Like C20th newspaper barons, C21st platform owners can boost preferred candidates. This important report concludes that without reformed business models and EU digital sovereignty, algorithms will continue to undermine democratic legitimacy. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

In Australia, >25% have a side hustle. A nation of entrepreneurs in the making? No b/c most are responding to cost-of-living pressures, not entrepreneurial ambition. In fact Australia ranks 68/69 in IMD World Competitive Yearbook. That’s a side hustle Canberra won’t like. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

OpenAI's policy paper calls for worker protections, wealth-sharing funds, and serious AI governance. The ideas are more substantive than you'd expect. They also call for strong regulation of frontier AI. Fine for them but it might create a moat for new entrants. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The state of AI in gaming 🎲. A major new report from International Gaming Institute reckons the industry isn't ready for AI. The report is the first data-driven baseline for AI adoption across global gambling, and what it reveals about prediction markets is worrying. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

🦅 Golden eagles in England? A new feasibility report from Forestry England reckons golden eagles could soar over English skies again. But the report is frank: sustained work with landowners and gamekeepers is essential to keep persecution from making a comeback. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Birds miss blades. Evidence #2: prepared by BioConsult, studied wind turbines and migratory birds at the Windtestfeld Nord site. It found that over 99 percent of birds flew safely by, even when the blades were turning fast. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Birds miss blades. Evidence #1: prepared by the Biodiversity Consultancy. Cameras tracked 2,007 birds passing close to a North Sea turbine. There were no confirmed bird strikes. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

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The US is following Hungary and Turkey down the #AcademicFreedom Index. The 🇺🇸 now ranks alongside Thailand and Kyrgyzstan on institutional autonomy. Coercive federal actions named as the key driver. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Governments worried about #birthrates are throwing money at parental leave and child benefits. But a new EBRD study finds the most effective #pronatalist policy might be much simpler: let people work from home b/c #WFH couples have measurably more children! coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The Ayatollahs were ready. 62 Iranian-run social media accounts posing as disgruntled Texans, Scots, Irish etc spent months building real audiences. Within 24hrs of hostilities, every account flipped to pro-Iranian propaganda in unison. #IranWar coilink.org/20.500.1259...

New research: trade is like a technology which lets economies consume more than they produce. ➡️ Tax technology and you hobble efficiency. ➡️ Tax trade and you do the same. ➡️ So, the burden of 🇺🇸 tariffs falls on 🇺🇸 consumers, not foreign exporters. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Sorry, influencers, the 2025 Iberian grid failure wasn't a cyberattack or b/c of renewable energy, it happened because interconnected energy infrastructure is only as resilient as its weakest coordination point. We should listen to experts not opinion-shapers. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

When economic shocks arrive together, their effects multiply. With Trump's tariffs & the Iran conflict threatening oil, gas and fertilizer supplies the outlook is grim. The scariest bit? High inflation and fiscal deficits may leave governments with nowhere to turn. 📉⚠️ coilink.org/20.500.1259...

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Oceans are masking the true scale of the climate crisis. The @wmo-global.bsky.social report finds greenhouse gases are trapping energy equivalent to 18x total human energy use annually. The impact will be with us for 1,000 years. 🌊🌍 coilink.org/20.500.1259...

The record heatwave in the US West would have been "virtually impossible" without the climate crisis, says @wwattribution.bsky.social. A similar 2016 event would have been 0.8°C cooler. This is what climate change looks like. 🌡️🔥 coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Iran - Some recommended reading:
IEA's Oil Market Report coilink.org/20.500.1259...
Iran isn't flailing coilink.org/20.500.1259...
To where would migrants from Iran and Lebanon head? coilink.org/20.500.1259...
Tehran's escalation doctrine coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Iran: The pod of war.
Here are some 'casts we recommend:
Ceasefire in Lebanon? coilink.org/20.500.1259...
Operation Epic Folly? coilink.org/20.500.1259...
What's next? coilink.org/20.500.1259...
Can Iran's regime survive? coilink.org/20.500.1259...

22 billionaires hold wealth equal to two of Mexico's largest state economies, while 19 million can't afford adequate food. A new Oxfam México report argues this isn't accident — it's four decades of political decisions designed to benefit the few. 💰🇲🇽coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Africans, you're being watched. From colonial police networks to Chinese AI-powered facial recognition: a landmark IDS report offers the first comprehensive look at smart surveillance across Africa, spanning 11 countries. But who is watching the watchers? 👁️🌍 coilink.org/20.500.1259...

AI in healthcare: huge promise, real pitfalls. A new 🇪🇺 Research Council report maps AI's growing role — from surgical tools to personalized medicine — but warns that poor data quality, opaque models and weak regulation could undermine it all. Better governance is as vital as better algorithms. 🏥🤖

"Working hard or hardly working?" 60% of workers admit to ~45 minutes of slacking daily. New research finds shirking is lower than 20 years ago, but those who do it slack just as hard as ever. Public sector full-timers are worst offenders; low-paid workers idle least. 😴 coilink.org/20.500.1259...

Democracy in retreat. V-Dem's 2026 Democracy Report finds the USA has suffered its largest ever single-year democratic decline, falling from 20th to 51st globally. Trump's speed outpaces Orbán & Erdoğan. The 2026 midterms may be the last clear chance to reverse it. coilink.org/20.500.1259...

I was thinking of those who have not had the *pleasure* of often passing through New Street Station

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🐟 fraud! Molded 🐟 paste passed off as scallops, seaweed flavored gelatine as caviar and tilapia as red snapper. 😱 To fight the fraudsters, the FAO recommends harmonized labelling, standard taxonomy, full-chain traceability and rigorous enforcement. coilink.org/20.500.1259...