The administration is keen to encourage private firms to take matters into their own hands by “hacking back”, rather than waiting for the government. Conduct of this sort, akin to cyber-vigilante justice, is currently illegal https://t.co/vghjhZzPnW ...

In addition to putting his name on stuff, Donald Trump is energetically putting his picture on stuff, too https://t.co/VFeb4gcfpy ...

China’s power grid, the world’s largest, is still growing at a blistering pace thanks to massive state investment. But officials are not yet exploiting the country’s abundance of cheap energy https://t.co/f0KnpFNFyq ...

Zara aims to offer new items each week. This lowers the risk that the brand produces clothes that nobody wants and has to sell them at discount https://t.co/SFLmhfka0X ...

Even before the Iran war, many farmers were struggling. Now fertiliser prices are surging because of the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/ny2KrJqixj ...

Ukraine’s bid to join the EU is prompting disquiet in Brussels as it edges—slowly—closer to reality https://t.co/PFqz2n1mwL ...

Also on the daily podcast: the seedy side of Thailand’s monks and the seedless future of gene-edited fruit https://t.co/ZipofC397t ...

Though foreign investors are often blamed for seeing the continent as too risky, African investors have long been wary too, with many parking their money elsewhere. Might this finally be changing? https://t.co/yFHwRBtYIhPhoto: Sven Torfinn/Panos https://t.co/t7enMWEnkW ...

Donald Trump’s war on Iran is proving unpopular with American voters, who are facing surging oil prices. This could become a big problem for the Republicans in the upcoming midterms.Read about the battle to flip Texas: https://t.co/HHfmZoIhFJ https://t.co/P3TeTztm52 ...

Africans are increasingly putting their own money to work, a trend personified by Aliko Dangote. Having opened a $20bn refinery in Nigeria in 2023, the continent’s richest man is eyeing projects elsewhere https://t.co/UVirFEbJFe ...