The US campaign to turn healthy people into Alzheimer’s patients ~health.mental Article 330 words 15 votes
‘It’s shameful’: New York’s elite lash out at Zohran Mamdani’s second-home tax ~finance Link 68 votes
How democratic governments came to view VPNs as circumvention software that must be restricted ~tech privacy security Link 34 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 18 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
Forget the AI apocalypse. Memes have already nuked our culture. (gifted link) ~tech social media Article 15 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 regulator 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
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
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
Balcony solar is spreading across the US ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1314 words, published Mar 29 2026 25 votes