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Briefing: Stocks and bonds tumble as investors price in ‘protracted energy shock’

Strategic angle: Iranian strikes on Qatari natural gas complex send US and European markets reeling

Briefing: Show HN: Three new Kitten TTS models – smallest less than 25MB

Strategic angle: Kitten TTS is an open-source series of tiny and expressive text-to-speech models for on-device applications.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Travel

Briefing: BMW’s Straight-Six And V8s Aren’t Going Anywhere, But Something Has To Give

Strategic angle: Euro 7 won’t kill BMW V8 or straight-six, but stricter emissions could mean less performance

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Politics

Briefing: In Nice, right-wing leader's refusal to choose between the right and far right sows confusion

Strategic angle: Bruno Retailleau's indecision complicates the political landscape ahead of the elections.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Politics

Briefing: French mayors: Throwing in the sash?

Strategic angle: The second round of French municipal elections are taking place this coming weekend, but the vast majority of mayors – particularly in small towns – have already been elected.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Life

Briefing: A multi-lane highway for light: Topology helps build more robust photonic networks

Strategic angle: Penn-led researchers demonstrate the use of topology to enhance chip-based photonic networks.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Sports

Briefing: Sources: Cunningham out with collapsed lung

Strategic angle: Pistons star Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Sports

Briefing: MLB joins prediction space with Polymarket deal

Strategic angle: MLB has named Polymarket as the league's official prediction market exchange and announced an information sharing agreement with the CFTC.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Sports

Briefing: Vikings bring back Wentz, adding to QB depth

Strategic angle: The Vikings agreed to terms with quarterback Carson Wentz on a one-year deal Thursday, adding to their depth in a key year for them at the position.

Editorial Staff Mar 19

Money

Briefing: Deep-sea mining unnecessary for green energy transition

Strategic angle: A new report suggests that deep-sea mining is not essential for achieving green energy goals.

Editorial Staff Mar 19