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Reporter at the public broadcaster YLE in Finland, specializing in science, health and technology. City, University of London graduate.

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Vaccin mot bältros kan minska risken för demens, visar ny forskning Har du vaccinerats mot bältros? Då är det fullt möjligt att du har betydligt lägre risk att insjukna i demenssjukdom.

Om du missade: Vaccin mot bältros kan minska risken för demens, visar ny forskning yle.fi/a/7-10075580

10.03.2026 14:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Longevity influencers tell millions to take rapamycin, sit in hyperbaric oxygen chambers, blast themselves with red light therapy, and take 50+ supplements daily.

Meanwhile something that cuts dementia risk by 20% is invisible.

overmatter.substack.com/p/your-anti-...

18.02.2026 18:08 👍 64 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 2

Today, Europe’s energy system is cleaner, much more diverse - and much more stable than a few years ago.

Yet the developments in the Middle East remind us once again of the risks of relying still too much on fossil fuels.

06.03.2026 11:57 👍 651 🔁 133 💬 49 📌 16
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

This is interesting. But it is more interesting that Trump is rewarding Moscow for doing this by helping Russia sell oil, repeating Russian propaganda points, and senselessly burning through weapon stocks.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

06.03.2026 19:57 👍 1583 🔁 691 💬 74 📌 34

It's pretty plausible as a scenario that after having inflicted chaos the Trump administration seizes the first opportunity to declare victory and walk, leaving EU/UK, Turkey and Gulf states holding the bag

02.03.2026 09:24 👍 267 🔁 104 💬 15 📌 4

Trump has told four different journalists completely contradictory things about his aims.

It's going to be over in three days or four weeks... it's about regime change but he also wants to start talks again with the current regime...he's killed all the possible replacement leaders...

Total chaos.

02.03.2026 09:20 👍 734 🔁 164 💬 28 📌 19
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America's media consolidation nightmare.

CBS, CNN, HBO, MTV, Warner Bros, Paramount, TikTok, SpongeBob ... How much media can any one billionaire family control? And what happens when so much culture gets captured and politically reshaped?

27.02.2026 05:35 👍 251 🔁 120 💬 14 📌 15
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NASA's Artemis II lunar mission may not launch in March after all NASA says an "interrupted flow" of helium to the rocket system could require a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. If it happens, NASA says the launch to the moon would be delayed until April.

NASA says an "interrupted flow" of helium to the rocket system could require a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. If it happens, NASA says the launch to the moon would be delayed until April. n.pr/4qO41a2

21.02.2026 22:37 👍 181 🔁 30 💬 15 📌 10

This Hungarian veto is poised to trigger outrage because:
- The loan was agreed at the highest level by EU leaders
- Hungary secured an opt-out through enhanced cooperation
- Ukraine needs the money no later than April
- Von der Leyen and Costa will be in Kyiv next week for the fourth anniversary

20.02.2026 19:17 👍 82 🔁 62 💬 9 📌 3

Suomi voi ajautua kaaokseen, jos yhdysvaltalainen jätti ei noudata sopimuksiaan – keskeiset digipalvelut halvaantuisivat yle.fi/a/74-20210924

20.02.2026 06:20 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Marco Rubio's Munich Speech Should Not Assuage Europe - Policy Magazine U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Valentine's Day speech at the Munich Security Conference should do nothing to mollify a Europe still aghast over Vice

"Europeans who found comfort in the misdirection perpetrated in Munich that all is well in the transatlantic alliance may find themselves slowly losing not only their reassurance, but also their dignity."
www.policymagazine.ca/marco-rubios...

16.02.2026 04:35 👍 151 🔁 39 💬 5 📌 3
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The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported

And another bites the dust?

The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

15.02.2026 15:41 👍 425 🔁 293 💬 39 📌 155
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Tekoäly | Tiktokin omistajan uusi lanseeraus on pelottavan tehokas, varoittavat asiantuntijat Tiktokin omistajan uusi lanseeraus aiheuttaa pelkoa Hollywoodissa ja mainostoimistoissa.

Tiktokin omistajan uusi lanseeraus on pelottavan tehokas, varoittavat asiantuntijat
www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...

14.02.2026 07:26 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Snart kan politiker bestämma om dina personuppgifter, varnar dataombudsmannen Ditt namn, din adress, ditt surfbeteende. Vem bestämmer vad som ska skyddas?

