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Alexandru Giboi

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Secretary General of the European Alliance of News Agencies. Officer-at-Large for DMLA. Teaching International Strategic Management @ Università della Svizzera Italiana (Switzerland). Alexgiboi.substack.com. My opinions do not involve my employers.

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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 28/09/2026
🔴 LIVE - Le pape Léon prononce un second discours à Metz lors d'une rencontre sur la paix et les racines chrétiennes de l'Europe, en présence de quelques chefs d'État et de gouvernement de pays de l'UE, dont Emmanuel Macron. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyyt...
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🔴 LIVE - Rencontre sur la paix avec le pape Léon XIV à Metz
Le pape Léon prononce un second discours à Metz lors d'une rencontre sur la paix et les racines chrétiennes de l'Europe, en présence de quelques chefs d'Etat et de gouvernement de pays de l'UE, dont…
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures.
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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media when asked about Trump ban at White House
Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great stuff from the @apnews.com on instagram
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12/06/2026
$1.77 trillion (SpaceX’s projected IPO valuation) stacked in $100 bills compared to the Statue of Liberty, a Tesla Model X, and a SpaceX Starship. www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Why is this happening?
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 12/06/2026
🎂 U.S. President Donald Trump is approaching his 80th birthday, making him one of the oldest national leaders in the world. Only 16 national leaders are older than Trump, according to our analysis of 186 UN member states. 🌎
Bee swarm chart plotting the ages of 186 United Nations member states nations' leaders. 

