Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices ~finance business Article 727 words 14 votes
New apartments designed by and for slum dwellers in India are "a dream fulfilled" for residents ~design architecture Article 1835 words 22 votes
Adults have struggled to set rules for AI in US schools. These teens figured it out. ~tech Article 1635 words 20 votes
Just Kids (2025): a documentary following three families affected by gender-affirming care bans in the US ~lgbt transgender Link 15 votes
US Federal Communications Commission bans foreign-produced solar inverters ~enviro energy.renewable Article 570 words 30 votes
Sweden has announced plans to ban forever chemicals in consumer products as early as 2028 – EU expected to present legislative proposals on PFAS in 2027 ~enviro pollution Article 730 words 22 votes
Sweden has declared the mining of critical minerals and rare earths a national security interest – government said the step was needed to counter dependence on China ~enviro Article 690 words 23 votes
France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for children ~tech social media Article 30 votes
Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims ~tech amazon Link 25 votes
New Jersey makes it illegal to interfere with reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare ~lgbt transgender Article 713 words, published Jul 1 2026 43 votes
LGBTQ+ Legislative Tracking project has compiled anti-LGBTQ+ US legislation stretching back more than twenty years ~lgbt transgender Link 23 votes
Crypto desks ‘knowingly’ help launder money, Canadian government report says ~finance cryptocurrency Link 10 votes
European Parliament approves new rules for gene-edited plants ~enviro Article 972 words, published Feb 2 2024 14 votes
Ten US states pass balcony/plug-in solar legislation this year (three more expected soon) ~enviro energy.renewable Article 440 words, published Jul 10 2026 21 votes
What did banning Airbnbs in New York City accomplish? ~finance economics business Article 1017 words 24 votes
An interview with Timo Furuholm, Finnish parliamentarian and former footballer – exploring why so many players lean right-wing and discussion on the upcoming 2026 World Cup ~sports.football Article 2416 words 9 votes
Palantir has a nemesis and I accidentally found him ~tech privacy internet security.cyber Video 17:28, published Jul 9 2026 17 votes
Paramount sued by states in bid to block $111 billion Warner Bros. merger ~movies Article 732 words 18 votes
Arctic seabed mission documents fragile marine life threatened by Norway's deep-sea mining plans – Greenpeace expedition was livestreamed, drawing more than 450,000 viewers on social media platforms ~enviro Article 425 words 9 votes
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson finally explains his decision to bid $3.2B for parking meters before walking away ~transport Article 787 words 23 votes
England and Norway renew a rivalry, better known for one famous piece of commentary from 1981 rather than football, when they meet in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals in Miami ~sports.football Article 361 words 7 votes
Finland offers a glimpse of the hurdles Chinese electric vehicle makers face in winning over Europe – consumers ask whether the cars spy on them, or if they have kill switches ~transport Article 13 votes
Fines doubled as teens outsmart Australia's world-first social media ban ~tech social media facebook Article 398 words, published Jun 29 2026 37 votes
Finland's last landline call has been made as the Nordic country becomes the latest to retire copper-wire phones in favour of fibre ~tech Article 357 words 31 votes
Google must pay record €4.1 billion fine, top EU court rules ~tech google android Article 532 words 43 votes
Gerrymandle: Daily puzzle game where you redraw electoral district lines to rig results ~games Link 44 votes
How The New York Times changed its coverage of Trans people ~lgbt transgender Article 3015 words, published Jun 19 2026 27 votes
Greenland and the Faroe Islands will not be recognized by the International Olympic Committee as separate and independent Olympic teams despite a request from Denmark's parliament ~sports Article 222 words 8 votes
From 1638-1655 a forgotten Swedish settlement extended across the Delaware Valley – smallest, least-populated and shortest-lived European colony in the US was also the most clandestine ~humanities.history Article 195 words 12 votes
US Supreme Court lets states block trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports ~lgbt transgender Article 344 words 43 votes
Just be normal about things - On sleepmaxxing, beef-only diets, political hysteria, and the lost art of being reasonable ~health.mental Article 2484 words 39 votes
Five million Americans dropped ACA health insurance after the Republican Party let prices rise ~health Article 780 words 24 votes
OpenAI says the US government will vet users of its latest AI model ~tech security.national Article 13 votes
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California ~tv Article 205 words 24 votes
The White House now determines which customers can access new AI models ~tech Article 943 words 18 votes
In the US abortion wars, new frontline is pills via telehealth ~health medicine Article 1313 words 12 votes
Norway, one of the first countries to ban smartphones in schools, is now imposing a near-ban on AI in elementary schools ~tech Article 373 words 17 votes
Britain and Canada join Australia in banning social media for children under sixteen ~tech social media Article 1499 words 32 votes
Finland's libraries are increasingly being valued not by how many books they lend, but how they help societies function ~books libraries.national Article 219 words 21 votes
How a Swedish king went on strike in 1768 – this moment in political history poses an interesting question: does a monarchy need a monarch? ~humanities.history Article 1097 words 8 votes
‘Ghost jobs’ could soon be illegal in New York ~life work Article 710 words, published Jun 12 2026 34 votes