The Know Daily - Friday 31 May 2024

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Happy Friday! 

So happy to welcome a load of new readers to The Know this week 🫶 To recap, our mission is to help you feel better about the news. We do this by reporting on the biggest stories of the moment without jargon, bias or sensationalism - and we throw in plenty of positive news and culture recs, too. 

And because we’re all about that news-life balance, we also give away dreamy UK getaways every month or so. As a reader, you’re automatically entered into these draws, provided you stay subscribed and open at least one newsletter during any contest period.

Readers old and new, I hope we’re helping you start your mornings feeling more informed and hopeful about the world. Have a wonderful weekend, 

Lynn x
Co-founder

UK NEWS

💰 The economy emerged as a major flashpoint of the election campaign so far, with Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems all vowing not to raise VAT.

🚘 Wealthy white men in rural areas are the UK’s biggest transport polluters, a new study revealed.

🧀 Dairy lovers from around the world came together for Gloucestershire’s annual cheese rolling race on Monday.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🗞️ International attention towards Rafah increased this week, following an Israeli military strike on a camp for displaced people.

🇺🇸 Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first former president and major-party presidential nominee to be convicted of a crime. Here’s what happens next. 

🇲🇽 Mexico goes to the polls on Sunday, in an historic election that will likely see the country elect its first female president.

WORK & INNOVATION

📱 Samsung Electronics Union in South Korea called the first-ever strike in the company’s history on Wednesday.

🤖 Vox and The Atlantic signed licensing agreements with OpenAI, allowing their content to be used to train AI models.

🪐 An Earth-size planet was recently discovered 40 light-years away - and it could potentially support life. 

CULTURE

🚢 Colombia began exploring a centuries-old Spanish shipwreck, which is believed to contain billions of dollars worth of treasure. 

🎵 Spotify increased its fees for French users on Tuesday, in response to the government’s new ‘streaming tax’. 

🌈 Pride Month begins tomorrow, with PinkNews remembering how the June 1969 Stonewall riots kickstarted the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🐋 Giant blue-grey sei whales made a comeback after vanishing a century ago from Argentina’s Patagonian coast, thanks to global conservation efforts.

🚑 An ambulance service in North East England recently introduced a sign language app that will “help save more lives”.

🐼 Two pandas will call Washington DC’s National Zoo home by the end of the year, following a fresh deal with the Chinese government - and “panda-mania” is expected.

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📰 Read: If you love receiving handwritten notes but never know quite what to say to someone else, The Good Trade’s Kate Arceo is here to help with 99 things to write in a card for every occasion.

🎧 Listen to: There Are No Girls on the Internet, a sharp weekly podcast that examines the experiences of women in online spaces.

📺 Watch: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (out in cinemas now), Eric (Netflix), Camden (Disney+), How to Ruin Love (Netflix).

🧻 Shop: We’d never given loo roll much thought, but then we discovered Who Gives A Crap. The certified B Corp makes sustainable, plastic-free toilet paper and donates 50% of profits to supporting sanitation in the developing world. They’re also giving us a small commission on each item we sell - so if you’re looking to stock up, order via this link!

We help you put your career goals first by highlighting purpose-driven jobs, flexible working options, female-founded environments and employers that truly champion mental health.

This week, we’re highlighting roles at:
⭐ Enable, a non-profit that aims to strengthen local communities in London.
⭐ Unifrog, the platform that helps young people plan their next steps after school.
⭐ Sutton Community Farm, a community enterprise dedicated to providing sustainable and ethical food.

Lots of you have asked after our OG jobs board in recent weeks. We love how loved it was - and we miss it too! - but as a tiny team, we just weren’t able to keep it going. If you want to support us to work on more projects like it, please consider donating to The Know.

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