EU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks – POLITICO
Not only does the bloc need Chinese imports, but any trade measures against China’s solar industry could prompt retaliation. Europe has a “crucial dilemma when…
Is it ready to fight Vladimir Putin alone? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Can Europe fend off a Russian attack on its own? It’s a question that…
EU moves to shield researchers from Chinese interference – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will call upon EU capitals to be on guard against meddling in their homegrown research from strategic adversaries in the…
The global microchip supply chain – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS/TAIPEI — Forget Brussels, London and Washington. For the microchips industry, all eyes are…
Putin’s attack dogs target ‘almost naked’ pop stars in Russia’s new culture war – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. As New Year dawned in Moscow, some of Russia’s top celebrities will have woken…
Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during COVID, study finds – POLITICO
Nearly 17,000 people may have died after taking hydroxycholoroquine during the first wave of COVID, according to a study by French researchers. The anti-malaria drug…
Europe’s grid is under a cyberattack deluge, industry warns – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Thousands of cyberattacks have inundated Europe's energy grid since Russia's invasion of…
Who’s in charge? Western capitals scramble to lead on AI – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. This is a make-or-break week for policing artificial intelligence. On Monday, the White House…
Why dengue in Europe could spell disaster for the rest of the world – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In the early morning of the last day of August, Parisians experienced for the…
Scientists who paved way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines win Nobel prize – POLITICO
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on messenger RNA technology, which enabled the development of…
How Silicon Valley doomers are shaping Rishi Sunak’s AI plans – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Back in the spring, Britain was sounding pretty relaxed about the rise…
UK’s Sunak raises ‘strong concerns’ over alleged China spy in parliament – POLITICO
NEW DELHI — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak raised “very strong concerns” with Beijing about China’s alleged interference in the U.K. parliament. Sunak relayed his…
Inside the toxic world of vaping scientists – POLITICO
LONDON — Their former colleagues and collaborators have turned on them; they are hounded by lobbyists and campaigners; and in some cases, the accusations have…
Top review says COVID lockdowns and masks worked, period – POLITICO
Speedy implementation of a combination of measures such as face masks, lockdowns and international border controls, “unequivocally” reduced COVID-19 infections, a major review has shown.…
China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The pictures posted on the Chinese company’s website show a tall, Caucasian man with…
UK ministers lock horns with WhatsApp over threat to break encryption – POLITICO
LONDON — Britain’s tough new plan to police the internet has left politicians in a stand-off with WhatsApp and other popular encrypted messaging services. Deescalating…
What the hell is wrong with TikTok? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Western governments are ticked off with TikTok. The Chinese-owned app loved by teenagers around…
Russian oil finds ‘wide open’ back door to Europe, critics say – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has declared Europe's dependence on Russian oil…
UN climate report shows world is flying blind into the storm – POLITICO
TL;DR, global warming is bad and getting worse. But a sprawling assessment of tens of thousands of scientific papers on the state of the planet,…