New web game that takes 2 min to play (and perhaps a lifetime to master?): Outsmart. “Five rounds, first to 3 wins. In each round, the higher bet wins. You have 100 total points, so bet wisely. Can you outsmart the machine?” [labs.davidbauer.ch]

Gmail is introducing a new AI Inbox, basically a personalised briefing based on your emails. So much for email as the last channel where algorithms don’t get between you and your audience. blog.google/products-and...

I made up some awards, because someone had to. 🏆 Most Morbidly Useful Listicle of The Year 🏆 Enshittification of The Year 🏆 Gut Punching Pause of The Year 🏆 Uncomfortably Honest Field Guide to The Deeply Bizarre Now-Now-Soon of The Year 🏆 and 9 more… newsletter.weeklyfilet.com/weekly-filet...

A little update to my ever growing list of ways in which I use AI for work, life and play. I now have a COO for my one man newsletter business. What could possibly go wrong? If you find any of these use cases and prompts helpful, feel free to use and adapt them. Full list 👇

La bonne reco du mois : DataGuessr Notre data designer Clément vous recommande ce jeu addictif conçu par @davidbauer.ch : chaque jour, classez 7 pays selon un indicateur 📊 Le principe : quel pays a le plus haut taux d'enfants vaccinés ? En Birmanie, c'est 71%. Et au Bénin, c'est plus ou moins ? 🤔

This is Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world. Everything is A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me. www.not-ship.com/its-not-just...

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I mean we all knew China is building out solar and wind energy on a massive scale. But this 🤯 «The 22m tonnes of steel used to build new wind turbines and solar panels in 2024 would have been enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge on every working day of every week that year.»

🤝 Which countries have increased or reduced their emissions the most since the Paris Agreement in 2015? dataguessr.com/topic/emissi... 🧵↓

«The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.» ourworldindata.org/much-better-...

Gave my website a little glow up to bundle all the web apps I've created over the years that people might still find useful. Have a look: davidbauer.ch

To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!

How long until Substack introduces an all-you-can-read subscription?

Where will most people live in 2100? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

Where do the most people die from air pollution caused by fossil fuels? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Favourite extremely nerdy feature in @ghost.org.

Lese gerade das neue Buch von @emcke.bsky.social und liebe diesen pragmatisch-poetischen Hinweis, wie das manchmal Holprige und Ungewohnte an inklusiver Sprache wirklich gut auszuhalten ist.

Where do the most adults smoke? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

⚡️For the first time, solar and wind covered all electricity demand growth, sloooooooowly reducing fossil fuel dependency. My chart, data from the newly released @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 (ember-energy.org/latest-insig...).

Gentle reminder that if you’re using Substack, make sure to go through settings to prevent Substack from spamming your subscribers with all sorts of engagement emails (which, btw, have the main goal of turning your audience into their audience). Also, might as well just switch to @ghost.org.

Some eye-opening surprises there… Where do most women engage in paid work? My Dataguessr score: ✅🟥✅✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

🫣 Where do most people own a mobile phone? My Dataguessr score: 🟥✅🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where have greenhouse gas emissions increased or decreased the most since 2000? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

More than a decade ago, I created what I called «An unfinished list of ventures in journalism you should be watching». Since I haven't updated it in years, it captures a moment in time that felt very different to today. Some continue to thrive (👋 @zetland.dk), many others are dearly missed.

Which countries are most democratic? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Which countries have the highest share of people born in a different country? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅🟥🟥✅✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where is child mortality highest? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥✅✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Which countries make use of renewable energy the most? My Dataguessr score: ✅🟥✅✅🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where will most people live in 2100? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

Where do the most people die from air pollution caused by fossil fuels? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅🟥🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Talent is leaving legacy journalism companies in droves. Marketing talent, product talent, reporting talent, engineering talent, writing talent, producing talent. I don't know what to do about it but transform how these companies pay, respect, and grow their talent.

I thought this one would be an easy one, but 🫣. Where do most people live? My Dataguessr score: 🟥✅✅✅🟥✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where are women most empowered? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅🟥🟥✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where does the largest share of the urban population live in slums? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅🟥✅✅🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where are most animals slaughtered for meat? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅🟥✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm) What topics would you like me to add next? dataguessr.com

So far, nobody got 6 or 7 correct 😱 Where do most people trust one another? My Dataguessr score: 🟥✅✅🟥🟥✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Which countries have the highest share of children aged 14 or younger in the total population? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Some countries are doing way better than I thought! Which countries have the highest share of children vaccinated? My Dataguessr score: ✅🟥🟥✅✅✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Today’s daily challenge is a tough one. Where do the most adults smoke? My DATAGUESSR Score: ✅🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr. “This game is inspired by the work of Gapminder and Our World in Data. It uses data to give you a better understanding of the state of the world.” [dataguessr.com]

Which countries have caused the most CO₂ emissions in history? My DATAGUESSR Score: ✅✅✅✅🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Where do most children aged 0-14 live? My DATAGUESSR Score: ✅✅✅🟥✅✅✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Which countries have the highest life expectancy? My DATAGUESSR Score: ✅✅🟥✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Which countries have the highest share of electric vehicles in use? My DATAGUESSR Score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Such a great feature. If you want to share a link on Spread and it detects that someone else has recently shared it, it asks you to repost it rather than post it yourself. Amplify the signal instead of adding noise.

Today, Trustfund is launching into private beta. With @trustfnd.com trustworthy creators can set up Collaborations to help each other earn more income and grow faster. If you post to inform, not to sell, Trustfund is made for you. Reserve your username at trustfnd.com

Need some new ideas on how to use AI? Or a few prompts to copy and adapt? I made a page with my ever growing (and yet chronically incomplete) list of ways in which I use AI for work and in my personal life. labs.davidbauer.ch/how-i-use-ai/

Currently writing back and forth with a booking site about a refund they don’t want to grant me. I‘m almost certain all their answers are AI generated and we‘re going in circles now. What’s my next move?

Small difference, huge impact. How many times have you had to wait for edit permissions to a document, just because the person who sent you the link forgot? Figma solves this by giving you the benefit of the doubt.