A small list of news I select mostly daily for those who want to follow world news in a distilled form, as I follow them. You might like to see also the Italian or French edition (not the same news).
News selection for Apr. 19, 2026
Century-Old Cleaning Chemical Linked to 500% Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet' Failed Companies Are Selling Old Slack Chats and Email Archives to Train AI Even "cat readme.txt" is not safe The simple geometry behind any road Russia-friendly exchange says "western special service" behind $15 million cyberattack KYC bypass tools sold on Telegram to defeat biometric checks The EU's Digital Gulag Is (Apparently) Ready To Roll Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? The impossible promise: are we witnessing the return of fascism? Examining the impact of sanctioned elites on authoritarian realignment The Financial Product That Blew Up the Global Economy Is Back Fewer US College Students Major in CS. More Choose Data Science, Engineering Fructose Isn't Just Sugar. It Acts More Like a Hormone Scientists discover "cleaner ants" that groom giant ants in Arizona desert Israel’s Hidden Role in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ABO blood type, factor VIII, and incident cognitive impairment in the REGARDS cohort Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‘nearly lost his composure’ when pressed on selling chips to China — ‘You’re not talking to someone who woke up a loser’ China is coming back – and the timing couldn’t be better Dad brains: How fatherhood rewires the male mind Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers Binary Dependencies: Identifying the Hidden Packages We All Depend On Old Cars 'Tell Tales' by Storing Data That's Never Wiped Could it be Goodbye Dubai, Hello Istanbul? Netanyahu Left 'Personally Stunned' By Trump Rhetoric Prohibiting Lebanon Strikes White House Working With FBI To Probe Cases Of Missing Scientists Rachel Reeves considers war bonds for major boost to defence spending You might also be interested in today's press review in French or Italian.