EU judges grill Ursula von der Leyen’s lawyers over missing text messages [with Pfizer chief during COVID] ~society politics Link 12 votes
A review of the Lego Mini Chef restaurant in Denmark – in which a meal prepared by tiny plastic people sparks a revelation about hospitality ~food restaurants Link 12 votes
‘Mild’ tofu, ‘mild’ carrots, ‘mild’ pine nuts: my five-year quest to understand German taste ~food Link 30 votes
Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres ~enviro energy Link 18 votes
Following a family mystery to Iceland's remotest village – in his grandfather's footsteps, Oliver Smith heads to a tiny off-grid community at the tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula ~travel Link 9 votes
New titans of Wall Street: how Jane Street rode the ETF wave to ‘obscene’ riches ~finance Article 2048 words 7 votes
OpenAI pushes ahead with for-profit plans and talks to give Sam Altman a stake ~finance business Link 33 votes
Southern Water, serving 4.7mn UK customers, in discussions with private supplier to tanker water from Norwegian fjords to mitigate against potential supply shortages and drought ~enviro Article 727 words 11 votes
Why eight Tokyo minutes from office to metro is too long – The city is seeing a boom in commercial construction but labour scarcity has made location a critical concern for companies ~design urban planning architecture Link 13 votes
More Chinese women graduate but jobs and equal pay still elude them: women under-represented in Stem subjects at university and afterwards are quizzed about plans to start a family ~life.women Link 19 votes
Soaring coffee prices have Italians ‘afraid and panicking’. Poor harvests are pushing up costs up for a nation that consumes 6bn shots a year in bars and cafés. ~food drinks Link 29 votes
Negative European energy prices hit record level – Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power ~enviro energy.renewable Link 31 votes
The Hague will become first city to ban fossil fuel ads by law. Legally binding crackdown will include promotion of petrol cars, flights and cruise ships. ~enviro Link 26 votes
GPU couture – Living the Nvidia loca [someone designed a purse made out of a GPU] ~life.style Link 6 votes
Greece cracks down on excessive tourism. Curbs on short-term rentals and cruise ship traffic could damage crucial sector, warns hospitality industry. ~travel Link 13 votes
Where have all the insects gone? The tiny creatures on which the world depends seem to be in decline. But what does the data really say — and what is to be done? ~enviro Link 35 votes
Israeli cabinet trades insults over ‘Jewish terrorism’ warning. Far-right security minister accused by defence minister and intelligence chief of endangering nation. ~society politics Link 9 votes
Urban birds may be spreading drug-resistant ‘superbugs’, research shows. Wild birds are more likely to be carriers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria if they live close to humans, says study. ~health Link 9 votes
Cargill’s revenues drop from record levels as ample crops depress prices – revenue decline comes as agricultural trader restructures organisation amid profit pressure ~finance business Link 2 votes
Brussels slaps down Thierry Breton over ‘harmful content’ letter to Elon Musk [as it was not approved by the European Commission] ~society politics Link 11 votes
Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers ~tech google internet social media Link 61 votes
How medical research is failing women. For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients. ~life.women Link 25 votes
Can athletics win a big audience outside the Olympics? The sport has less media coverage and prize money than many rivals. Three new projects are competing to raise its profile beyond the Games. ~sports Link 8 votes
Is ‘birdnesting’ the answer for divorcing parents? The arrangement in which children of separated couples stay in the family home with one parent, before the other swaps in, is taking off. ~life family parenting housing Link 22 votes
Lloyd’s John Neal: ‘You’ll never find an insurer saying, “I don’t believe in climate change”’ ~finance Link 36 votes
Algorithms are deciding who gets organ transplants [in the UK's NHS]. Are their decisions fair? ~health healthcare medicine Link 21 votes
How English wine came of age – As a changing climate makes southern counties ripe for viticulture, the largest producers are attracting investment from overseas ~food drinks Link 14 votes
Haiti to receive first Kenyan officers in mission to quell gang violence ~news haiti kenya crime.organized Link 19 votes
After Baillie Gifford, who is ‘clean’ enough to fund the arts? The campaign against the asset manager has left festivals struggling to adapt to a new age of protest. ~arts Link 12 votes
Undemocratic, anachronistic, fantastic. How the City of London survives. ~finance business banking Link 7 votes
America: a healthy or healthcare economy? The sickness at the heart of US GDP. ~finance economics Link 9 votes
Wirecard and me: Dan McCrum on exposing a criminal enterprise ~finance Article 4814 words, published Sep 3 2020 17 votes