Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact: the hour's strongest signal
9 independent sources lead this hourly briefing, ranked by freshness, corroboration, diversity, and momentum.
Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 79
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
Companies scoff at airlines' cheapest business class tickets. 'The real value is flexibility'
Some companies plan to shun the cheapest business- and premium- economy fares from their executives.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 42
Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones - The Verge
Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones The Verge
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
The desert's ripple effect: The Western Negev is quietly reshaping Israel-Africa ties
A high-level strategic delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived at SouthUp, the non-profit technology incubator rooted in the Shaar Hanegev region.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
For Israel, peace with Saudi Arabia is not worth a nuclear arms race in the Middle East
Once Saudi Arabia has the capacity to enrich uranium, Turkey and Egypt might be the next in line to seek to accomplish the same.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
25 years after the Sbarro bombing, one family is still fighting to bring Ahlam Tamimi to justice
A quarter-century after the Jerusalem bombing, Malki Roth's parents are still confronting the decisions, prisoner deals, and international failures they believe allowed Ahlam Tamimi to remain free.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Hamas sees demilitarization talks as strategy to 'trap Israel,' Zini warns security cabinet
Speaking during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Zini said Hamas believes it should have pursued the demilitarization agreement with the Board of Peace in order to "trap Israel."
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Improvised Transport on Abandoned Infrastructure: Colombia's Ingenious Motorcycle-Railroad Adapters
Colombia started building railroads in the mid-19th century, and they boomed up until the mid-20th. But by the 1990s, as roads and cars proliferated, the national rail company was liquidated. Rural communities lost service.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Rockstar Energy founder builds Celsius stake, wants to take over as CEO
7% of the energy drink company.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections - The Guardian
Haitians face arrest and deportation after US removes TPS protections The Guardian Plan to end protections for Haitian immigrants could be ‘huge detriment’ in Waltham, says business leader Waltham Times Pennsylvania advocates urge senators to support protections for Haitians…
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Physicists watch a material's electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases
A tall glass of ice water isn't just a thirst quencher; it's also an everyday example of coexisting phases. Water can exist simultaneously in both liquid and solid phases.