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Patrick McGee

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Author of Apple in China — named a top book of 2025 by The New York Times, Foreign Affairs & the New Yorker. Contributor at @TheFP & @FT 🇨🇦

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Business journalist with a background in the study of religion and anthropology (U of Toronto) and global diplomacy (Soas, London). Writing for the FT in Germany after living in Hong Kong for 3 years and New York for 5. Struggling to break 3 hours in the Marathon.

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VW emails reveal panic among engineers

VW emails reveal panic among engineers

Volkswagen employees attempted to cover up cheating as investigators closed in

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Running in the clouds: a new ultra-marathon in the Alps

Running in the clouds: a new ultra-marathon in the Alps

The 'beautiful and brutal' 116km race is the latest addition to the growing roster of ultra-marathons

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Linde chairman Reitzle's skills put to the test after deal collapse

Linde chairman Reitzle's skills put to the test after deal collapse

Corporate person in the news: Wolfgang Reitzle

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VW sets fresh record with historic car buy back - FT.com

VW sets fresh record with historic car buy back - FT.com

Volkswagen ran an ad for the Beetle in the 1960s that said "it runs and runs and runs". Seven months into the…

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Macau morphs from gambling haven to family-friendly zone

Macau morphs from gambling haven to family-friendly zone

It is a Saturday night in peak season August at Apex, an elite club in China's only legal gambling region. Th…

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Hong Kong's Hedge Fund Fight Nite

Hong Kong's Hedge Fund Fight Nite

I am standing in shorts and an oversized tank top beneath a marquee wedged between the harbour front and Hong…

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Can Intel Save America?

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By Patrick McGee
| The Free Press Verified
Intel Xeon 6 processor. (Illustration by The Free Press; image via Intel Corporation) Semiconductors are the most consequential product of the modern world. If Intel can start making chips as advanced as the Taiwanese do, it could help secure America’s 21st-century economy. A year ago Intel was left for dead, its stock at a 16-year low.
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SpaceX Is the Riskiest, Biggest Tech Bet in History

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By Patrick McGee
| The Free Press Verified
SpaceX Is the Riskiest, Biggest Tech Bet in History Expected as soon as next month, SpaceX is expected to be the largest IPO in history by a long shot. (Illustration by The Free Press) An IPO could value it at close to $2 trillion. Whether it’s worth that depends on how you value Elon Musk’s chances of transforming civilization. There are only two industrial actors in the world attempting to vertically integrate electric vehicles, batteries, chips, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
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Tim Cook: Great for Apple Investors. Not as Great for America.

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By Patrick McGee
| The New York Times Verified
Tim Cook is ending his illustrious stint as chief executive of Apple. The soft-spoken operator accomplished the near impossible, filling the shoes of the visionary co-founder Steve Jobs, turning the iPhone from a cultural phenomenon into a financial juggernaut and transforming his company into a $4 trillion goliath — growing its market value by $682 million per day, on average, for 15 years. By the metrics investors care about, Mr. Cook is nothing short of a rock star.
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