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Europe’s Youth Employment Gap Widens and Britain Is Now the Cautionary Tale

UK NEET crisis hits 957,000 as youth unemployment tops EU average — BoE, Eurostat and Milburn review data reveal widening generational gap across Europe.

Europe Faces AI Job Tsunami: IMF Warns 40% of Roles at Risk

Workers training AI systems report feeling devalued as IMF analysis shows 40% of global jobs face AI disruption

UK Bills Fall £117. They’re Still 35% Above Where They Were Before the War.

Ofgem cuts UK price cap 7% to £1,641 from April — but bills remain 35% above pre-crisis levels as Europe's gas storage hits its lowest since Russia's 2022 invasion.

Duolingo Just Torched Its Own Margins. Wall Street Didn’t Take It Well.

Meta description: Duolingo crashes 22% after pivoting from monetisation to user growth — targeting 100M DAUs by 2028 but guiding bookings 7% below consensus.

Anthropic Just Called the Pentagon’s Bluff. The Deadline Is Today.

Anthropic rejects Pentagon's final offer before Friday 5:01pm deadline — Amodei won't allow Claude for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.

$16 Billion Laundered, 220,000 Trafficked. The Crypto Trail Leads to Telegram.

Crypto flows to trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025 as Southeast Asia's scam economy crossed $37B — with $16.1B laundered through Telegram.

The Exchange That Runs Everyone Else’s IPO Is Finally Getting Its Own.

NSE kicks off its $2.5B IPO process after a decade of delays — as Asia Pacific listings hit $90B and Manila rewrites float rules to lure mega-caps.

Oil Has $10 of Iran Premium Baked In. Geneva Will Decide If It Stays.

Oil drops 2% as US-Iran nuclear talks open in Geneva with $10/bbl of geopolitical premium at stake and the White House signalling a strike this weekend.