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Aug 28, 2024

Telegram CEO Durov hacked by France, UAE in 2017, had dinner with Macron in 2018

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1. Telegram CEO Durov hacked by France, UAE in 2017, had dinner with Macron in 2018

  • Macron invited Durov to move Telegram to Paris in 2018.

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3. VC funding in Chinese startups slowing further in Q3, from Q2, which was lowest since 2014

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