39 days ago

I traded Spotify with an MP3 player for a week. Life outside the algorithm was rough ⊕

found 2026 › Mar › 06 (Fri) @ 14:57 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

No algorithm, no endless playlists, no podcasts on demand. Just a handful of albums, wired headphones and a lot of silence

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76 days ago

Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold | Tom Service on music ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 28 (Wed) @ 14:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy Center

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8 months ago

How a failed Italian bank merger exposed the EU’s struggle to enforce its economic vision ○

found 2025 › Jul › 31 (Thu) @ 02:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

Unicredit's bid for crosstown rival BPM fell foul of a nationalist Italian agenda to maintain influence on the country's banking sector.

UniCredit withdraws offer for rival BPM after opposition from Meloni’s government ○

found 2025 › Jul › 23 (Wed) @ 00:10 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

Italian lender says it was unable to meet conditions imposed by Rome that have been criticised by Brussels

Brussels goes head-to-head with Rome over Italian bank mergers ○

found 2025 › Jul › 15 (Tue) @ 02:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

The European Commission cries foul over Italy's use of national security rules to effectively block UniCredit's bid for BPM.

9 months ago

Court scraps some of Rome's demands in UniCredit's BPM bid, keeps Russia exit ○

found 2025 › Jul › 13 (Sun) @ 08:05 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › World News

An Italian court has scrapped some of the conditions Rome had set to clear UniCredit's takeover bid for Banco BPM, except a request over its Russian operations.

Italian court confirms UniCredit must exit Russia to complete BPM takeover ○

found 2025 › Jul › 12 (Sat) @ 17:25 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

Ruling is blow to chief executive Andrea Orcel, but Meloni’s government defeated on other conditions it demanded

Italian court hands Meloni partial victory in UniCredit banking merger battle ○

found 2025 › Jul › 12 (Sat) @ 15:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

The future of UniCredit's controversial takeover bid of BPM remains in doubt after the ruling.