‘It’s shameful’: New York City’s elite lash out at Zohran Mamdani’s second-home tax ~finance Link 69 votes
How democratic governments came to view VPNs as circumvention software that must be restricted ~tech privacy security Link 35 votes
Norway puts United Nations Environment Programme project funding on hold, raising fears for plastics treaty talks ~enviro pollution plastics Article 862 words 3 votes
‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity? ~science Article 3527 words 10 votes
Two months in, the Iran war has changed the global energy system forever ~enviro energy.renewable Link 19 votes
Norway doubles down on oil and gas production – energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle East ~enviro Article 771 words 11 votes
In a village in Norway, humans representing flora and fauna of all kinds meet to reimagine ‘nature-centric governance’ ~enviro conservation Article 1215 words, published Apr 10 2026 7 votes
Norway is reopening three gasfields that it shut down last century as demand from Europe for alternatives to Russian and Middle Eastern supply increases ~enviro Link 19 votes
US landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Donald Trump administration ~finance business Article 252 words 24 votes
Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives. ~tech Article 1198 words, published Apr 30 2026 37 votes
US National Security Agency using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist ~tech security.national Article 344 words, published Apr 19 2026 10 votes
Europe's first complete mining-to-refinement of lithium begins operating in Syväjärvi in western Finland – the strategic resource is critical for manufacturing modern electronics ~enviro Article 484 words 20 votes
India’s major airlines on ‘verge of closing down’ as high fuel costs sting ~transport Article 258 words 25 votes
NHTSA tells US Congress: advanced impaired driving detection tech isn't ready ~transport Article 654 words, published Mar 17 2026 39 votes
USA to mandate surveillance tech for new cars also determing fitness to drive by 2027 ~transport Article 517 words, published Mar 9 2026 44 votes
US Federal Communications Commission to review Disney broadcast licences after Jimmy Kimmel joke about Melania Trump ~tv Article 32 votes
We must keep age verification from killing anonymity online ~tech privacy internet Article 1311 words, published Apr 23 2026 53 votes
United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel ~finance Article 361 words 29 votes
Russia revives retired aircraft amid airline fleet crisis ~transport Article 590 words, published Jan 20 2026 22 votes
This nine-seat plane takes off in fifty meters – Norway hopes it will connect people in remote areas ~transport Article 513 words 12 votes
Planned Parenthood is turning to services like Botox to stay afloat ~health Article 718 words 18 votes
How Ukraine is turning to renewables to keep heat and lights on ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1775 words 14 votes
China calls for ‘concerted’ efforts to tackle excess solar production ~enviro energy.renewable Article 35 votes
How Copenhagen built a metro for free by capturing land value to finance infrastructure ~transport Video 28:35 7 votes
World's top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain ~health Article 375 words 17 votes
US senator to introduce bill aimed at ending sports blackouts, making games easier to watch for fans ~sports Article 636 words, published Apr 16 2026 23 votes
Norwegian Swimming Federation has declared it will not host international championships as long as World Aquatics permits athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete ~sports Article 332 words 12 votes
Kim Bowes on the economic lives of Rome's ninety percent ~humanities.history Video 1:07:23, published Apr 15 2026 11 votes
Finnish transport minister Lulu Ranne says a long-delayed cross-border train to Sweden should begin rolling this summer ~transport Article 1649 words, published Apr 12 2026 9 votes
Sovereign Cloud stats every CIO needs before their next board meeting ~comp privacy Article 385 words 7 votes
The space race (back) to the Moon: Artemis, moon bases a competition beyond orbit ~space Video 51:36 7 votes
Government-appointed Norwegian Nuclear Committee says no to nuclear power – should build up expertise that will make it easier to make such a decision in the future ~enviro Link 17 votes
Swedish non-profit has filed a class action lawsuit against Norway's Telenor, accusing it of endangering customers in Myanmar by sharing their data with the junta ~tech privacy Article 697 words 10 votes
Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK ~music Article 92 words 24 votes
Falling demand for cardboard boxes — long a proxy for consumer spending — is raising concerns about the US economy ~finance economics business Article 342 words, published Apr 3 2026 50 votes
Can a country get too rich? Norway shows the potential pitfalls of uncommon prosperity. ~finance economics Link 24 votes
US state dealer laws add up to $5,000 to new car prices, ICLE study finds ~transport Article 383 words, published Mar 30 2026 24 votes
A timeline of White House renovations through the years ~design architecture Article 1723 words, published Aug 30 2017 8 votes