Where the $ symbol actually comes from
Why is the $ sign an S? What does 'dollar' even mean? In this video, I answer both of those questions, while also explaining what the British pound is a…
If a Tree Falls with Nobody Around to Record its Exact Location, Was it Even Compliant?
We work with many US-based publishers who, unsurprisingly, use US printers who source their paper from US paper suppliers, using wood from US mills, which come from US forests. According…
UK demands ability to access Apple users’ encrypted data
Expert says government has ‘lit the blue touch paper on a truly enormous fight’ as it challenges firm’s privacy stance
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
In this episode, I chat with author Cory Doctorow about "enshittification," his viral term for how digital platforms and smart technologies inevitably get worse over time. We explore how monopoly…
Matt Carthy TD on War Crimes of Israel
Why does Israel – a country that ignores and breaches UN resolutions and international law every single day – enjoy a preferential trade relationship with the EU? If others won't…
EU and Japan sign trade deal covering a third of the world’s economy
The agreement covers 600 million people and almost a third of the global economy. It's also a major endorsement of a global trading system that is under increasing threat from…