We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun - for weekend reading. Below are some from this week - pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• Love Algorithmically (Prof G)
• The IEA says by 2026, renewables are expected to supply 36% of global power against 32% for coal. (IEA & Carbon Brief)
• The Exercise That Takes Off 20 Years (Vogue)
• It’s the Internet, Stupid: What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens. (Persuasion)
• “New York has enacted the first law in the U.S. mandating safeguards for AI companions as policymakers arrive at [this] conclusion: The dangers of synthetic relationships outweigh the benefits. The top use of gen AI today is therapy and companionship, not productivity and automation.” (Forbes)
• Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street. Hetty Green was the richest woman you’ve never heard of. In the late 1800s, she built a fortune worth billions today in a world designed to stop her. (Farnam Street)
• Everything Is Television: A theory of culture and attention (Derek Thompson)
• The last days of poptimism: The new stars are old-school cool (Unherd)
• China Has Overtaken America: And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up (Paul Krugman)
• These 20 Popular Apps Are Tracking Everything You Do (Source: PC Magazine)
  
   
• Mortality in the news vs. what we usually die from (Source: Flowing Data)
  
   

What are you reading or listening to?