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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

Immune to Covid? It’s possible — but a medical mystery

In one study, only 38% of unvaccinated people living with an infected person caught the virus. That number was 25% for the vaccinated.

Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter, Twitter has joined him

For Musk buying a big stake in Twitter was merely securing the memes of production. To a large degree, board seat or no, Musk has secured Twitter.

The world’s attention is on Ukraine and Russia, but the deadliest war is in Ethiopia

Researchers from Belgium’s Ghent University estimate between 50,000-100,000 people have died from fighting, 150,000-200,000 from starvation & more than 100,000 from lack of medical attention.

Boeing 737 that crashed in China has good safety record, unlike the Max

The six-year-old single-aisle jet is part of the NG, or Next Generation, era that preceded the 737 Max, which was subjected to a global grounding after two deadly crashes.

Uncertainty about next Covid wave understandable, but posturing must be avoided

It would be less compelling to tell the truth; that Covid's patterns are still unclear. But that might be better for building trust amid the general public in the long run.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine likely to create a refugee crisis that rivals 1945

According to the European Commission, about 120,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes. While 1-5 million civilians could flee westward and into the EU in the coming weeks and months.

These economic sanctions could hurt Vladimir Putin the most

In an interview, Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s designs on Ukraine, and the sanctions that might deter him.

Queen Elizabeth shows how to make Boris Johnson’s ‘Living With Covid’ plan work

The monarch tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms days before the plan rolled out, but she continued “light duties” over Zoom and neatly modelled a picture of how it could work.

Ignoring inflation may bite back, it will not purchase India extra growth

Policy makers seem to believe that by not raising interest rates and letting prices bubble up will encourage investment but the link between output, jobs and prices may be more complex.

Early instances of harassment in the Metaverse may hinder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams

Several women including a beta tester have reported incidents of harassment, one was virtually groped by a stranger and another was virtually gang-raped within 60 seconds.

On Camera

How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.