The effects of the EU’s Cohesion Policy ~finance economics Article 1838 words, published Jul 9 2026 15 votes
New apartments designed by and for slum dwellers in India are "a dream fulfilled" for residents ~design architecture Article 1835 words 21 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
Protect your privacy with California's DROP tool (Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, for California residents) ~tech privacy Article 1193 words 43 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
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
Discord bans (then unbans) around 8400 accounts because of a CSAM neural hash collision ~tech social media Link 51 votes
Samsung will delete your health data if you don't let them use it to train AI ~tech Article 392 words 23 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
Flathub bans AI-coded apps – with some exceptions ~tech Article 463 words, published Jun 1 2026 30 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
Five million Americans dropped ACA health insurance after the GOP 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
‘Ghost jobs’ could soon be illegal in New York ~life work Article 710 words, published Jun 12 2026 34 votes
Rolls-Royce will build small nuclear power plants for Sweden in a major boost for the British engineering group's ambitions to lead the development of the nascent technology in Europe ~enviro Link 19 votes
Sweden has halved its borrowing since facing financial meltdown in the 1990s, without raising taxes – and what Britain can learn from this experience ~finance economics Article 1502 words 17 votes
Drawbacks to Iceland having its own currency likely exceed the benefits, the country's Finance Ministry said, citing the conclusions of a government-commissioned report ~finance Article 21 votes
'Stop Killing Games' movement gains momentum: California Assembly passes game protection bill ~games Article 529 words 43 votes
Colorado approves balcony solar, requires utilities to accept meter collars ~enviro energy.renewable Article 480 words, published May 8 2026 31 votes
Public backlash after Utah county approves 62 sq miles of development sites for data center ~tech Article 1142 words 39 votes
The US campaign to turn healthy people into Alzheimer’s patients ~health.mental Article 330 words 27 votes