There are no shortcuts to manage the Russia challenge

Despite Trump’s diplomatic cavalry charge, the Kremlin will continue to view the west as an enemy

Source: Financial Times

Email marketing is back and big social is panicking - everything you need to know

Email marketing isn't dead. In fact, it's helping businesses grow while big social's ad performance declines.

Source: ZDNet

Seven New Zealand churches targeted in suspected arson spree

Four churches were burned while evidence suggests three more were targeted but did not catch fire.

Source: BBC

Hamas freed all six living Israeli hostages in Gaza on Saturday

Hamas freed six more Israeli hostages in Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the seventh hostage-prisoner swap under the first phase of a fragile ceasefire. …

Source: France 24

The iOS 18.4 beta brings Matter robot vacuum support

Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 18.4 yesterday, which users have since discovered contains support for robot vacuums in the Apple Home app through Matter. As spotted by …

Source: The Verge

Lost Causes

When we lose things, it’s tempting to think we need to keep better track of them, to hold on to stuff more tightly. What if the opposite is true?

Source: New York Times

Eleventh-hour high court bid to stop Australia’s secretive deal to resettle NZYQ cohort in Nauru

Proceedings filed Friday for man scheduled to be deported Monday as Human Rights Law Centre makes case for ‘dangerous precedent’

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Source: The Guardian

Arab leaders discuss alternative to Trump Gaza plan at Saudi Arabia meet

Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain seek to hash out plan to avoid Palestinian displacement.

Source: Al Jazeera

Why is Paris’ annual agriculture show such a big deal in France?

Every year thousands of farmers convene in the French capital for a nine-day exhibition of livestock, produce and farming tools. The event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors and is …

Source: France 24

Beijing embraces DeepSeek to lead AI adoption as it looks for new growth drivers

DeepSeek's rise came as a timely confidence boost as the Chinese leadership faces a prolonged economic gloom and a brewing trade war with U.S.

Source: CNBC

‘Make Germany Great Again’: How the Trump effect is spreading into Germany

Bolstered by support from Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance, the AfD party is seeing a surge in support from Germany’s far-right. Amid a widening political divide in the …

Source: NBC News

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment in exchange for US factories

Former PM Suga and ex-Tesla board member Mizuno plan to approach Elon Musk to support struggling carmaker

Source: Financial Times