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Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.The New York Times - 11h -
Super Bowl 2025: Chiefs will be able to use 'three-peat' language after NFL reportedly strikes deal with Pat Riley
The terms haven't been disclosed yet, but Riley reportedly made $600K back in 1998 off the trademark. How much would that be today?Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Trump’s MEGA effect on European markets
US not so exceptional amid a strong start to year for equities on both sides of the AtlanticFinancial Times - 4d -
European stock markets outpace global rivals in January
Benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 rises more than 6% as tariff fears subside and investors flee US tech stocksFinancial Times - 5d -
DOJ sidesteps language endorsing legality of buyouts in email to staff
A small tweak to an email encouraging federal employees to take a buyout indicates the Justice Department wouldn’t vouch for the legality of the program. The Trump administration is battling ...The Hill - 5d -
How DeepSeek and next-generation AI agents could erode value of language models
Executives at leading AI labs say that large language models like those from OpenAI and Big Tech firms risk becoming commoditized in 2025.CNBC - 5d -
American and European populism don’t mix
Elon Musk will find the European right more statist than some progressives at homeFinancial Times - Jan. 29 -
Acronyms are the EU’s 25th language
Europe’s unofficial lingua franca is a plethora of shorthand that even ministers struggle to understandFinancial Times - Jan. 28 -
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Is language the key to resolving the WFH v back-to-the-office culture wars? | Emma Beddington
Those who work from home and their office-based colleagues need to understand each other better – and that starts with language. Here’s my new corporate glossary. I note, wearily, that the work ...The Guardian - Jan. 26 -
Gill Hornby: ‘Jane Austen created the six best novels in the English language’
The writer on her third novel, Miss Austen, being turned into a TV drama, what we get wrong about the much-loved author – and why she would never write a book with her husband, Robert Harris. ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Brussels pushes ‘buy European’ procurement plan
Leaked policy proposal would give government option to exclude foreign companies from public contractsFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Gen Z Americans are leaving their European cousins in the dust
Millennials across the west were united in their economic malaise. Their successors not so muchFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
Irish-language cinema has bright future despite Oscars snub, says Kneecap director
Comedy film loosely based on lives of Belfast hip-hop trio missed out on nominations for best international feature and original song. Hollywood may not have been quite ready to see Kneecap ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Trump’s executive order on gender uses language pointing to ‘fetal personhood’
Words ‘at conception’ in order gesture to push by anti-abortion movement to give embryos and fetuses legal rights. US politics – live updates One of Donald Trump’s new executive orders , ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
European banks to reward investors with bumper €123bn in payouts
Dividends have exceeded pre-crisis levels while lenders have topped up returns with buybacksFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media
Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration took down the Spanish version of the official White House websiteABC News - Jan. 22 -
The quest to create European corporate champions
Worries about the EU’s waning competitiveness have prompted a rethink of merger rules that prioritised consumersFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
These are the best-paid programming languages for 2025
The software developers market is hot. Find out which software languages will earn you the most money this year.VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
‘I can still hear their words’: the fight to save the Híɫzaqv language
In what is now western Canada, younger generations of the Indigenous Heiltsuk Nation are using social media to revive this ‘deeply relational’ language. Centuries ago, the music of the Híɫzaqv ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
European football: Atlético Madrid’s winning run ended by lowly Leganés
Goretzka double gives Bayern narrow win over Wolfsburg Lukaku scores late winner at for Napoli at Atalanta The Atlético Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, praised his players and told them to stay ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
European football: Kvaratskhelia seals PSG move, Frankfurt sink Dortmund
Winger completes ‘dream’ €70m move from Napoli Frankfurt 2-0 Dortmund, Montpellier 2-1 Monaco The Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Serie A side Napoli on ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
Germany's leader: Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”ABC News - Jan. 17 -
European carmakers call for ‘grand bargain’ with Trump to avoid trade war
Concern over US tariffs heaps pressure on industry struggling with electrification and competition from ChinaFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
Luxury goods groups drive European stocks to highest level in a month
LVMH and Hermès push up Cac 40 after Richemont’s better than expected salesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
Lib Dems chart a distinctive pro-European course
Forging closer ties between UK and EU may prove sensible electoral strategy for UK’s third partyFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
Un, deux, trois — three language learning apps, tested by an editor
I tried three language learning apps – Duolingo, Babbel and Pimsleur – to find out which is best for language proficiency and fluency.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Microsoft’s AutoGen update boosts AI agents with cross-language interoperability and observability
Microsoft's AutoGen for AI agents is popular among agent developers, and a new update addresses observability and flexibility issues.VentureBeat - Jan. 15 -
Think twice before committing to European boots on the ground in Ukraine
Negotiations between the warring parties are likely to set the parameters of any post-conflict deploymentFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
Musk sets sights on European politics
After helping President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House, Elon Musk is now setting his sights on European politics. He has endorsed Germany's far-right party in the upcoming election ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
European football: Jürgen Klopp watches Leipzig win as Atlético go top
Xavi Simons scores twice against Werder Bremen Álvarez provides winner for La Liga leaders Atlético RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons scored twice on his comeback from injury to help his team to a 4-2 ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Learning to read in a foreign language has taught me to embrace ambiguity – one sentence at a time | Patrick Lum
In striving to understand Japanese books and comics, I’ve adopted the habits of a weightlifter: I find my comfort zone then push beyond it. Mind your language: how learning French helped me ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
European football: Harry Kane back with penalty winner for Bayern Munich
His 15th league goal of season keeps Bayern clear at top In Serie A, Atalanta miss chance to go level with Napoli Harry Kane netted a penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
How Elon Musk has meddled in European affairs
From bashing Keir Starmer to promoting the AfD, the X owner is not shy about intervening. A limited – at best – understanding of the continent of Europe and its component countries has not ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’
Rystad Energy releases data days after Ukraine stopped flows of Russian gas through its pipelines. Europe bought a record amount of liquefied natural gas from Russia last year, data shows, despite ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
The Musk threat to European democracy
Free speech push, now backed by Meta’s Zuckerberg, risks spread of disinformationFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Meloni’s European moment risks falling flat
Italy’s most successful premiers on the EU stage tend to be technocrats not professional politiciansFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages
With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve them. Every year, the world loses some of its 7,000 languages. Parents stop speaking ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
How Nato will hold European capitals to higher defence spending promises
Also in this newsletter: The countries breaking EU law by ignoring green deadlinesFinancial Times - Jan. 7
