Vishnu Prassad

[UEFA @UEFA]

Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National AssociationStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 National Associations

[Reubs @ReubenPinder]

Depressing seeing how many very rich sporting institutions are using AI slop for their big social media moments now. Bin.

[Jules “Smegma in My Pussy” Goodman @iraqismoker2]

23 years ago today Kobe Bryant refused to take no for an answer in a Colorado hotel room. #MambaMentality 🔥🔥🔥

[Nathan Salt @NathSalt1]

It’s June 30 and Jadon Sancho’s Manchester United contract has *officially* expired

Anyway, happy Tuesday all #mufc

[Gol Garra @ElGolGarracol]

Yo apoyando a Cabo Verde sin saber en qué parte del planeta está ubicado.

[DHH @dhh]

Now imagine these euro critters being able to scan all your private messages, group chats, AI conversations. They could ensure so much dEmOcrAZy! And launch 100x more criminal prosecutions against insubordinate citizens.

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

Tech seems to be getting effectively nationalized. Starting from around 2020, we've seen an increase in export controls on things like chips, critical minerals, restrictions on advanced manufacturing equipment and various other trade restrictions. Supply chains have become a security issue for countries.

We're no longer in a world where India can be okay with just exporting IT services. If we don't build domestic deep tech capabilities, we'll be locked out when it matters most. Self-sufficiency has become necessary insurance.

India's startup ecosystem has come a long way. We have genuine local talent that can build a lot of what we currently import. They just need the right support. The recent government push for deep tech is a step in the right direction.

The timing also matters. If AI can pretty much produce all of the software, asset-light models will get hit. The next decade belongs to atoms, not just bits. You're already seeing this with money flowing into data centers, defense systems, batteries, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing.

You can also see this in VC investment flows. In the last decade most of VC investments went into eCommerce, lending, and payments. Those segments have now matured and the easy opportunities are gone. For deep tech, it's still day one.

We have the talent but what we don't have is the ecosystem around them.

Comparisons with China are cliched, but they didn't become an industrial superpower by accident. There are lessons we can learn.

China's internal market is brutally competitive. Hundreds of startups compete in a given sector and this forces them to innovate and be efficient. Indian states used to do this for software parks. Why not for deep tech? Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra are success stories but we need more states in the race.

Companies choose to manufacture in China because everything they need to manufacture is within a few miles. This industrial clustering creates genuine competitive advantages. You can create a design in the morning and have a prototype by evening. This density took decades to build, but we can do it if we invest with a long-term mindset.

China also built real bridges between universities and companies. In India most ideas die in the minds of students. Brilliant PhDs can't find the capital or institutional support to build a prototype, let alone turn them into businesses. We need government procurement guarantees. Patient capital that understands hardware burns cash for years before revenue. Pathways from idea to commercialization.

The government backing deep tech is a good move. But support can't just mean funding. We need R&D tax credits, subsidies, first-purchase guarantees, streamlined approvals and other incentives. All of this has to be sustained across decades, not election cycles.

Without domestic deep tech capability, we stay dependent on others for critical infrastructure. That dependence is vulnerability.

If we build the clusters, invest in education, fund the R&D, bridge academia to industry, and let states compete to create ecosystems, we get more than self-sufficiency. We become a deep tech exporter.

The bulk of our recent investments through @rainmatterin have been to support homegrown deep tech startups.

[kaz @kazaomds]

ARSENAL LOSING TWICE AT HOME BY MANCHESTER UNITED THIS WEEK

[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Disappointed by Paul Scholes' response on Lisandro Martinez yet again. Not being willing to apologise even after being asked fair & honest questions about it makes the rest of his words in that segment hollow.

If they thought it was a joke, then apologise. Physically it's a mismatch? You were wrong, apologise. You 'probably shouldn't have done it', so apologise? The way you described it was disrespectful, so apologise.

Doubling down by saying 'he's had one good game as well' & pointing out errors he's made? You can say you hope he proves you wrong, but compliments sandwiched between insults are meaningless.

It isn't a few blokes having a laugh down at the pub. It's into microphones where it's reached millions of fans. Take that responsibility seriously. You want the club to succeed? Prove that, live those words.

Making excuses is piss poor. Manchester United players shouldn't expect blind support from ex-players in the media, but they do deserve a level of respect from them, as well as Scholes' own accountability.

If anything, it only proved people's criticism of Scholes & Butt correct this past week. Happy to dish it out but can't take a lick of what comes back their way. They should be glad they didn't play in the social media era.

[Revant Himatsingka “Food Pharmer” @foodpharmer2]

Bad News: Fake ORS Scam is BACK!

When ORSL got exposed they did not fix the product.

They just changed the name into something similar to confuse the public.

It’s shocking that even after so much public outrage & exposing they are continuing to deceive the public.

