Murdochs arrive in force at Sun Valley

Rupert Murdoch, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are among the media and technology bosses who have descended on the Sun Valley business-networking conference, run by boutique bank Allen & Co.

The event at the mountain resort in Idaho is private, but insiders said the importance of computing coding and education were major themes.

Former US Army chief Stan McChrystal’s idea that all American teenagers should do a year of community “service” for the nation was also discussed.

Murdoch is attending with three of his children, Lachlan, James and Elisabeth, in a display of family unity after the end of the recent phone-hacking trial.

He recently promoted his two sons to more-senior roles in his TV business 21st Century Fox and newspaper empire News Corporation.

Facebook founder Zuckerberg, Microsoft guru Gates and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos are among other notable delegates.

Sun Valley is an important fixture in the calendar for deal-making as many of the world’s top bosses gather face to face.

US sports mogul and Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke, Hollywood studio boss Harvey Weinstein and Diane von Furstenberg, the fashion designer turned technology entrepreneur, are also attending.