Tech
BUSINESS
Governments Buy Into Big Tech: The State as Silicon Valley Shareholder
Government ministries now sit at board tables once reserved for venture tech capitalists alone as public money floods into private firms.
BUSINESS
Solar Power: Europe Aims High While America Goes Practical
While European researchers launch plans for orbital power stations, Americans plug simple panels into backyard outlets.
BUSINESS
A Paper Tiger: Why EU Tech Keeps Arming Myanmar’s Junta
European navigation modules guide the junta in Myanmar through deadly skies above villages, while Brussels speaks of sanctions.
LIFESTYLE
To Trial: Hotels Take Booking.Com to Court for Price Fixing
Over 10,000 European hotels sue Booking.com, alleging harmful price control clauses from 2004–2024 in landmark antitrust case.
BUSINESS
Palantir’s European Expansion: Tech Dependence Wrapped in Security
As German police quietly adopt Palantir's Gotham tech software, a question lingers: is Europe trading data sovereignty for the illusion of security?
Popular
Europe’s First Moon Steps in a New Space Race
Josef Aschbacher picked a German astronaut for the NASA lunar orbit mission, starting a bigger European push into space exploration powered by fresh budgets and joint projects.
Finland’s Unemployment Paradox: Rising Joblessness, Surprising Calm
Finland recorded 10.3% unemployment in October 2025, the highest figure since 2009, yet public discourse suggests that economic pessimism does not always translate into social despair.
Brussels to Caracas: A Reckoning for European Intelligence
European powers quietly freeze Caribbean intelligence sharing with Washington, fearing their islands sit too close to the line of fire near Venezuela.
Scientology’s Public Relations Push: Community Service as Strategy in Europe
Scientology-backed volunteers boost drug-prevention across France, using community outreach to reshape the group’s public image.
On the Defence: The Militarisation of the Assembly Line
Economic shifts push skilled workers from closing civilian plants to defense factories as Europe ramps spending amid labor shifts.
