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Antenna: the 2026 World Cup drove 2.8M subscriptions to Fox One in June, including 400K on June 11, eclipsing the 1.1M sign-ups during January's NFL playoffs (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-million-sign-ups-fo…

World Cup Spurred 2.8 Million Sign-Ups To Fox One Streamer, June Data Reveals
The World Cup is credited with spurring 2.8 million new sign-ups to streaming outlet Fox One in June, according to research firm Antenna.

San Diego-based Aether AI, which is building "causal world models" to teach robots cause and effect instead of pattern-matching, raised a $20M seed led by MPCi (Cristian Dina/The Next Web)
https://thenextweb.com/news/aether-ai-causal-world-models-20m-…

Yep, sounds familiar. I can remember some genuinely terrifying landings. (it has been too long since I last flew in to Wellington, alas)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/20/weather-el-nino-nz-wellington-worlds-windiest-city

‘Like a seagull in a stiff breeze’: what it’s like flying into Wellington, the world’s windiest city
Anyone who has frequently landed in New Zealand’s capital has a hair-raising story to tell, and this year’s ‘super’ El Niño could only intensify the winds

Imperialism in a Full World: Neomercantilism and the Return of the Zero-Sum Game
Alberto Garzón
Energy, critical minerals, the far right, MAGA, and China.
- Monthly Review https://monthlyreview.org/articles/imperialism-in-a-full-world/#en33backlink

Imperialism in a Full World: Neomercantilism and the Return of the Zero-Sum Game - Monthly Review
Since the wane of mercantilism in Europe, conceptions of wealth, trade, and productivity have also changed: from one of a zero-sum game reliant only on the productivity of land, to... READ MORE

A depot on World War II’s infamous “Death Railway” has resurfaced from beneath a reservoir
where the site has remained underwater for decades,
prompting researchers to race to western Thailand to survey the remnants of Nithe Station.
Thousands of Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers toiled and died building the railway, a supply route through mainland Southeast Asia for the occupying Japanese forces.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand recently draine…

World War II 'Death Railway' train station resurfaces in Thailand
A depot on World War II’s infamous “Death Railway” has resurfaced from beneath a reservoir where the site has remained underwater for decades. Researchers have raced to western Thailand for the unique opportunity to survey the remnants of Nithe Station. The reservoir was drained for maintenance at a hydropower dam in Kanchanaburi province. But time is limited as the reservoir may begin to refill in August. Thousands of Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers died while building the rai…

Nederland voedt de wereld niet – de wereld voedt ons vee
https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/nederland-voedt-de-wereld-helemaal-niet?share=Ul2mnIOn5FeIyuHZbdIJh/xgIAqxnZJj4IMiVZwiQ69adDLM02Fp74KRlHjiZ…

Nederland voedt de wereld niet – de wereld voedt ons vee
Boeren zien zichzelf vaak als onmisbaar voor de voedselvoorziening. ‘Nederland voedt de wereld,’ heet het dan. Nieuw onderzoek laat zien dat daar weinig van klopt: we importeren drie keer meer calorieën en ruim drieënhalf keer meer eiwitten dan we exporteren – allemaal om de veestapel in stand te houden.

Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/wildfires-in-ontario-make-toronto-canada-air-quality-worst-in-world
Toronto air ranked among world's wo…

Is politics becoming a "gerontocracy"?
World leaders are getting older
while the populations they govern remain young:
The global average leader is 63,
versus 30 for citizens.
From 90‑year‑old monarchs to 80‑year‑old presidents,
age gaps raise questions about representation.
DW spoke with Aksel Sundstrom,
a political science professor at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, who focuses on the absence of young people in politics.  

Why are so many world leaders over 70?
The world's leaders median age is 63, while that of the people they govern is in the early 30s. As Donald Trump turns 80, DW asks why older politicians keep getting elected and whether this makes for a problem in representation.

Nielsen: the World Cup final drew 38.9M viewers on Fox, and 22M on Telemundo; taken together, the US audience size rivaled that of NFL playoff games (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
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World Cup final smashes U.S. TV records on both Fox and Telemundo
Spain's Cup-winning triumph over Argentina drew 38.9 million viewers on Fox and 22 million more on Telemundo.