It’s always such a pleasure to be back in the beautiful city of Lisbon for another Web Summit. A busy first day in the bag with a panel on AI-driven upskilling and chats with EU Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty and Biden admin AI advisor and CEO, Daniela Braga.

The Council of Europe's new Commissioner for Human Rights warned that failing to defend Ukraine would be an "existential loss" to Europe at this year’s #WebSummit tech event. euronews.com/next/2024/11/1…

I’ll continue posting here for work purposes mainly but for whoever is also over on Bluesky, go find and follow me there too! 👇 bsky.app/profile/davidm…

Calling all nutrition and wellbeing journalists! I’d like to hear your pitches please! Looking for original, science-led ideas on everything from current trends and under-the-radar tips to well-being for the new year and so on! Hit me up 📧 [email protected] #journorequest

Cheery news for those of us with Celtic genes 🇮🇪☘️

A sign of the times. A booklet first issued in 1940 has had a revamp to prepare Swedes for digital warfare with crises such as Internet and comms blackouts, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns and so on 👇 (via Euronews Next) euronews.com/next/2024/11/2…

Some good news for a change! Australia to introduce the world’s strictest law on social media access for minors 👏 euronews.com/next/2024/11/2…

I’ve had such a terrific response to this call out that I’m literally snowed under with pitches! I’ll endeavour to back to everyone who emailed asap. Thank you! 🙏

Welcome to #TheSwitch, Euronews Next's new mobility series for people considering making the switch to an EV. 🚗⚡️ This time we're tackling the question: How long will an EV realistically last before it fails completely? ⤵️ euronews.com/next/2024/12/0…

It’s rare to see me on the telebox but I very much enjoyed unpacking the ongoing TikTok saga with colleagues at EuronewsSerbia yesterday. The surprise appearance of the Serbian phonetic spelling of my name was a bonus! 🤣

One of my first articles for euronews was an interview with colourist Marina Amaral about her crucial work bringing life to b+w Auschwitz prisoner photos. Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, it’s more important than ever to remember #neveragain 👇 euronews.com/2020/01/28/the…

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I don’t often go back to things I’ve written - and it’s been a while since I’ve reread this The Scotsman column. It’s now 8 years to the day since the Manchester Arena terror attack, and I still feel this ode sums up how I feel about my home city scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

Thinking about going electric in 2025. From budget-friendly city cars to high-tech family cars, here's a look at the most anticipated models coming soon. My piece for euronews Euronews Next #EV #ElectricCars #NewCars euronews.com/next/2025/05/2…

Now, In Tel Aviv, hundreds of Israeli Jews and Palestinians are marching silently outside the Israeli Defense Ministry, holding photos of Palestinian children killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.