The heat index reached a staggering 140°F (60°C) in Dubai today. Lethal heat and humidity.

London is thriving. And the right can’t stand it. They talk down our capital constantly, but the city is measurably becoming a better place to live. 6 facts that shatter their doom narrative:

China is testing a vacuum high-speed train that can travel over 1,000 km/h. This ultra-fast vacuum tube magnetic levitation system could reduce the travel time between Shanghai and Hangzhou (distance: 200 km) to just 9 minutes.

Very interesting piece from Greg Ip on whether LLMs might end up slowing the growth of new knowledge, drawing partly on the example of Stack Overflow (link in reply):

At last night’s Prom, after his concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov spoke out passionately against his country’s actions of genocide. This was a brave act from an obviously heartbroken patriot. Pass this on as it was not broadcast.🙏🇵🇸

We should ban Chinese autonomous units now

Brilliant oratory from an unknown American worker about the myths of MAGA. Watch and listen.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

BREAKING: We're seeing record-breaking sales on 1kg Gold bars and 100g BullionStar Gold bars right now. We're restocking continuously...as soon as they arrive they're gone = demand that intense. This is a clear shift in investor psychology = not timing entries, just securing

This is the way wsj.com/real-estate/ny…

Nothing new under the sun.

Repatriate all European gold from the US, now!

The data here tells two different stories depending on how you read it. Story one: London is the world’s 4th largest startup hub, raised $17.7B in 2025, produced more unicorns than Berlin, Paris, and Tokyo combined. Success. Story two: London’s stock exchange fell to 23rd

1/ Trump Administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with Canadian separatists, who are seeking US$500 billion to bankroll their efforts. It suggests that the Administration is interested in breaking up Canada and absorbing the remnants. ⬇️

CJNG Cartel Members have launched mass attacks across Mexico after their leader was taken out in a special operation. I edited this compilation together so you can see how bad it really is!

It is hard to communicate how much programming has changed due to AI in the last 2 months: not gradually and over time in the "progress as usual" way, but specifically this last December. There are a number of asterisks but imo coding agents basically didn’t work before December

In just two months, #China’s radars and air defense systems have proven incapable on two separate battlefields. First in #Venezuela, now in #Iran. CSIS detailed the defeat of Chinese air defense in Venezuela recently. Worth reviewing regarding Iran. csis.org/analysis/image…

We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against "shaheds" in the Middle East region. I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required security. Ukraine helps

We are about to split into two civilizations: those who own their intelligence, and those who rent it. A 70B parameter model running on a 128GB Apple laptop is likely sufficient for continuously-learning human-level intelligence. A trillion-parameter superintelligence will never