Reposted by FlavienMohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 9hFrance has taken center stage these days among the G7's three most bond-sensitive economies, with the French-German 10-year spread moving more than 50 bps in the last month. (The other two economies are Japan and the UK.) #economy #markets #france #Eurozone #europe #bonds #yields 1296
Reposted by FlavienJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just last year data center construction was less than office construction, now it's larger than office construction ever has been 1548
Reposted by FlavienAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies. 1443105532
Reposted by FlavienAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/09/20267/ How to bargain with China for its cleantech manufacturing firms to actually work for local ownership, jobs, domestic value-add, joint research? Our research: cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com/docs/cm-fdi-... Design conditionalities eg. EU new act for industrial policy bsky.app/profile/fber... 1325
Reposted by FlavienPetter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 29/09/2026Social media has defined our attention landscape for two decades. It is now coming to its end. What comes next, and how will AI reshape the attention economy? 🧵 New essay for Informational Democracy informationaldemocracy.substack.com/p/after-soci...informationaldemocracy.substack.comAfter Social MediaVisioning · Petter Törnberg on how AI is remaking the attention economy 3268
Reposted by FlavienEugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Woke up one day to discover that my field had moved to discussing research mostly on 4chan, explaining that yes, there were a lot of horrible things on the other boards but they mostly didn't see it 61207
Reposted by FlavienAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 28/09/202614/ Germany hosts a fully owned Chinese CATL battery plant. And its carmakers are doing many tech partnerships. You can enter any country on our Hopkins CM-FDI explorer to find all foreign owned or joint venture cleantech manufacturing plants.check it out:) cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com/explorer.html 082
Reposted by FlavienAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NEW: The big story is not Chinese EVs everywhere —but Chinese EV factories everywhere. And its not just Chinese firms going out. Our CM-FDI database tracks every foreign Solar, Wind, EV and battery manufacturing plant built in 21st century. cmfdi.netzeropolicylab.com 119577
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/09/2026Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricity ft.trib.al/z7i7mIpft.trib.alOracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricityThe tech group is responsible for ‘Project Jupiter’ payments despite force majeure notice on New Mexico project 93519
Reposted by FlavienKevin Carey @kevincareywb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Coming this Thursday & Friday, 8th World Bank/ ODI Global / IFS Public Finance Conference; fascinating technical sessions plus keynote session: "Measuring the Welfare Impacts of Government Policies," by Nathaniel Hendren (MIT), midday Thursday, online. www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...worldbank.org8th World Bank/ ODI Global / IFS Public Finance ConferenceJoin us for the 8th edition of the World Bank / ODI Global / IFS Public Finance Conference, that will take place in Washington, DC, on September 24-25, 2026. 003
Reposted by FlavienMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026'The Royal Society should declare the rapid development of artificial intelligence to be an “emergency”, mathematicians have urged, amid escalating alarm about the technology’s potential threat to humanity.' Open letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...timeshighereducation.comRoyal Society urged to declare AI ‘emergency’Mathematicians express ‘extreme concern’ over the pace of development, following existential risk warnings 31710
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 15/09/2026UK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they block WFH requests ft.trib.al/YlXf3DAft.trib.alUK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they block WFH requestsLouise Haigh tells Trades Union Congress that every request for flexibility ‘should be taken seriously’ by employers 2123
Reposted by FlavienFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 14/09/2026The solar revolution — made possible by cheap Chinese panels — is transforming energy, economies and lives in the developing and industrialised world alike. But such a massive, ungovernable influx of energy carries significant risks, too ... Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/EhTO8yz 12612
Reposted by FlavienNabil Wakim @nabilwakim.bsky.social · 13/09/2026What's even more effective than electric cars to cut oil demand worldwide? Surprisingly: e-bikes! 280 million e-bikes are cutting 1% of the world oil demand, and it's growing.theconversation.comThe world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carsElectric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most. 14520
