Many experts say bans are only a first step, arguing that real progress will require teaching teens how to understand—and resist—the pull of their screens.

Read the piece by Benjamin Bøllehuus on our website: buff.ly/s0dDr9p

Europe has added more supplier countries, but Sudan still dominates, making this dependency fragile. Tracing that link isn’t about centring Europe, but about seeing how something as ordinary as a soda connects to a much larger story of violence and survival.

A data story by Mandy Spaltman.

Europe has added more supplier countries, but Sudan still dominates, making this dependency fragile. Tracing that link isn’t about centring Europe, but about seeing how something as ordinary as a soda connects to a much larger story of violence and survival.

A data story by Mandy Spaltman.

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A piece by Julius E. O. Fintelmann, visualised by Sebastian Gräff.

The new arithmetic empowers the far right to shape EU law, especially on deregulation and climate rollback. And it raises the stakes for the next five years, as Brussels braces for a Parliament where the EPP can pick and weaponise its majorities.

The vote on the sustainability omnibus bill marked a historic shift, signalling that the EPP is now willing to bypass S&D and Renew when environmental or regulatory files become politically costly.

To explore this further, we ran a survey in our newsletter, asking readers which pronoun they associate with AI chatbots. Over 700 of you from 40+ countries responded, and we look forward to hearing from you in future surveys we share.

A data story by Yanika Borg.

A 2025 study shows that our gender norms extend to non-human “agents”. People perceive AI chatbots as male – unless the bot highlights stereotypically feminine abilities, such as providing emotional support – then it's a “she”.

In countries where the system feels corrupt or unfair, the incentive to play by the rules fades, while the appeal to go off the radar grows.

A data story by Ralitsa Kisselinova.

People turn to the grey economy for various reasons: to evade taxes, circumvent bureaucracy, or cut administrative costs. But it’s not just about saving money, it’s also about trust.