Monday, August 24, 2026
ArchiveWorld's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Copernicus called it another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress, and the record was set before the season's peak heat. A developing El Niño is still to come.
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs
New EU packaging rules took effect on 12 August and require separate registration in every member state a parcel lands in. For someone shipping ten circuit boards a year the paperwork outcosts the boards.
Woman stranded in Spain after UK's eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister
Nidia Webb has lived in Britain for eight years and was refused boarding because her settled status had attached itself to her identical twin. Confirmation of the fix was emailed to the sister.
Why Are People Hooked On A Fake Food Delivery App?
An app that delivers no food has a devoted audience, which says more about the ritual of ordering than about eating. The episode also litigates whether tomatoes belong on a sandwich.
The entire city of San Francisco as a video game
Real building footprints and street geometry, rendered as a browser world you can wander through while strangers walk past. Nothing to download and nothing to sign into.