I request all Indians to unite and support by sharing this across all platforms to make Indians aware about this deception

If we don’t call this out loudly, these brands will keep coming with new names to fool the public again.

#ORS #FoodPharmer #LabelPadhegaIndia

[Matthias Schmidt @eurofounder]

I’m one of the most successful European entrepreneurs. Here are my top 10 tips for young founders to win in 2026:

1. Never raise money from VCs. Government grants are the best source of capital

2. If an American VC emails you, block them immediately. US dollars are tainted money, and every single American investment fails eventually

3. Don’t raise more than €250k. Excessive capital creates unhealthy pressure to “grow”

4. Never use AI. It’s a faulty technology built on data stolen by Americans

5. Focus locally. Dominating Slovenia is worth more than any “international expansion”

6. Keep salaries modest. My highest paid engineer makes €38,000 and he is grateful. High salaries attract greedy employees who will destroy your culture

7. Never hire anyone who has worked at an American company. They are infected with “hustle culture” and will destroy team morale

8. Register for VAT before writing a single line of code. This is the foundation of any serious company

9. If you’re truly young (under 45), work in corporate first. Startups founded by inexperienced people lack institutional maturity

10. If a competitor moves faster than you, report them to the relevant regulatory authority. They are probably cutting corners

[Revant Himatsingka “Food Pharmer” @foodpharmer2]

I’m sick and tired of how marketing works in India!

It’s the same formula in every industry: hire a Bollywood celebrity or a cricketer, make a big claim in 10 to 15 seconds, add a joke, add some music, and move on.

I get why it happens. TV ads and social media are built for attention spans of 3 seconds, not for reality. You can’t show a factory floor, raw material sourcing, hygiene protocols, and quality checks in a short ad and expect people to stay.

So a lot of companies end up doing what the format forces them to do, not what they actually want to do.

In fact, over the last few years, I’ve met founders and CEOs who are genuinely proud of what they’re building. They want to show their manufacturing facility. But they don’t really have a space where the “boring but important” side of business becomes watchable.

That’s what I want to create.

A show where every episode I visit one factory, manufacturing plant, or farm. The goal of this show is not to “review” or “expose”. It is just to “observe” and “educate”.

If you’re a founder or you run a factory and you’ve been wanting to show the real side of your business, comment or message me. Let’s build a space where honesty becomes the best marketing.

Let’s make transparency the new trend!

[Natural Habitat Shorts @Natural_habitok]

Fun fact: Chipmunks molt twice a year and their winter coat is longer and thicker than their summer coat but less colorful. 🐿️🧥❄️ WINTER MERCH AT https://t.co/eaQrSAJmwe

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

image models finally broke the online social contract

part of me thinks this is good, it forces a return to real communities and in-person reality.
the other part knows millions of people are completely unprepared for what happens next

[Hannah Blundell @HanBlundell]

Not all heroes wear capes, but mine wears GK gloves 🤩💫🙌🏼

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Just a month later and...

🇪🇺 ChatControl is back!

Now they're trying to pass an even more far reaching ChatControl law through the back door, in a form even more intrusive than the originally rejected plan, without needing any of the EU countries votes

The new proposal:
- total mandatory surveillance of ALL text chats, emails and social media in the EU
- obligatory registration of your ID/passport to your chat, email or social media account
- minimum age requirement for chat, email and social media apps of 16 (!)

The only way to stop this law is if EU countries veto it

Read more here by @echo_pbreyer:

https://t.co/Yg2iXX9uWs

[Harnidh Kaur @harnidhish]

In a country as parched for data as we are, I’m genuinely so grateful for the kind of work @getplumhq has put into this report. I’ve been thinking about how insurance today is not like our parents’ insurance- how there’s a lot of fancy shmancy stuff but somehow very few of us are asking the tougher questions around what insurance is beyond a tax deduction.

Platforms like Plum are leading the charge in demystifying, and hence empowering, the average insurance customer. This made me recheck my whole family’s insurance fine print, double double check on cancer coverage, and have a tough conversation about building a detection protocol for all of us.

Read here, best on desktop- https://t.co/9AUA8c7fhW

This was all written so that @Ganapathi_97 keeps my supply of early plum releases coming 😅 (This is a joke!)

[Charlotte Harpur @charlotteharpur]

Maya Le Tissier should be at the top of the pecking order among Wiegman’s centre-back options.

@TheAthleticFC

https://t.co/Ea5WAxFoYp

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

In the late 1980s, a footballer was fined for missing one match to attend the birth of his first child.

Attitudes have changed. But that does not make being a new father any easier.

@TBurrows16 reveals:

🔹 Excitement for away games for the sleep
🔹 Players waiting for calls during games
🔹 Why no one takes paternity leave

🔗 https://t.co/tmb2xaJcWO

[Manchester United Women @ManUtdWomen]

Maya Le Tissier has started 104 games for United.

103 of them have been at centre-back.