UK's vague post-Brexit rules on chemicals are now clear. Here's why they're dangerous FROM toothpaste to toys, all of us are in contact with industrially made chemicals every day. We literally can’t live without them ...

Thenational Scot: UK's vague post-Brexit rules on chemicals are now clear. Here's why they're dangerous
www.thenational.scot/news/2591585...

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A key session is Sector Deep-Dive: Protecting Health, Local Government and Critical National Infrastructure.

🗓 Tuesday, 24th February 2026
📍 Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow
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France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US European governments are moving away from U.S. tech giants, opting for domestic or open-source alternatives.

Headlines and images matter

This is 🔥

(On a very important and long overdue movement towards autonomy)

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The Cambridge Disinformation Summit will discuss, with global lawmakers, the effects on democracy of concentrated media ownership.

“No other period in history has seen such a rapid and overwhelming buy up of our means of communications by the billionaire class.”

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“The system’s power comes not from its truth but from everyone’s willingness to perform as if it were true.”

Mark Carney explains how totalitarianism works.

The lesson couldn’t be more clear: do not obey in advance. That is how freedom erodes and dignity disappears.

I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!

Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever on frozen Russian assets:

◾️The Russian assets will remain immobilized until the end of the war.
◾️Let me be very clear about this. If it were up to me, every single euro of that money would be used for reparations and for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

◾️ Negotiating with Putin, I think, is not a very good idea, because, as the Americans said, if you want to speak, speak softly, but carry a big stick. We don't have a big stick; we can only speak softly.

◾️ It's time to wake up.

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

Statement of the EU Commission. Full text in the link

EU Commission response to US sanctions imposed upon advocates of regulating social media ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Into the void: how Trump killed international law The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away

www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...

The beautiful #Christmas #lightshow at the Royal #BotanicalGarden in #Edinburgh. It is a world-leading centre of excellence in plant science, conservation horticulture and education.

The beautiful Hungarian Oak dressed up for #Christmas in the Royal Botanical Gardens in #Edinburgh. Sound on! #gardening #botanicalgardens

Teachers to be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys — BBC News The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls which will be unveiled on Thursday.

Teachers to be trained to spot the early signs of misogyny in boys apple.news/APT_vu59PQ3a...

The UK's most investable regions This interactive article spotlights the tech niches in 11 regions up and down the UK that are generating excitement among local founders and investors.

A great spotlight on Scotland’s tech ecosystem 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, more specifically #Edinburgh & #Glasgow, by Sifted.

#entrepreneurship #startup #Scaleup #techecosystem

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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications

“Europe’s drying trend will have “far-reaching” impacts, hitting #foodsecurity, farming and water-dependent ecosystems, especially groundwater-fed habitats” #climateemergency #drought
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Welcome to Pathfounders It's high time we had a new tech media brand.

Today, we are soft-launching Pathfounders, a new tech media brand to offer informed reporting, analysis, and opinion on the top tech startups and VC firms across Europe, Silicon Valley, and globally.
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Weekend be like:

From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit

Since #Brexit, UK now has lower standards than EU in:

* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction

Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king The EU’s top brass has not publicly responded to the reported deaths of over 100 aid seekers in Gaza over the weekend.

Gaza killings denounced as ‘disgrace to humanity’ by Belgian king

Belgium’s King Philippe said Europe “must show stronger leadership” on the crisis in Gaza, adding that “the current situation has gone on far too long” and “is a disgrace to humanity.”

7 July 1923 | Belgian Jewish woman, Rachel Romacki, was born in Etterbeek.

She was deported to Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 31 July 1943. She did not survive.

Nine years on from Brexit, most Brits want to see the UK return to the EU — The Independent Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party all blamed by voters who think the UK’s departure from the European Union has been a failure

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Levensecht gezicht van 10.000 jaar oude vrouw uit Maasvallei onthuld: "We weten nu dat ze blauwe ogen had" | VRT NWS: nieuws In Dinant, in Wallonië, hebben wetenschappers van de UGent en kunstenaars een levensechte reconstructie voorgesteld van het gelaat van een vrouw die ongeveer 10.000 jaar geleden in de Maasvallei woond...

Fascinerend: Levensecht gezicht van 10.000 jaar oude vrouw uit Maasvallei onthuld: "We weten nu dat ze blauwe ogen had" #Belgie
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Mark Carney, "The lessons of Brexit are beginning to be applied to the US"

"When you break trading relationships you end up with slower growth"

From Code To Cash: Stack Overflow Co-Founder Jeff Atwood’s Unorthodox Path To Philanthropy The more I looked at it, the more I thought the money should be actually out there working to make the world better in some form.

Jeff Atwood on the moment that finally sold him on universal basic income to the point he's now putting $50M into rural UBI pilots:

"That statistic from the OpenResearch study that 26% shared their cash? That was the moment. It validated everything. It’s so simple—give people money and trust them."

Meta: this time it’s personal Take 2 mins to write to Meta now!

❌ Even if you delete your account, Meta can still track you.

⛔ Stop them:

"Do you even own a black suit?"

A photo of the face of a young girl with long braided hair.

22 April 1932 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Paulette Liliane, Buschel, was born in Antwerp.

In 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Obama warns that AI will take up many of the jobs humans currently do, and that we'll need to figure our work, income, and meaning in life

When will global governments start the conversation for Universal Basic Income, so to ensure no one is left behind?