Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s pick of Senator JD Vance as his running mate has many in Silicon Valley rejoicing — they see the former venture capitalist as one of their own. With Elon Musk’s commitment of $45 million a month to a super-PAC supporting the Trump campaign, it's the latest sign of Silicon Valley elites embracing the MAGA movement.

But the tech world hasn’t always embraced Trump. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Businessweek columnist Max Chafkin joins host David Gura to talk about how we got here and what their support could mean for another Trump term.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s pick of Senator JD Vance as his running mate has many in Silicon Valley rejoicing — they see the former venture capitalist as one of their own. With Elon Musk’s commitment of $45 million a month to a super-PAC supporting the Trump campaign, it's the latest sign of Silicon Valley elites embracing the MAGA movement.
But the tech world hasn’t always embraced Trump. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Businessweek columnist Max Chafkin joins host David Gura to talk about how we got here and what their support could mean for another Trump term.

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Silicon Valley’s Shift to the Right

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Is K-Pop even K-Pop without the K? A Bloomberg analysis of song lyrics shows that for the first time, almost half of K-Pop songs released this year have English lyrics. 

On today’s podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg reporter Sohee Kim about the genre’s identity shift and why industry efforts to grow its global audience might mean fewer Korean band members.

Is K-Pop even K-Pop without the K? A Bloomberg analysis of song lyrics shows that for the first time, almost half of K-Pop songs released this year have English lyrics. 
On today’s podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg reporter Sohee Kim about the genre’s identity shift and why industry efforts to grow its global audience might mean fewer Korean band members.

K-Pop’s Plan for Global Dominance? Remove the K

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Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus pioneered micro loans as a tool to fight poverty. Now prosecutors in Bangladesh have linked him and his colleagues to a dizzying number of crimes, including embezzlement and laundering millions of dollars. 

Today on The Big Take, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s Kai Schultz about the complicated saga and what implications Yunus’s case has for Bangladesh, one of the fastest growing economies. We also hear from Yunus himself, who talks about the rift between him and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and the personal impact of the legal drama.

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Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Peace Prize Winner to 6 Months in Prison

Big Money Backs Tiny Loans That Lead to Debt, Despair and Even Suicide

Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus pioneered micro loans as a tool to fight poverty. Now prosecutors in Bangladesh have linked him and his colleagues to a dizzying number of crimes, including embezzlement and laundering millions of dollars. 
Today on The Big Take, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s Kai Schultz about the complicated saga and what implications Yunus’s case has for Bangladesh, one of the fastest growing economies. We also hear from Yunus himself, who talks about the rift between him and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and the personal impact of the legal drama.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-01/bangladesh-sentences-nobel-winner-yunus-to-6-months-in-prison">Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Peace Prize Winner to 6 Months in Prison</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-microfinance-banks-profit-off-developing-world/">Big Money Backs Tiny Loans That Lead to Debt, Despair and Even Suicide</a>

He Was the ‘Banker To The Poor.’ Now He Faces Life in Prison.

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Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination at the party’s convention this week, just two days after an attempted assassination at a campaign rally over the weekend. Prior to that attack, and shortly before his first debate with President Joe Biden, Trump laid out his vision for a second term in a wide-ranging, 90-minute interview with journalists from Bloomberg Businessweek. 

Reporter Nancy Cook and editor Brad Stone take host David Gura inside that conversation, where they dig into “Trumponomics,” how Trump plans to appeal to voters and business leaders who have turned their backs on him.

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Trump on Taxes, Tariffs, Jerome Powell and More
The Donald Trump Interview Transcript

Corrects length of Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination at the party’s convention this week, just two days after an attempted assassination at a campaign rally over the weekend. Prior to that attack, and shortly before his first debate with President Joe Biden, Trump laid out his vision for a second term in a wide-ranging, 90-minute interview with journalists from Bloomberg Businessweek. 
Reporter Nancy Cook and editor Brad Stone take host David Gura inside that conversation, where they dig into “Trumponomics,” how Trump plans to appeal to voters and business leaders who have turned their backs on him.
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview/">Trump on Taxes, Tariffs, Jerome Powell and More</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/">The Donald Trump Interview Transcript</a></li>
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Corrects length of Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Donald Trump Sits Down With Bloomberg Businessweek

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Silicon Valley’s Shift to the Right

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