Reposted by FlavienHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’d forgotten this part of the 9/11 story www.thetimes.com/article/685a... 1174
Flavien @flavienm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I guess they can’t advertise the luxury tier that actually respects privacy until after the IPO 000
Reposted by FlavienMike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947." 571968818
Reposted by FlavienMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 04/09/2026"Without explicit support for the cognitive demands of effective human-agent interaction, AI agent systems will continue to passively incentivize the degradation of the very human skills they rely on." This new paper by @mmitchell.bsky.social et al. is important. —> arxiv.org/pdf/2608.23642 062
Reposted by FlavienJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The US tech sector continues bleeding jobs—official data released this morning shows employment dropped by 4k last month and is down 42k over the last year That's not as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech-cession, but extremely bad compared to the 2022 boom or even pre-2020 norms 916836
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/09/2026Manager of Norway’s $2tn oil fund proposes slashing US Treasury holdings ft.trib.al/LRCiqqMft.trib.alManager of Norway’s $2tn oil fund proposes slashing US Treasury holdingsOverhaul of bond positions suggested to Ministry of Finance aims to boost returns 58839
Reposted by FlavienFT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 04/09/2026Is a university degree still worth it? There are signs the knowledge-work boom is over — at least, the 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 knowledge-work boom — and the skills that will be rewarded may look very different very soon. Read @jburnmurdoch.ft.com on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/MITbB0C Take our poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/Wwma8SA 2215
Reposted by FlavienWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The kind of journalism you only get from publications that take no ad revenue. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...consumerreports.orgWe Tested 13 Electric Scooters. We Don’t Recommend Any. - Consumer ReportsCR doesn't recommend e-scooters because of their high speeds and rising injury rates. Two of CR's testers sustained injuries while evaluating e-scooters, too. 112725
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 21/08/2026Panama Canal to cut daily transits as El Niño grips region ft.trib.al/7j35vPnft.trib.alPanama Canal to cut daily transits as El Niño grips regionAuthority plans to reduce number of passages for the second time in its 110-year history 33812
Reposted by FlavienDr. Serge Zaka @sergezaka.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Les derniers relevés montrent qu'avec une moyenne de 28.5°C, la surface de la mer Méditerranée vient de battre son record absolu de température. En d'autres termes, la mer Méditerranée n'a jamais été aussi chaude tous mois confondus. 5/6 317034
Reposted by FlavienNicolas Hervieu @nicolas.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026« Contre toute attente » ? Pas. Du. Tout. L'essentiel des juristes & même le Conseil d'Etat avaient alerté sur la constitutionnalité plus que douteuse du texte. Mais évidemment, réfléchir & se documenter est plus difficile que, comme d'habitude, griffonner son petit dessin à l'emporte-pièce. 1835398
Reposted by FlavienThe European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Can you think of a word in your native language that is missing in English? Tell us in the comments which word we should cover next! 231
Reposted by FlavienInsee @insee.fr · 07/08/2026#Démographie | En l’espace de 8 ans, l’espérance de vie des personnes dont le niveau de vie est compris entre 800 et 1 300 euros diminue. 👉 www.insee.fr/fr/statistiq... 17253197
Flavien @flavienm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Le pire n’est jamais certain: www.ft.com/content/e3fa... How Rheinmetall gambled on Germany’s doomed warship project — and lostft.comHow Rheinmetall gambled on Germany’s doomed warship project — and lostArms company’s €15bn frigate blow tests faith among investors 000
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/08/2026Breaking news: Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns. ft.trib.al/Uk6VCRG 236403188
Reposted by FlavienEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Pretty big break happening in academia between the “AI is banned for reviews” journals and the “AI is mandatory for reviews” journals. www.refine.ink/blog/economi...refine.inkRefine partners with the American Economic Association and the Econometric SocietyTwo leading publishers in economics now use Refine's AI-assisted technical verification as part of their publication processes. 56417
