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  • Foreign Policy Live: An AMA on Ravi’s Visit to China and India

    Listen: https://ift.tt/gsd8lZr From Labubus and Chinese soft power to U.S. President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on Ukraine, join host Ravi Agrawal for another FP Live Ask-Me-Anything. Ravi Agrawal: Trump is Ushering In a More Transactional World Henry Tugendhat and Janes Palmer:… more ›

  • Eswatini Builds Dam With Chinese Firm Despite Taiwan Ties – The China-Global South Project

    Eswatini partners with China’s Sinohydro on a major dam project despite Taiwan ties, sparking diplomatic friction and local labor disputes. https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/eswatini-sinohydro-dam-project-taiwan-china-tensions/ more ›

  • McKinsey technology trends outlook 2024 | McKinsey

    Which new technology will have the most impact in 2024 and beyond? Our annual analysis ranks the top tech trends that matter most for companies and executives. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-top-trends-in-tech#new-and-notable more ›

  • Top 30 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade

    Another decade of great documentary movies! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best documentaries that have been released since 2014. Our countdown includes movies “Amy”, “O.J.: Made in America”, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”… more ›

  • Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis

    Our world is strange, and often fake and corrupt, but how did we get here? We live in a time of great uncertainty and confusion. Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War… more ›

  • Big Take: China Bets Big on a $167 Billion Tibetan Dam

    Listen: https://ift.tt/Da4g65k China is building the largest power plant the world has ever seen, in a very remote corner of Tibet. But the $167 billion hydropower dam has environmentalists and neighboring countries concerned. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host… more ›

  • Rare original proof of David Bailey’s 1965 Box of Pin-Ups discovered

    Exclusive: Near-mint condition preprint copy features 36 portraits of stars including John Lennon and Mick Jagger https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jul/27/rare-original-proof-of-david-baileys-1965-box-of-pin-ups-discovered?utm_source=semafor more ›

  • Variety

    Eros International and director Aanand L. Rai clash over AI-altered ‘Raanjhanaa’ ending, with both sides citing legal rights and creative ethics. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eros-aanand-l-rai-dispute-ai-altered-raanjhanaa-ending-1236470128/?utm_source=semafor more ›

  • The Brief – How Trump trounced Ursula

    Sunday’s deal is the almost inevitable outcome of a declining great power placing its faith in an economically https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/the-brief-how-trumps-triumph-ursulas-shame-europes-nightmare/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=intro&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=THE_BRIEF more ›

  • Crossing the Chasm: Crossing the Chasm with Nina Stender (on Worker Owned Cooperatives)

    Listen: https://ift.tt/YjamK7M Welcome to Crossing the Chasm. On today’s episode, I am joined by Nina Stender who leads the rapid response cooperative development project at the Democracy at Work Institute. An expert in worker owned cooperatives, Nina has educational and… more ›