Snart kan politiker bestämma om dina personuppgifter, varnar dataombudsmannen yle.fi/a/7-10093207

13.02.2026 15:12 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Mistral’s revenues soar over $400mn as Europe seeks AI independence French start-up is riding a growing wave of demand from European businesses for alternatives to US tech

Mistral’s revenues soar over $400mn as Europe seeks AI independence

11.02.2026 11:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sant - tack för kommentaren. Jag ändrade formuleringen där.

09.02.2026 07:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tusentals finländare vill bryta Finlands beroende av amerikanska teknikjättar Finland är farligt beroende av amerikanska teknikföretag och måste snarast bygga upp digital självständighet. Det krävs i ett färskt medborgarinitiativ.

Tusentals finländare vill bryta Finlands beroende av amerikanska teknikjättar yle.fi/a/7-10092912

08.02.2026 12:33 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

NY Timesin mediaa seuraava toimittaja kiteytti hyvin: ensin Bezos karkoittaa 200 000 tilaajaa Washington Postilta vaatimalla lehden Trumpin taa vaalien alla.
Sitten Bezos tukee Melania elokuvaa kymmenillä miljoonilla - ja WP:stä potkitaan pois 300 toimttajaa. Sitä on miltä näyttää.

08.02.2026 10:59 👍 31 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

ChatGPT is one of the services where I am most concerned about enshittification.

25.01.2026 09:49 👍 264 🔁 60 💬 27 📌 2
Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others, as needed, will be responsible for the negotiations — They will report directly to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and various others, as needed, will be responsible for the negotiations — They will report directly to me. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"

21.01.2026 19:30 👍 1181 🔁 270 💬 596 📌 463

This is quite possibly, and worryingly, the only interesting thing to have ever come out of Davos in my adult life.

20.01.2026 16:06 👍 775 🔁 147 💬 15 📌 0

"Our view is the middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu"

20.01.2026 18:42 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.

18.01.2026 18:59 👍 14523 🔁 4637 💬 482 📌 541

Underappreciated fact:

The paths and positions of the cable damages around New Years 2026 were to most of Estonia's internet backbone routes.

Had it fully succeeded/happened by accident (lol) Estonia would have been left with a crippled connectivity.

17.01.2026 19:08 👍 386 🔁 158 💬 8 📌 6
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Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati

[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.

To cite some examples:

- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence

ecfr.eu/publication/...

17.01.2026 20:10 👍 1883 🔁 688 💬 95 📌 77

The only way to stop the spiral is to hit the US hard with escalating economic weapons from Europes side.

The goal is to raise political costs for Trumps imperial project. Europe can win this game of chicken as there’s real opposition in the US to this Trump hobby.

17.01.2026 20:20 👍 654 🔁 156 💬 22 📌 13

Manfred Weber, the leader of the EPP, says the approval of the EU-US trade deal should be "put on hold" in response to Trump's 10% tariff threat.

Until today, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, wanted to move forward with ratification despite the Greenland tensions.

17.01.2026 19:29 👍 110 🔁 32 💬 3 📌 15

This is the right way to frame the problem. Putin has used nuclear blackmail quite effectively to limit aid to Ukraine. He used the "conquest through blackmail" strategy first and that's a big reason why we're here today. Trump's economic blackmail must not succeed.

17.01.2026 20:43 👍 342 🔁 89 💬 7 📌 1
The final part of Macron’s statement published on his Instagram account. It reads:

No intimidation or threat will influence us—neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations.

Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.

Europeans will respond in a united and coordinated manner should they be confirmed. We will ensure that European sovereignty is upheld.

The final part of Macron’s statement published on his Instagram account. It reads: No intimidation or threat will influence us—neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations. Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context. Europeans will respond in a united and coordinated manner should they be confirmed. We will ensure that European sovereignty is upheld.

What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.

“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”

EVERYTHING has changed.

17.01.2026 20:04 👍 3771 🔁 1356 💬 79 📌 122
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EPP chair Manfred Weber says EP will not approve EU US tariff deal

"The EPP is in favour of the EU–U.S. trade deal, but given Donald Trump’s threats regarding Greenland, approval is not possible at this stage. The 0% tariffs on U.S. products must be put on hold."

17.01.2026 20:13 👍 149 🔁 49 💬 2 📌 6