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Why Cheapness No Longer Feels Neutral

Mass consumption did not end. Shein is still growing. Haul culture still exists. The global fashion industry will post low single-digit growth again in...

The Quiet Expansion of Algorithmic Life

We did not experience a single moment when artificial intelligence arrived. There was no rupture or threshold. It expanded quietly through recommendation systems, logistics,...

The Quiet Expansion of Algorithmic Life

You chose the film. The route, too. The price you were willing to pay, the product that seemed right, the news story that caught...

The City Is the Game Now

London has always been a place people come to explore. What's changed is how they're doing it. Across the city — and across Europe...

When Intelligence Becomes Infrastructure, Who Owns Culture?

Electricity didn't ask permission to reshape the twentieth century. Neither did the internet. AI is following the same pattern — moving from tool to...

The Case for Treating Loneliness as an Economic Issue

Loneliness is rising across Europe, affecting younger and older people alike. New evidence shows it is not only a social concern but a growing...

What if Europe embraced a 30‑hour workweek?

Europe’s debate over shorter working hours has shifted from a fringe idea to a serious policy question. Experiments across the continent suggest that a...

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