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NEW VISUAL STORY: AI agents are rewriting
the economics of computing
Powerful AI tools are burning through budgets, prompting a rethink of how the technology is priced ahead of frontier lab IPOs.
A deep dive into the world of tokenomics 👉ig.ft.com/ai-tokens/?syn-25a…
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🔥The fires at Russian refineries make the headlines. The real damage lies beneath
Hundreds of satellite images we studied show that Kyiv is now hitting the hardest-to-repair units — which is why refineries remain offline long after the smoke clears
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NEW: Tropical nights come to Europe
One of the most striking features of June's heatwave was the intense night-time heat. Globally, the hottest nights are warming at a faster rate than the hottest days — with increasingly severe consequences.
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Trump has launched what the @FinancialTimes calls his most consequential intervention yet: joint US-Israeli strikes on #Iran that killed Leader Ali Khamenei on day one. #ACLED data maps US military action in at least 6 countries since 2025: ft.com/content/e9905f8d-27d1…
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HS2 is set to be the world's most expensive high speed railway per kilometre, despite passing through relatively easy terrain
Read the full article here:
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@gillplimmer1 @sdbernard @PickardJE
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Excellent geodata + stunning granite peaks + a cool name: The things that enticed me to map Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, Wyoming. shadedrelief.com/cirque/
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Valencia floods: the scandal of a disaster foretold
Our longform @FT reconstruction of how political leaders let people down on the day -- and over the decades
Great to work with @sdbernard @samjoiner @inari_ta & Carmen Muela
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NEW: Using satellite radar, the FT found over 3,100 buildings in Lebanon were damaged or destroyed in the last two weeks. Experts told us the intensity of Israel's air campaign is "only comparable to Gaza."
on.ft.com/4dDeeQ1
w/ @janatausch+@rayajalabi+data from @coreymaps
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NEW: How accounting techniques hide the true surge in Big Tech's emissions and how Amazon Meta + Google are trying to shape a rewrite of emissions reporting rules
with Kenza Bryan + @CamillaHodgson
on.ft.com/3M9FRF2
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New: @xtophercook and I report on maps of Russian targets for high-precision strikes in a potential conflict with Nato.
The missiles are all nuclear-capable. Targets across Europe and beyond would be at risk as soon as Russia engaged with Nato forces.
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Recent @FT science graphics by me: First, extraordinary work by @imperialcollege modifying mosquito DNA so that malaria bacteria take longer to progress through the insect than the insect's lifespan, preventing transmission to humans, for a piece by @Mikepeeljourno
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NEW: Inside the race to make the world’s fastest running shoes.
We worked with @lumafield to CT-scan the latest Nike and Adidas models and reveal the technology propelling record-breaking long-distance runners.
W/ @germanotes @Dan_Clark5 @inari_ta
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Will the world's boiling oceans cool and are they reaching their limits in the vital role they play in protecting the planet against the worst extremes of climate change? w/ great maps and charts from @sdbernard @janatausch on.ft.com/3LzevrM
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If you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how we work with climate data at the @FT, check out our weekly newsletter “The Climate Graphic: Explained”
In it @sdbernard and I cover all things climate data, analysis and visualisation
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Another month, another record
The 12th consecutive of its kind, in fact
May 2024 was the warmest on record
The circled dots in the beeswarm chart are the most recent 12 months
Read our story with @KenzaBryan here on.ft.com/3x648Io
ALT Chart showing global monthly average temperatures, 1940-2024. The past 12 months were the warmest on record. Source: ERA5, C3S/ECMWF
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Another month, another record
The 12th consecutive of its kind, in fact
May 2024 was the warmest on record
The circled dots in the beeswarm chart are the most recent 12 months
Read our story with @KenzaBryan here on.ft.com/3x648Io
ALT Chart showing global monthly average temperatures, 1940-2024. The past 12 months were the warmest on record. Source: ERA5, C3S/ECMWF
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NEW: Wartime trash mountains are sprawled across Gaza, often only meters from where displaced Palestinians are living in tents, worsening the public health crisis
We checked satellite imagery and thanks to analysis by @PAXforpeace mapped over 140 solid waste dumps in the strip
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Want to learn advanced #QGIS for spatial analysis and data visualization? We are launching our Advanced QGIS course on YouTube and have designed a challenge #30DaysOfQGIS. Spend 30 mins every day for the next 30 days learning QGIS. Interested? Check out spatialthoughts.com/2024/05/…
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NEW: GPS interference has been surging. We looked at the data and almost 40mn people live in areas with high levels of GPS jamming over the past six months
Read our full story with plenty more charts + maps here on.ft.com/4bCWQdB
w @clara__murray + @AditiHBhandari
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I've been a Londoner long enough to recall 1980s days of flood siren tests, tube stations at risk and water regularly overflowing onto the embankment. So happy 40th to the Thames barrier. New artwork for a great @FT piece on its future by @gillplimmer1 and @AttractaMooney
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New: How Ukraine broke Russia’s grip in the Black Sea.
Drone attacks have pushed Moscow’s warships to newly protected bases in the east and enabled trade from key ports to return to pre-war levels.
W/@sam_learner @Dan_Clark5 @inari_ta @ian_bott_artist
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