Olivia Solon
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
aw. Jealous! Say hi to @tomasstatius.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
aw. Jealous! Say hi to @tomasstatius.bsky.social
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This thread chimes with my experience on so many fronts. Whether it's conspiracy theorists, freelancers pitching stories, or people applying for jobs it's so hard to filter based on writing quality. Weirdly I end up trusting the typo-strewn, clearly-dashed-out-by-a-human-in-a-hurry emails more now.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This thread chimes with my experience on so many fronts. Whether it's conspiracy theorists, freelancers pitching stories, or people applying for jobs it's so hard to filter based on writing quality. Weirdly I end up trusting the typo-strewn, clearly-dashed-out-by-a-human-in-a-hurry emails more now.
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The brutal reality of life as an Android owner in London: First you’re shocked as you’re mugged. Then you’re humiliated as the thief returns the device. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
"Don't want no Samsung"
Plus: Scroll down to see what might be the strangest new artwork in the capital and read more on our investigations into the capital's landlords.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The brutal reality of life as an Android owner in London: First you’re shocked as you’re mugged. Then you’re humiliated as the thief returns the device. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
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Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicat...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Houthi missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has created huge delays to several subsea cable projects, throttling the supply of internet capacity.
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
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It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
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Google, Meta Delay Red Sea Cables as Security Risks Rattle Plans
Multiple subsea internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to complete as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicat...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Houthi missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea has created huge delays to several subsea cable projects, throttling the supply of internet capacity.
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's forcing companies like Meta and Google to rethink how they route internet traffic globally
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The new poop emoji
So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The new poop emoji
AppLovin has shut down a product linked to user and short-seller allegations that apps were being downloaded to mobile phones without consent.
The product, called Array, was offered to device-makers and carriers to promote or preload apps on phones.
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The product, called Array, was offered to device-makers and carriers to promote or preload apps on phones.
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AppLovin Axes Product Tied to Unwanted App Download Allegations
AppLovin Corp. said it has shut down a product linked to user and short-seller allegations that apps were being downloaded to mobile phones without consent.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
AppLovin has shut down a product linked to user and short-seller allegations that apps were being downloaded to mobile phones without consent.
The product, called Array, was offered to device-makers and carriers to promote or preload apps on phones.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The product, called Array, was offered to device-makers and carriers to promote or preload apps on phones.
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The SEC has been probing AppLovin over its data-collection practices, according to people familiar with the matter
My latest for @bloomberg.com
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My latest for @bloomberg.com
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AppLovin Has Been Probed By SEC Over Data-Collection Practices
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been probing the data-collection practices of the mobile advertising tech company AppLovin Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The company’s...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The SEC has been probing AppLovin over its data-collection practices, according to people familiar with the matter
My latest for @bloomberg.com
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My latest for @bloomberg.com
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Propping up AI data center providers keeps them buying Nvidia chips instead of going bust and flooding the market with second hand Nvidia chips, which is not good for sales of new Nvidia chips.
September 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Propping up AI data center providers keeps them buying Nvidia chips instead of going bust and flooding the market with second hand Nvidia chips, which is not good for sales of new Nvidia chips.
AI infrastructure ouroboros:
Microsoft funds OpenAI, which pays for Microsoft & other cloud/data center companies for compute, and those cloud companies buy Nvidia GPUs, and Nvidia props those companies up with investment and guarantees to buy unused compute capacity.
Microsoft funds OpenAI, which pays for Microsoft & other cloud/data center companies for compute, and those cloud companies buy Nvidia GPUs, and Nvidia props those companies up with investment and guarantees to buy unused compute capacity.
September 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
AI infrastructure ouroboros:
Microsoft funds OpenAI, which pays for Microsoft & other cloud/data center companies for compute, and those cloud companies buy Nvidia GPUs, and Nvidia props those companies up with investment and guarantees to buy unused compute capacity.
Microsoft funds OpenAI, which pays for Microsoft & other cloud/data center companies for compute, and those cloud companies buy Nvidia GPUs, and Nvidia props those companies up with investment and guarantees to buy unused compute capacity.
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Evolution Games Ran in Banned Markets, Execs Say in Secret Tapes
Current and former executives at Stockholm-based online gambling company Evolution AB were secretly filmed describing how its casino games made their way illegally to countries such as Iran, Sudan and...
