We spoke to civilians from Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and Ukraine about living beneath drones. Each of them talk about a different sound: the air raid sirens, the buzzing, the explosions and also what it feels like to pine for silence amidst constant noise. Gift link 👇 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Drones Are Reshaping the Soundscape of War

From Gaza to Kyiv, civilians describe how drones are transforming not just the battlefield but the sounds and psychology of modern conflict.

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The Swiss may be banned from smoking at outdoor bus stops in Geneva, but at Zurich Airport, the country’s largest, they can choose from 16 smoking areas — all of them indoors. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Why Airports Can’t Quit Smoking Lounges

These stale-smelling rooms remain strange holdouts in a world growing more hostile to cigarettes.

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Nuuk’s new airport has brought tourists, investors, diplomats, Trump supporters and global attention to Greenland. The Arctic island is still figuring out what to do with all of them. Read more: bloom.bg/4vo1AOM 📷️: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

“There’s a strange dynamic which has certainly surprised Greenlanders," says Carina Ren, head of the Arctic research center at Denmark’s Aalborg University, "that you also may be more vulnerable when you are more accessible." My latest, from Nuuk: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Airport That Changed Greenland

Nuuk’s new runway is bringing in tourists and opening Greenland up to the world. That comes with its own set of problems.

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When Daleep Singh—now considered to be among the chief architects of western sanctions against Russia—wanted to learn about the history of economic warfare, he travelled to suburban southwest London to consult a 1930s handbook. There is still no digital version. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This Decade’s Must-Read Is a 1939 Guide to Waging Economic War

A steady stream of policymakers is seeking out a musty tome housed deep within Britain’s National Archives.

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On the productivity promises of AI agents by @shona.bsky.social : Technology "hasn’t demonstrably freed us up for higher, nobler pursuits. We don’t create more art because life is easier. Decades after the arrival of email, we just send and receive more of it". www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Era of AI FOMO Is Upon Us

Did you say you haven’t spun up a team of agents to handle your life admin?

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In the age of smartphone war footage, Iran’s internet shutdown has created something unusual: a modern conflict where civilians are largely invisible online.

There’s an Information Void at the Heart of the Iran War

With Iran largely cut off from the global internet, the war is unfolding without the amateur videos that increasingly shape how the world sees conflict.

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Iran is the worst-case scenario for everything we’ve warned about: AI fakes, real footage dismissed as fabricated, and a regime that engineered the doubt itself. “The regime controls who gets to document and what gets documented.” I spoke to @morganmeaker.bsky.social for Bloomberg Weekend.

"The images we aren’t seeing from Iran will form a gap in our collective memory. This is a war reduced to distant fires, plumes of smoke and burning infrastructure, its human stories lost to the information void"

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I spoke to Bloomberg for this piece (Gift Link) - There’s an Information Void at the Heart of the Iran War www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I spoke to Bloomberg for this piece (Gift Link) - There’s an Information Void at the Heart of the Iran War www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

There’s an Information Void at the Heart of the Iran War

With Iran largely cut off from the global internet, the war is unfolding without the amateur videos that increasingly shape how the world sees conflict.

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““This is a very unique moment of top-down info control, both on the side of Iran and the U.S,” says Sam Woolley, an associate professor and expert in computational propaganda at the University of Pittsburgh. “In the last decade or so, we haven’t seen an informational moment quite like this.””

MORGAN MEAKER@morganmeaker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Something is missing from the war in Iran. We’re not seeing the usual deluge of civilian videos. This is a war reduced to distant fires, plumes of smoke and burning infrastructure. Its human stories are being lost to the information void. #DigitalBlackOutIran www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Something is missing from the war in Iran. We’re not seeing the usual deluge of civilian videos. This is a war reduced to distant fires, plumes of smoke and burning infrastructure. Its human stories are being lost to the information void. #DigitalBlackOutIran www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

There’s an Information Void at the Heart of the Iran War

With Iran largely cut off from the global internet, the war is unfolding without the amateur videos that increasingly shape how the world sees conflict.

