A startup has ideas to control — and monetize — the sun’s light using a fleet of giant space mirrors. Nothing good can come from this, explains @lararhiannon.bsky.social

The US is trying to save Japan's economy. @johnauthers.bsky.social explains if it will work

Washington is fixated on China's Kimi K3. But China is already preparing for the next AI contest in the physical world, @thorbecke.bsky.social says 🎥

France and Spain’s wildfires are the new reality and countries need to get better prepared to deal with them. @lararhiannon.bsky.social explains the gaps being exposed in countries' firefighting capacities

The oil curse looms over Guyana. @jpspinetto.bsky.social went on the ground to explore the enormous organizational challenges behind what is arguably the world’s most extraordinary nation-building experiment 🎥

The American dream may no longer be in real estate 🎥

Most clothes are made from oil, leaving cheap fast fashion exposed to the Iran war. @davidfickling.bsky.social explains why recycled fibers could offer protection 🎥

One of America’s greatest strengths has been its ability to attract talent from all over the world. This priceless global talent pool can no longer be taken for granted, writes the Editorial Board 🎥

AI improving itself could become the industry’s most alarming breakthrough, @parmy.bsky.social explains. Recent advances have researchers calling for a pause 🎥

China's Gen Z is finding comfort in an idealized version of the imperial era. That nostalgia is also becoming a political tool for the Communist Party, @karishmajourno.bsky.social says 🎥

A closed Hormuz is bad. Bab el-Mandeb could be worse, says @johnauthers.bsky.social 🎥

This House race in Scranton, Pennsylvania is a critical test for the Democratic Party, @ronbrownstein.bsky.social says 🎥

Right now, Elon Musk’s dominance of orbital spaceflight is unquestioned. But he should watch out for China catching up, @davidfickling.bsky.social says 🎥

Are you hate-watching the World Cup? Good. The tournament needs you, Howard Chua-Eoan says🎥

Cracking down on AI boyfriends won’t make real men better listeners or marriage more appealing, @thorbecke.bsky.social says 🎥

AI was supposed to flatten companies. Instead, it’s creating a new workplace class divide. @bethkowitt.bsky.social explains why Meta is leading the trend 🎥

Chinese beauty brands are gaining traction with a unique strategy, Juliana Liu explains 🎥

Conflict between retail and professional investors is forcing Wall Street to answer an existential question, says Shuli Ren 🎥

At the Automate Show, it was clear to Thomas Black that robotics isn’t living up to the hype 🎥

The US may be in for a prolonged period of uncertainty with Iran that looks neither like peace nor war, @marcchampion1.bsky.social says 🎥

There’s a straightforward way to fix one major problem with Social Security. @kedseconomist.com explains 🎥

Nigel Farage is taking a desperate gamble as his controversial history catches up to him, @rosaprince.bsky.social says 🎥

Trump’s winter siege of Minneapolis irrevocably changed the city, bringing together unlikely communities and revealing clues about what it takes to fight back against MAGA, Francis Wilkinson says: bloom.bg/4fhRTeW

Researchers found that narcissism was the only characteristic that dependably predicted resistance to remote work. Bosses are now in their command-and-control era, says @bethkowitt.bsky.social 🎥

Meta just tapped CRED founder Kunal Shah to help lead WhatsApp globally. @andymukherjee70.bsky.social explains why India is key to its plans 🎥

The heatwave hitting the US right now needs to be taken seriously. Climate columnist @markgongloff.bsky.social has advice on staying cool and how to detect heat exhaustion 🎥

A steady supply of tungsten could become a force in deterring global conflict. @davidfickling.bsky.social explains how 🎥

The Supreme Court ruled correctly on birthright citizenship, but the vote revealed an outrageous conclusion from the dissenting justices, says Harvard Law’s @noahfeldman.bsky.social 🎥

FIFA’s controversial ticket pricing strategy is proving to be a huge success. @jpspinetto.bsky.social explains why 🎥

The Supreme Court has issued two opinions that affect the independence of the US Federal Reserve, creating an extremely high-risk strategy, explains Harvard Law’s @noahfeldman.bsky.social 🎥