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August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Evolution declined to comment on the statements made by current and former execs, and said it has "no interest" in serving sanctioned markets.
It also notes that the New Jersey gaming regulator previously closed an investigation into the allegations without taking any action
It also notes that the New Jersey gaming regulator previously closed an investigation into the allegations without taking any action
August 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Evolution declined to comment on the statements made by current and former execs, and said it has "no interest" in serving sanctioned markets.
It also notes that the New Jersey gaming regulator previously closed an investigation into the allegations without taking any action
It also notes that the New Jersey gaming regulator previously closed an investigation into the allegations without taking any action
In another video, shot in 2021, another exec says Evolution has players in Syria and he is “sure that Assad’s family are playing. 100%
August 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In another video, shot in 2021, another exec says Evolution has players in Syria and he is “sure that Assad’s family are playing. 100%
In one video, shot last year, Evolution’s former US commercial director says it “absolutely shocked me” when he joined the company and learned how it served customers in sanctioned and unregulated markets.
August 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
In one video, shot last year, Evolution’s former US commercial director says it “absolutely shocked me” when he joined the company and learned how it served customers in sanctioned and unregulated markets.
Black Cube also secretly recorded meetings with current and former Evolution executives in which they describe how the companies knowingly supplies its games to black markets, according to the filing.
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Black Cube also secretly recorded meetings with current and former Evolution executives in which they describe how the companies knowingly supplies its games to black markets, according to the filing.
This week, more evidence showing how Evolution games could be played from Iran as recently as May 2025 has been filed to the court by private intelligence firm Black Cube.
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This week, more evidence showing how Evolution games could be played from Iran as recently as May 2025 has been filed to the court by private intelligence firm Black Cube.
In 2021, a report alleged that Evolution’s casino games could be played in sanctioned markets. The company denied the allegations, saying this wasn’t possible without “sophisticated technical manipulation.” It also sued the law firm that submitted the report to a regulator.
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
In 2021, a report alleged that Evolution’s casino games could be played in sanctioned markets. The company denied the allegations, saying this wasn’t possible without “sophisticated technical manipulation.” It also sued the law firm that submitted the report to a regulator.
Devastated to learn that the Ibiza club Bezos and Sanchez went to was DC10. Stick to Ushuaia!
August 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Devastated to learn that the Ibiza club Bezos and Sanchez went to was DC10. Stick to Ushuaia!
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A series of short-seller reports about AppLovin have exposed the ugly underbelly of mobile ad tech
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AppLovin Short Sellers Discover Mobile Ad Tech’s Ugly Underbelly
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Olivia Solon addresses the spate of reports alleging one of Google and M...
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July 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A series of short-seller reports about AppLovin have exposed the ugly underbelly of mobile ad tech
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I like how hyperscalers shifted from using shell companies to develop data centers as quietly as possible to avoid community pitchforks to calling them things like Gigazilla and bragging about how they will consume all of Spain’s power and water
July 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I like how hyperscalers shifted from using shell companies to develop data centers as quietly as possible to avoid community pitchforks to calling them things like Gigazilla and bragging about how they will consume all of Spain’s power and water
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New by @oliviasolon.bsky.social ( @bloomberg.com) and @tomasstatius.bsky.social ( @lighthousereports.com): a EU border control system - with biometric info on 1.7 million people - has extremely serious cybersecurity issues.
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This is why these stories are important:
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This is why these stories are important:
Cybersecurity Flaws Plagued EU Border Control System, Audit Shows
An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and conf...
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July 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New by @oliviasolon.bsky.social ( @bloomberg.com) and @tomasstatius.bsky.social ( @lighthousereports.com): a EU border control system - with biometric info on 1.7 million people - has extremely serious cybersecurity issues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is why these stories are important:
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This reporting by @tomasstatius.bsky.social @oliviasolon.bsky.social follows our previous exposé of a related EU biometric border system fiasco involving French industrial group Atos bsky.app/profile/ligh...
It’s 5yrs and waiting since the EU boasted that a €142mn “smart borders” system would see it biometrically track people in/out of the bloc. Atos, a French IT firm cosy with Brussels, was supposed to do the bulk of the job.
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
July 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This reporting by @tomasstatius.bsky.social @oliviasolon.bsky.social follows our previous exposé of a related EU biometric border system fiasco involving French industrial group Atos bsky.app/profile/ligh...