Grok-SpaceX's listing makes a new OMI report uncomfortably relevant. It asks a deceptively simple question: when we ask an AI tool a question, are we getting an answer that serves our interests — or one filtered through the interests of its owner? bit.ly/4uHjuLi

Asylum trap 2️⃣. Asylum policy measured by processing speed and backlogs alone cause problems in housing markets, local services, and communities. Until those are part of the same picture, faster decisions risk homeless refugees. bit.ly/3QlobfF

Asylum trap 1️⃣. Process claims slowly and backlogged applicants fill temporary accommodation for longer, driving costs higher. Process them faster and risk anger over open borders. How's the EU coping? bit.ly/4vo1XsM

Election threat 2️⃣. Full Fact's 2026 annual report describes an information environment that leaves voters less able to identify or resist manipulation. bit.ly/4ou3evq

Threat to elections 1️⃣. Check Point's Midterm report documents attack infrastructure ready for November: thousands of election-themed websites, thousands of leaked fundraising credentials, darkweb posts, and AI-assisted influence operations. bit.ly/43IDzWt

Hormuz: when the analyst got it right. A wonderfully written note argues that whatever the headlines, reopening the strait will take weeks. A case study in how to think through a polycrisis when the news cycle is moving faster than the underlying reality. bit.ly/4gwb7yq

We ❤️ policies that improve lives. A charity realised that housing and employment should be tackled together. They offered young people accommodation at affordable rents if they stayed in work or education. What happened next? ➡️ bit.ly/3QxZ6hs

Deadheading, when empty taxis seek fares (which they do 40% of the time), is plainly inefficient and contributes to urban congestion. So do robotaxis deadhead less? The data says not. bit.ly/4vBa2tw

With the soccer World Cup kicking off today, Goldman Sachs has done what Goldman Sachs does: used its models to forecast the winner. If you don't want to know the result, you should look away now . . . bit.ly/3POoTlq

More cops. Less cops. Does it matter? A detailed study from @Niskanen Center uses DC's crime data and the 2025 National Guard deployment as a natural experiment to find out. Its findings are striking. There are lessons here for every policed community. bit.ly/4evUSA3

To offset today's use of ChatGPT you'd need 2.6 million tree seedlings grown for 10 years, enough water for 500,000 people in Africa and land the size of Manhattan. Geography, governance and justice are AI's societal frontiers. bit.ly/49K2QTI

Trump's 'America First' policy has broken the international consensus on trade, energy security, climate finance and aid. How should countries respond, especially in the light of China’s long-term resistance to some international norms? @ChathamHouse bit.ly/3Q3rFmT

The WhatsApp world order. If you feel that governments around the world are losing their relevance, you'd be right. That's according to @DavidHenig who has written a fascinating single-essay diagnosis of where power really lies in the global economy. bit.ly/3PMZpow

Hormuz: a systemic turning point? The US-Iran-Israel conflict and the militarisation of the Strait of #Hormuz is better understood as a systemic turning point than a regional crisis. bit.ly/3Q2lwax

The International AI Safety Report, led by Yoshua Bengio, is a stark reminder of the chasm between AI's increasing capability and society's capacity to keep real-world deployments safe. coilink.org/20.500.12592/742…

Vance's "wrecking ball" speech at the '25 Munich Security Conference ended the post-WWII order. So where are we today? A good place to start is the newly released 2026 Munich Security Report, "Under Destruction". coilink.org/20.500.12592/910…

.@jonathanwatts the link to the green energy in China report on which you base your article in today's @guardian leads to a 404 and I can't find any reference to it on the @CarbonBrief website. Is it still under embargo or has Carbon Brief withdrawn it?

News. Today, we announce Applied Science Commons, a new platform that will index and preserve the growing volume of quality #greylit in the sciences. Learn more at #chs2024 Charleston Conference.

Very excited about our new project: #LGBTQ+ Social Justice and Culture. Activist voices from the 1980s to today especially those in oppressive countries. Launching 11/11. Learn more at #Charleston2024

Hey, ⁦@guardian, could you please share the title of the study on which this article is based so I can track it down. Thanks! ⁩ ‘Huge benefits’ in greater debt relief for lower income countries, study finds theguardian.com/world/articl…