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  • LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 14: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves makes her keynote speech during the International Investment Summit on October 14, 2024 in London, England. The UK is hosting an International Investment Summit in London, as the new Labour government aims to reset relations with its global trading partners, and to invite investment and growth opportunities across the country. (Photo by Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Commentary

    Why U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves should approach capital gains tax decisions like a venture capitalist

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  • Architectural optical illusion building with peculiar angles M By Montcalm London Shoreditch Tech City hotel near Old Street on 6th March 2023 in London, United Kingdom. East London Tech City, also known as Tech City and Silicon Roundabout, is the term for a technology cluster of high-tech companies located in Shoreditch and St Lukes in East London. A cluster of web businesses initially developed around the Old Street Roundabout in 2008. The area had historically been relatively run down compared to the nearby City. The 200809 recession further suppressed rents through the closure of numerous firms, making it affordable to technology start-ups, while redundancies from financial services companies, such as investment banks, released a pool of experienced talent interested in entrepreneurship. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)Commentary

    Why the nation of Alan Turing is poised to revolutionize AI despite the recent dip in investment, according to a venture capitalist

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