Making the bunk
The European Union and Canada plan to announce a major new partnership in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the EU is offering market access to more countries. / Politico
An overview of European housing models, from Prague to Paris. / DW
Switzerland’s glaciers, “Europe’s water towers,” lost more than five percent of their ice in 2026. / NPR
See also: An environmental reporter says Digger is this year’s big climate movie and it’s incredibly unpleasant. (Despite the Ed Ruscha poster, apparently.) / Grist, artsy
Ninth-graders in China are now required to read Jane Eyre, reportedly because it’s compatible with the government’s ideas on feminism (and having children). / The New York Times [$]
Porsche “sales champion” Mu Qianwen explains what it’s like to be targeted by extreme online harassment. / Sixth Tone
Asia broadly has more college graduates than jobs to suit them. / Semafor
“The expectation from our executives is I shouldn’t write at all.” What it’s like to be a young employee at a software company, managing AI agents. / Noema
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In a study of 21 new cars, 19 are sharing your personal data with outside companies. / Road & Track
According to Neighbor, there are more self-storage facilities in the United States “than there are Starbucks, McDonald’s, Walmart, Home Depot, Domino’s, Dunkin’, and Costco locations combined.” / The New Yorker
A new law in California forbids employers from using technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by monitoring their biometric data. / The Guardian
Kevin Roose on the Anthropic-OpenAI rivalry: “Workers at both companies have noted the irony that although their bosses train AI models to be kind and compassionate, they can’t stop trashing one another.” / The Atlantic [$]
Since the end of 2019, the top 0.1% wealthiest Americans have seen their total wealth more than double. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Meanwhile, a report from Diddy’s lifestyle in jail includes private chefs, personal assistants, and top-shelf liquor, albeit experienced prison-style. / NBC News
How to illustrate a cookbook using abstract collage. / It’s Nice That
Examples of oddball fan design. “The ceiling fan as a genre of architectural detail has been completely torn asunder and remade.” / McMansion Hell
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