Reposted by FlavienHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 06/08/20261/2 The @economist.com is right to draw attention to the problem of ‘agentic flooding’ where citizens are overwhelming state machinery through AI assisted complaints and appeals. But their unsatisfactory solution seems to be (1) scale back rights 🤔 and (2) use AI back… economist.com/leaders/2026...economist.comHow AI is breaking the British stateEquipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt 48639
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/08/2026Hugo spritz boom shakes Aperol’s fizz ft.trib.al/a4RFRK1ft.trib.alHugo spritz boom shakes Aperol’s fizzUS sales of Campari’s orange spirit outstripped by Bacardi’s St-Germain elderflower liqueur 0123
Reposted by FlavienKarl Schamotta @karl-schamotta.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Just to illustrate the scale of Friday's US currency intervention (very small, relative to daily turnover): 4398
Reposted by FlavienHenry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 01/08/2026On t'other, it suggests that a lot of what we flatter ourselves as reflecting individual level human thinking is produced by cultural tropes/heuristics and collective structures for coordinating search across large scale information spaces that can now be compressed and maybe radically improved. 051
Reposted by FlavienHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Very good @samfr.bsky.social post on the risks around technical specialisation at 14 and why the focus should be on employer behaviour and stopping free riding samf.substack.com/p/burnhams-f... 12611
Reposted by FlavienAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026🧵The US no longer meets criteria for measles elimination. Utah's outbreak has lasted for more than a yr. And cases this yr are at a 35-yr high. I talked w/pediatricians treating measles & talking w/parents who don't vaccinate. My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/the-ch...wired.com‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak OutHear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease... 1339189
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/07/2026 The clay, the grapes and the politics of Georgian wine ft.trib.al/tE7R2BC | opinionft.trib.alThe clay, the grapes and the politics of Georgian wineAs some producers focus on qvevri, skin contact and indigenous grapes, others are chasing a more polished international style and distance from Russia 0133
Flavien @flavienm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Resilience to market crashes vary substantially across OECD economies 000
Reposted by FlavienHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Sobering to see in one chart how June temperature records have been broken this year in so many European countries www.ft.com/content/5f06... 16467316
Reposted by FlavienMaxime Combes @maximecombes.bsky.social · 23/07/202623 juillet 2026 La rivière Drôme ne se jette plus dans le Rhône. #secheresse 17336301
Reposted by FlavienDissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 18/07/2026More than a quarter of American adults have a daily gambling habit, 42 percent of bettors have said they spend more than they should, and a majority of men ages eighteen to forty-nine have an active account with an online sportsbook.dissentmagazine.orgDoubling Down - Dissent MagazineOnline sports gambling has been normalized at a breakneck pace. Is there any way to push back against a predatory culture of promo codes and prop bets? 51590199
Reposted by FlavienEconReporter @econreporter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026” It’s an artificial intelligence-powered tool that parses nearly 1,800 documents and transcripts from Warsh, with the goal of helping users understand how he may analyze issues related to the economy or monetary policy. (2/3) 101
Reposted by FlavienDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS 59792331805
Reposted by FlavienFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/07/2026US chip and memory stocks slide in fresh bout of Wall Street tumult ft.trib.al/8JNwketft.trib.alUS chip and memory stocks slide in fresh bout of Wall Street tumultInvestors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year 0147
Reposted by FlavienJames Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Elsevier introduces required interactive visualizations written in proprietary language to be placed behind a paywallstatic.klipy.comThe Simpsons Monkey Paw WishALT: The Simpsons Monkey Paw Wish 051
Reposted by FlavienChristian Chavagneux @chrisaltereco.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Aux Etats-Unis, on met des data centers partout. Y compris dans des endroits où il y a régulièrement des tornades. C'est bien sûr un assureur qui a fait le calcul ! 031
Reposted by FlavienChristian Chavagneux @chrisaltereco.bsky.social · 10/07/2026D'après un ponte de Mitsubishi, on ne peut pas facilement transformer une usine de production de voitures en usine de production de drones. www.ft.com/content/31de...ft.comConverting car plants to make military drones will fail, warns Japan defence titanMitsubishi Heavy Industries chief says tactic risks being ‘enormous waste’ of taxpayers’ money 011