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"The fog of AI does not need every piece of content to be fabricated. It needs the question ~Is this real?~ to become close to unanswerable." Great piece by @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Fake Images of a Real Strike on a School

The spread of fake photos of the Iran war is helping make the question Is this real? all but unanswerable.

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Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn started giving away her inheritance in her 30s. Now she's finding that exiting the 1% is about more than just money.

She Gave Away Her Inheritance. Now What?

Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn started giving away her money in her 30s, but she’s finding that exiting the 1% is about more than just wealth.

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Humans performing NAPTCHAs (Non-Automated Private Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) on other humans. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-27/as-ai-infiltrates-call-centers-human-workers-are-being-mistaken-for-bots

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is back at the Berlin State Opera despite accusations of associating with Vladimir Putin

A Russian Soprano Charts a Return to the Top After Ukraine Backlash

One of opera’s biggest stars, Anna Netrebko is back at the Berlin State Opera despite accusations of associating with Vladimir Putin.

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To survive for 100 days in the Arctic, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been drinking cooking oil, slaughtering reindeer and butting up against the human and technological limits of existing in the extreme cold. My latest with @daniellebochove.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Norway Is on a 100-Day Mission to Test Military Limits in the Arctic

As tensions with Russia rise, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been sent to the far North to test the cold’s effects on their minds, bodies and equipment.

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As anti-American sentiment grows across Europe, one retailer is giving shoppers a way to avoid products made in the US

A Danish Supermarket Hits Back at US Tariffs

As anti-American sentiment grows across Europe, one retailer is giving shoppers a way to avoid products made in the US.

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“It has unfortunately shifted some of the focus away from what the event truly celebrates,” said Anette Grønkjær Lings, who runs a hotel in Sisimiut. “Greenlandic culture and the incredible Greenland sled dog.” My latest for Bloomberg Weekend: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How Greenland’s Sled Dogs Entered a Diplomatic Row

The island’s traditional dog-sledding championship is taking on added cultural and political importance in the era of Donald Trump.

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Poland's first abortion clinic in decades is a dilemma for Donald Tusk www.bloomberg.com/news/article... with Natalia Ojewska

Poland’s First Abortion Clinic in Decades Is a Challenge to Parliament

After years of protests over the nation’s strict abortion laws, activists are opening a new front in the fight for reproductive rights.

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Some personal news! V excited to say this is my first week as a senior writer on Bloomberg's new Weekend Edition. Still covering the UK and Europe. Still based in London. Talk to me here: mmeaker1@bloomberg.net

After 3 beautiful years, 3 awards, hundreds of stories, reporting from 11 countries, I've decided to leave WIRED. If you gave me your time or told me your story in the last 36 months, THANK YOU. I am forever grateful. And for now, i'll be hanging out here: morgan_meaker@protonmail.com

When an intergovernmental military alliance meets the high-risk, high-reward world of venture capital by @morganmeaker.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/natos-...

NATO’s Tech Scouts Are Fortifying Europe for a World With Donald Trump

The new NATO Innovation Fund started as a way to combat flagging US interest. Now, its staff are scouring Europe to find the companies that could give the alliance the edge in the face of war.

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I interviewed Line Coll, director of Norway’s privacy regulator, about her new strategy to take on Meta www.wired.com/story/norway...

Norway’s Privacy Battle With Meta Is Just Getting Started

The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it’s investigating the company’s new ad-free subscription services.

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“We don't see any reason why Tesla should play by different rules,” says Jesper Pettersson, spokesperson for Swedish union IF Metall. www.wired.com/story/tesla-...

Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country

Tesla is failing to play by Swedish labor rules, unions claim. Now a strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread.

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This is a major change for Meta, a company that has long long pledged allegiance to the ad-supported internet www.wired.com/story/meta-f...

Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month

Meta is about to roll out ad-free subscriptions on Instagram and Facebook. But critics say privacy should not be turned into a luxury.

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“This is a matter of principle,” developer Travis Brown says. “I think it is important that platforms like Twitter are not allowed to shut down criticism arbitrarily.” My latest 👇 www.wired.com/story/x-twit...

X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court

Software developer Travis Brown’s X account was banned after his research alleged far-right influencers were becoming more prominent on the platform. He’s taking X to court in a bid to reverse the...

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