Jul 16, 2020

Europe’s top court deals a blow to Facebook and other tech companies

U.S. technology companies will have to work out how to transfer data from Europe and comply with privacy rules. Omar Marques/Getty Images

The European Court of Justice struck down an existing EU-U.S. data transfer mechanism over privacy concerns. China's economy has avoided a recession. How can the venture capital world tackle its diversity problem?

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The European Court of Justice struck down a data-transfer mechanism between the EU and U.S.

The ruling from Europe’s top court deals a blow to Facebook and other companies who use the so-called Privacy Shield to transfer data across the Atlantic. The BBC’s Dave Molloy is on the story.

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China, which has the world's second-biggest economy, avoided a recession with GDP growth in the second quarter

The BBC’s Mariko Oi reports.

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Venture capital has a diversity problem

The BBC’s Manuela Saragosa has more.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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