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Mike Butcher ✍️
Editor-At-Large, TechCrunch / Founder, Techfugees.com (join our re-launch in 2024!)
Mike Butcher MBE is an accomplished journalist, presenter, interviewer, and conference chair, with a powerful impact on the UK and European tech startup scene. As Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch, Mike has earned a reputation as one of the most influential people in tech journalism, regularly writing for UK national newspapers and magazines. He is also a frequent broadcaster, appearing on major international news outlets, such as BBC News, Sky News, CNBC, Channel 4, and Bloomberg.
Mike's expertise in the tech industry goes beyond journalism. He co-founded TechHub.com, a company serving as a global community and workspace for tech startups. He was also the founder of The Europas, an annual European Tech Startup Conference & Awards, as well as the Pathfounder event series. More recently, he co-founded Techfugees.com, a non-profit that brings together refugees, NGOs, and tech innovators to create solutions for the migrant crisis, and TechVets, an organization aimed at helping UK military veterans transition into cybersecurity roles.
Mike has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including being named one of the most influential people in tech by leading UK newspapers and magazines, as well as being awarded an MBE for his services to the UK technology industry and journalism.
Highlights
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022!?
Putin even asked him to avoid activating Starlink over Taiwan as a favour to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Surely Musk is in contravention of US rules over sanctions?
@WSJ scoop: https://t.co/nUnNu5o2zz
@bluesky has raised a $15m Series A round, after seeing growth, in part from disaffected X users. It added 3 million new users, bringing its total user base to about 13m. There will be a subscription model, but NOT for “Pay to win” features. https://t.co/qTgIOyvw0B