Senior Editor in #Berlin for @bloomberg and @bw. Opinions, of course, are my own (would they belong to someone else?). In another universe, https://xitter.gq/t.co/89ZBsWyVlC
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David Rocks retweeted
A very useful map from @RealDavidRocks @BW showing the extent of drought that's wreaking havoc across Europe. #agriculture bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Berlin is speeding up the shutdown of its 19th-century gas lanterns as German citizens struggle to stay warm bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BW with @aggichristiane @RealDavidRocks
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Putin has probably forgotten that the last two times Russia suffered economic crises — the fall of the USSR and the 98 crash — the West helped with billions of aid and debt relief. Whatever calamity now befalls the Russian economy, Putin and the Russian people will endure solo.
David Rocks retweeted
Putin is losing support among his allies:
“Two until now major pro-Russian voices in the European Union, Czech President Milos Zeman and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, didn’t mince their words”
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David Rocks retweeted
Mariah Carey's honorific "the Queen of Christmas" was not the result of a coup led by a battalion of elves.
It was a multi-year PR campaign that rode the streaming music wave. @atbwebb explains trib.al/9QZFGpT
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THREAD: Data centers use from 2%-4% of the world's electricity. And almost half of that goes just to keeping them cool! Excited about our story in @BW about one solution to cut that and save billions of $$
W/ @MathisWilliam @RealDavidRocks @climate
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You asked (or at least some of you!) for a deep dive on the rapid delivery market and unit economics. So here it is in this week's @BW
Why does everyone want to bring you groceries in less than 30 minutes?
w/ @RealDavidRocks:
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David Rocks retweeted
Having a creative block?
Musician @brianeno wants you to play with his deck of cards made for stimulating ideas, used by @whoisMGMT and @coldplay
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đź’‰VACCINE PASSPORTS: What sounds like a practical solution to an unprecedented problem opens the door to a host of ethical and legal concerns.
@RealDavidRocks told @timsteno that these passes could leave the poor and vulnerable behind trib.al/V2Qy1Hi
David Rocks retweeted
Send this story to your boss: The four-day work week is coming soon trib.al/YZZmz5G via @BW
David Rocks retweeted
Shipping companies are using kill switches, panic buttons, plainclothes guards, and tons of monitoring to ensure that vaccines are delivered trib.al/q5fu9dB via @BW
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This li’l baby turned two years old today.
youtu.be/gzodB0Sp6ZI
David Rocks retweeted
Fantastic explainer by @RealDavidRocks about an early Polish 90s rock band 🎸 krakowmusic.com/blog/my-life… Perhaps interesting to our friends @MediaProjectOrg @TFASorg @MichelleTFAS @MattKwas + alums & students of the European Journalism Institute, where David & I teach each summer. – at Montclair, NJ
David Rocks retweeted
Inoculating against loss at the polls?
Israel's top vaccine campaign faced a slowdown--trouble for Netanyahu's reelection bid.
Then he struck a deal with Pfizer to vaccinate pop. by end March, in time to reopen economy for vote:
@BW @RealDavidRocks
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As some in the country are still struggling to grip the reality of an election settled in November, I offer people some humor in the form of this song by journalism friend @RealDavidRocks in Berlin: Gincident - Alternative Fact youtu.be/DPQ7tN-ynqQ via @YouTube
David Rocks retweeted
Making cement and concrete is a dirty business. Mixing in a bit of clay can go a long way toward cleaning things up bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @RealDavidRocks @vanessadezem
David Rocks retweeted
NEW @BW COVER! When Every Day Is Game Day: The video game business is booming—and success is magnifying the industry’s problems. Thanks to @jasonschreier @dinabass @NateLanxon @vladsavov @olgakharif @6d6f636869 @RealDavidRocks @markglassman bloom.bg/2EHUjoh
