DeBriefed 12 December: EU under ‘pressure’; ‘Unusual warmth’ explained; Rise of climate boardgames
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week EU sets 2040 goal CUT CRUNCHED: The EU agreed on a legally binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, reported the EU Observer. The publication said that this agreement is “weaker” than the European...
EU Targets Shein, Temu With 3-Euro Fee on Small Parcels as Trade Bloc Moves to End De Minimis
The European Union will impose a 3-euro per-parcel fee on small shipments entering the 27-nation trade bloc. Continue reading →
Paris Hilton’s Chanel Sock Boots Bring a Dual-textured Kick to T-Mobile’s Times Square Takeover
The DJ and entrepreneur layered Chanel’s cap-toe sock boots under pink lace and a leather trench en route to the “No Filter Series” launch. Continue reading →
Zoe Saldaña Swaps Peplum Armor for Chanel’s 3D Floral Mermaid Gown at ‘Avatar’ Miami Screening
The “Avatar: Fire and Ash” star pulled look 74 from Chanel’s spring 2026 runway. Continue reading →
Selena Gomez Puts a Draped Spin on the Little Black Dress in Jacquemus for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Screening
She paired the dress with the brand’s Cubisto slingback pumps for the Los Angeles event. Continue reading →
Christmas comes early for trucking
Chart of the Week: SONAR Truckload Rejection Index – USA SONAR: STRI.USA The SONAR Truckload Rejection Index (STRI), released only a few weeks ago, has already surpassed last year’s peak Christmas reading of just under 9.5%. Values above roughly 7-8% generally signal an inflationary truckload market in which capacity is insufficient. While this alone highlights the past...
Borderlands Mexico: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Customs overhaul may reshape cross-border manufacturing, expert says; Transport Capacity Services opens Monterrey office to boost U.S.–Mexico freight; and WeShip Express relocates headquarters to Austin. Customs overhaul may reshape...DeBriefed 12 December: EU under ‘pressure’; ‘Unusual warmth’ explained; Rise of climate boardgames
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week EU sets 2040 goal CUT CRUNCHED: The EU agreed on a legally binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, reported the EU Observer. The publication said that this agreement is “weaker” than the European...AIs Exploiting Smart Contracts
I have long maintained that smart contracts are a dumb idea: that a human process is actually a security feature. Here’s some interesting research on training AIs to automatically exploit smart contracts: AI models are increasingly good at cyber tasks, as we’ve written about before. But what is the economic impact of these capabilities? In a recent MATS and...Building Trustworthy AI Agents
The promise of personal AI assistants rests on a dangerous assumption: that we can trust systems we haven’t made trustworthy. We can’t. And today’s versions are failing us in predictable ways: pushing us to do things against our own best interests, gaslighting us with doubt about things we are or that we know, and being unable to distinguish between who we are and who we...Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Eating a Diamondback Squid
I have no context for this video—it’s from Reddit—but one of the commenters adds some context: Hey everyone, squid biologist here! Wanted to add some stuff you might find interesting. With so many people carrying around cameras, we’re getting more videos of giant squid at the surface than in previous decades. We’re also starting to notice a...
