What we are reading May 7, 2025
The power grid in Europe is looking shaky, and the war in Ukraine continues—these and other headlines this week.
What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal
The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts.
SUMAN NAISHADHAM
How golden ages really start—and end
The greatest civilisations of the past 3,000 years were the opposite of MAGA
The Economist
Power is back on in Spain and Portugal, but questions remain about Monday’s blackout. Here’s what we know | CNN
Electricity is pulsing through Spain and Portugal again after a massive outage knocked out power in both countries on Monday. So too are questions.
Robert Picheta
Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘not going to end any time soon,’ JD Vance says
His comments come shortly after the U.S. and Ukraine signed a minerals deal, an agreement that Vance said showed the White House is making progress.
Sam Meredith
Dealing with prima donna IT superstars
Tech gurus are invaluable to IT operations, towering like redwoods over the rest of IT in skills and knowledge. And these same people can be very difficult to work with. Here’s how CIOs and project managers can cope.
CIO
Is anything Trump doing still popular?
The public has largely turned on him — but opinions on some of his policies are nuanced.
Christian Paz
Workers are the unhappiest they’ve been in 3 years—and it can cost the global economy $8.8 trillion
It’s not just when or where they work that’s causing employees grief.
Morgan Smith
How Trump lost conservatives the Australian election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on track to form a majority government, powered by a backlash to U.S.-style MAGA politics.
Zoya Sheftalovich
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