaelcogley about life after @GoSuperAwesome and @EpicGames plus some of the things I'm doing (or more accurately, thinking about).
“When your life has been defined by building companies, it does tend to be how you think about the future”: @MrDylanCollins sits down with @michaelcogley
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“When your life has been defined by building companies, it does tend to be how you think about the future”: @MrDylanCollins sits down with @michaelcogley
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“It was at that moment the interview turned into therapy,” Dylan Collins jokes after being asked if it’s possible for him not to create another start-up. The serial entrepreneur sits relaxed in a...
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In April, the DAA released detailed reports into PFAS “forever chemicals” contamination at Dublin Airport. But publication came only after it had fought to stop disclosure of two initial documents investigating this issue.
“Premature to release data”: How DAA fought to halt release of Dublin airport “forever chemicals” reports – @Niall_Sargent reports:
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Part 1 of a 3 part report and analysis of one of Ireland's richest men Eamon Waters starts today. Months of work by @Niall_Sargent and @tom_hubert mapping and uncovering an empire built on waste. https://t.co/MZqtALZnZC
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Journalists Michael Cogley @michaelcogley, Alice Chambers @aflchambers, and Jonathan Keane @J_K9 join The Currency
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Michael Cogley is an award-winning journalist who has worked as a technology correspondent with The Daily Telegraph and as a senior editor with Business Insider. Alice Chambers is an investigative...
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🚨🚨🚨Hiring Alert!! Business Insider is hiring a Senior Editor to lead the VC, Startups and Tech team in the UK. A rare opportunity for a highly experienced tech editor to join Business Insider’s stellar newsroom. 🧵
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‘This was not an easy book to write.’ Watch @paullynchwriter's #BookerPrize2023 acceptance speech. https://t.co/o890YuwYOV
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SO proud of this team and what they have achieved. Congratulations @shonaghosh @michaelcogley @CallumBurroughs @tasjourno @r1ddhi @_hasanc.
@GlidePlatform @FT @TheSun @KyivIndependent @AuddyShows @pugpig @impress_org @SchoolsWeek And the winner of Specialist/B2B Journalism Website of the Year sponsored by @impress_org is @thisisinsider’s venture capital and startups team #FutureMediaAwards
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New from me, @tasjourno and @r1ddhi: We surveyed top investors across the continent to get the inside track on the hottest up-and-coming VC talent. This is Europe's inaugural Rising Stars of VC list and you can find out who made the cut on @thisisinsider:
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Scoop: VC giant IVP is in talks with London payments startup Volt over a new funding round. Exciting times for the fintech market after a bruising period. More on @BusinessInsider: https://t.co/P2KXkuG25P
#vc #startups #fintech
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The London-based startup, founded in 2019, has raised around $28 million to date and already counts Swedish investor EQT Ventures among its backers.
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Scoop: German FinOps startup Payrails is in talks to raise a new funding round from investors EQT Ventures and General Catalyst. The firm previously brought in cash from a16z. More on @BusinessInsider: https://t.co/ZZgERCpO7Z
#startup #tech #fintech #vc
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The German startup, part of the burgeoning FinOps sector, was founded by a group of former Delivery Hero employees.
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New: Google has released its latest timeline for its plan to nuke third-party cookies in Chrome. But there still are a lot of parties with big concerns about the technologies Google is proposing to replace them with
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Anthony Chavez, VP of Privacy Sandbox told Insider Google is on track for a fourth-quarter, 2024 cookie expiry date.
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