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Donald Trump is among the world's 20 oldest national leaders
Country leader's age
Youngest, Balen Shah, 36, Nepal.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 48, Ukraine
Mark Carney, 61, Canada
Median age: 63
Xi Jinping, 72, China
Vladimir Putin, 73, Russia 
Donald Trump, 80, United States
Oldest, Paul Biya, 93, Cameroon
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 12/06/2026
🐙 The 2026 World Cup is the first with widely available generative AI chatbots, and fans and researchers alike are now ignoring non-human oracles like 'Paul the Octopus' and turning to the systems in a bid to predict the final victors. ➡️ u.afp.com/SzwV
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12/06/2026
From leafy boarding schools to sun-drenched resorts, 48 World Cup squads are setting up shop across three countries—and hoping to stay as long as possible. ⚽️ on.wsj.com/3Si7RN9
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 25/05/2026
Pope Leo XIV today raised the alarm over the use of AI in warfare and called for the technology to be “disarmed” and prevented from “dominating humanity."
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The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare
The pontiff’s first formal letter to the Catholic world warns of the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Three airlines in one photo from the Zurich Airport @zurichairport.bsky.social @lufthansagroup.bsky.social @unitedairlines @tapairportugal.bsky.social
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 21/05/2026
Meta settles first U.S. case over school costs tied to youth mental health, court filing shows
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Meta settles first U.S. case over school costs tied to youth mental health, court filing shows
The agreement fully resolves a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky school district following earlier settlements by co-defendants YouTube, Snap and TikTok.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/05/2026
Global food and beverage giants join forces on regenerative agriculture reut.rs/3RvLXFN
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Global food and beverage giants join forces on regenerative agriculture
Forty major food and agriculture groups, ​including Carlsberg , Diageo , Nestle and ‌Mondelez , have signed a joint declaration to advance and ​scale regenerative agriculture, a ​non-profit network said on ⁠Tuesday.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/05/2026
BREAKING: The U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against President Trump in a broadening of his IRS lawsuit settlement.
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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
The U.S. government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/05/2026
Over the weekend, Swatch released limited-edition “Royal Pop” timepieces made in collaboration with the Swiss luxury brand Audemars Piguet. Chaos erupted at stores worldwide, where people had begun lining up days before.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
People react emotionally a lot to otherwise not so important topics. Is there any study linking this to social media use? I mean, the stress that we get from social media scrolling can lead to a lot of unexpressed emotions that can burst out of the blue.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/05/2026
🇨🇳 Trump is in Beijing with Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang for a summit with Xi Jinping. What's on the table — and will it move markets? Reuters Morning Bid has the latest reut.rs/4ffEbtt
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Mechanisms that insure trust in content are moving from “nice to have” to strategic necessity for all users.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/05/2026
Israel’s efforts to influence the vote for the Eurovision Song Contest to improve its international reputation were far broader than previously known, a New York Times investigation found. Here is the inside story of the controversy that almost broke Eurovision. nyti.ms/3Rellcg
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I wonder what you feel about this hantavirus thing.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11/05/2026
US citizen from hantavirus ship tests positive. The operation to repatriate passengers continues, with most entering strict isolation on return to home soil. US health official says 17 American passengers would not necessarily be quarantined u.afp.com/SRwR
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11/05/2026
BREAKING French passenger from hantavirus ship tests positive, says health minister
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Getty Images @gettyimages.com · 03/05/2026
Getty Images 📷 The standout news images from the Week. From #StraitOfHormuz in #Iran and #BasraOilCompany in #Iraq to #KingCharlesIII visit to #WashingtonDC and #Shooting In #WhiteHouse Correspondents' Dinner. More #GettyImages #Bestof ➡️ shorturl.at/D7RYX
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Getty Images @gettyimages.com · 06/05/2026
Getty Images 📷 The standout Global sports images from the Week. From #KimiAntonelli victory during #F1 in #Miami and #ArtisticSwimming #WorldCup in #China to #BKHackenFF winning the #EuropaCup in #Gothenburg and #TourdeRomandie in #Vucherens. More #GettyImages #Bestof ➡️ shorturl.at/InTYF
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/05/2026
Iran has submitted its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Sunday, without providing any further details.
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Iran Submitted Response to US Peace Plan Proposal, IRNA Reports
Iran has submitted its response to the latest US proposal to end 10 weeks of war, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Sunday, without providing any further details.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This is how AI is actually pushing forward pre-existing discrepancies in hiring trends.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10/05/2026
According to a new FT poll, the president’s tariffs and the war in Iran are hurting his party’s midterm prospects. Read more here: ft.trib.al/HaZ0GfY
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 10/05/2026
🛢️ European oil and gas companies who posted huge profits in the first quarter on soaring prices caused by the war in the Middle East face new calls from London to Paris to tax their outsized gains. ➡️ u.afp.com/SR3E
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/05/2026
BREAKING: Passengers start disembarking from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands
A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10/05/2026
Passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak are being screened by public health authorities at the Spanish island of Tenerife today before being put on planes to be repatriated to their home countries.
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Hantavirus ship arrives in Canary Islands, passengers being screened
The MV Hondius anchored early Sunday near the Port of Granadilla in the Canary Islands, where Spanish authorities set up large reception tents and restricted access to the waterfront.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 10/05/2026
Swiss Air CEO says no immediate fuel shortage, eyes contingency plans reut.rs/4ttvW0C
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Swiss Air CEO says no immediate fuel shortage, eyes contingency plans
Swiss International Air Lines has sufficient jet fuel supplies for the next six weeks, its CEO ​told the NZZ newspaper on Saturday, but is exploring ‌contingencies like "tankering" amid industry warnings of fuel shortages tied to the Iran war.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Take your information from trustworthy sources like the @en.afp.com / @afp.com
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
6 days, two high-level events as a speaker (and organiser for one of them), in two different cities from two different countries. I need a break.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Yes, it was this bad. Ryanair flight from Valencia to Milan today.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The best and worst of humanity both surface during crisis times.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 09/05/2026
The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.
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Microplastics found in the human brain
The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/05/2026
The Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950 laid the groundwork for the European Union that we know today. And if you are in Brussels or nearby, come celebrate and visit us, at our Berlaymont building. Europe Day is your day! 💙 Come visit us: commission.europa.eu/europe-day_en
An elderly woman with white hair and glasses and a young girl with long braids look at each other and smile. The woman has her arm around the girl's shoulder. They are framed by a circle of large yellow stars. The text "Europe Day 2026" and a small European Union flag are in the top corners.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Meanwhile, in Valencia:
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Zelenskyi allows the Russians to celebrate victory day on May 9th. Just brilliant. Quote: “It’s allowed to go ahead with the victory day parade in the city of Moscow”. Auch :)
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Any “boost” must be done strategically. Strategy means planning for a specific outcome. But with AI, outcomes are harder to envision. Therefore, planning is flawed.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Public transportation in Valencia is ok.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Why would a government stop the release of studies (paid with taxpayer money) that demonstrate the safety of COVID vaccines?
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
From Brussels to Switzerland to Valencia in 2 days.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
News agencies are part of the critical infrastructure of democracy. newsalliance.org/news/news-ag...
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News Agencies Call for Stronger Protection of Trusted Information at EANA Debate in Brussels
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It was the World Press Freedom Day with the least press freedom in ages. News media is going through difficult times.
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Updated my tracker of European orgs—governments, companies, etc—ditching US tech. It's now up to 20 entries, with the latest including a couple of media entities, the Dutch National Bank (reportedly), and open source sewing software Spreadsheet here: drive.proton.me/urls/EG60KWH...
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I met the Mayor of London in Cambridge and was impressed.
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Insights from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit 2026
At Cambridge last week, global leaders across politics, news media, various types of academia and a bit of tech converged on a difficult reality: the fight against disinformation is fragmented, with n...
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The world is not what it used to be a couple of years ago.
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Why Companies Need Geopolitical Awareness
This is a message for CEOs.
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I hate the automating of humanity
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AI Is Making Writing Sound The Same
Are we embedding ourselves with AI for the sake of the algorithm?
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Is AI actually making us stupid? What we should do to avoid it:
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Is AI making your own thinking optional?
Is AI making us smarter or just making us think less? Explore new research on "cognitive offloading" and why the future of human intelligence depends on using AI as a partner, not a substitute. Don't ...
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Alexandru Giboi @alexgiboi.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This text might be satirical, but war IS death.
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Issue No. 6 - (d) Gaius Julius Caesar: War is Death
…still from the beyond
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