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Lee Kuan Yew:
âAir conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history. It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency."
France will be hotter than 99.02 percent of the planet on Tuesday.
In other words, only about one percent of the planet will be hotter than France's hottest places.
That includes parts of the Sahara Desert, Desert Southwest and Middle East.
Europeâs startup problem is not mainly âtoo much regulation.â
That matters, but the bigger problem is capital scale.
In 2025, U.S. VC-backed companies raised around $340B. Europe raised roughly âŹ66B in VC investment â around $70B+.
In other words, Europe attracted barely one fifth of U.S. VC capital, despite having a comparable economic size.
U.S. startups scale directly across a single market of 330M+ people. European startups scale country by country, massively reducing their speed, efficiency and growth potential.
That is the core difference: American companies raise more capital into one integrated market, while European companies raise less capital and then have to rebuild sales, hiring, legal, tax and regulatory structures across multiple national markets.
This is why young U.S. companies grow faster and become larger.
That fragmentation kills speed. Europe does not lack talent. It lacks capital depth.
The solution is not just "less bureaucracy".
It is a real Capital Markets Union and a true Single Market for companies, so European startups can raise larger rounds and expand across the continent as one market â not country by country.
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.
Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us â one of home, tradition and memory over generations.
Dear @realDonaldTrump,
India is an old country, but a young nation, a land where 5,000 years of civilisation flows through the veins of a modern, ambitious people.
To call us a âhellholeâ is to ignore who we truly are. This is a land where ancient Vedic wisdom and the timeless beauty of Hampi and the Taj Mahal stand alongside the fast growing energy of our tech cities. We are a blend of classical ragas and global cinema, of many languages, cultures, and ideas that continue to influence the world.
Maybe we are still a developing country. Many of our people are poor in monetary terms. But we are rich in values, in diversity, and in resilience. And we are working every day to build a better future for all.
At the same time, Indian talent is helping shape the modern world. From leading global technology companies to driving innovation across industries, Indians are at the forefront. CEOs of some of the worldâs biggest companies come from India, and our engineers, entrepreneurs, and professionals power the digital backbone of the global economy.
We are not perfect, no nation is. But we are constantly building, improving, and moving forward.
India is not a âhellhole.â It is a country of 1.4 billion people rising, striving, and shaping the future on our own terms.
#MeraBharatMahan
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs would be well within its rights to call Amb. Gor in and ask if the US President agrees with the posted letter that India is a âhellholeâ (p.1) or that India is attempting through migrants to turn the US into its âcolonyâ (p.2).
This is John Ashby, the racist monster who raped a Sikh woman because he believed her to be Muslim. This image should be on the front page of every newspaper and online platform. His actions will have been fuelled by the hateful rhetoric pumped out online and normalised by hard right politicians. Damn you and your sick views. My heart is broken for the survivor of this attack. She will suffer the psychological scars of this misogynistic violence for the rest of her life. I hope he is imprisoned for the rest of his days.
Israelâs parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of terror, but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians in similar circumstances. https://t.co/2ANXrfQ7In