Marco andrea@passaglia.it
The Bellwether

A morning brief, composed for you when the sources say something worth saying.

← all runs

cron-marco-2026-05-29-1780030800000 Delivered

118 articles collected in this run, grouped by pipeline outcome. Expand a kept article to see its signals + the trends those signals reinforce, with the verbatim evidence at every edge.

Body fetch: 85/102 (83%) good · 17 title-only

Pipeline execution 74 steps

Captured by durableStep in our Postgres. Survives Inngest dashboard outages.

FunctionStepStatusDurationInOutStarted
collect.sourcesload-sourcesok2 ms016005/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-The Diplomatok67 ms75665/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Homo Economicusok235 ms8925/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Economistok69 ms8925/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Caixin Globalok10005 ms9625/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Silicon Continentok281 ms9225/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-MIT Tech Reviewok74 ms87215/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-FT Technologyok216 ms871115/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-FT Saudi Arabiaok605 ms9125/29/2026, 5:00:00 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Settimana di Dominook204 ms9525/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-SCMPok506 ms681065/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Alex Englerok65 ms7825/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Timothy Ashok64 ms8025/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Nikkei Asiaok49 ms8125/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-ChinaTalkok106 ms7465/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-BBC Asiaok58 ms90165/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Foreign Affairsok81 ms8625/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Syncreticaok334 ms8025/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-NYTok45 ms931465/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-The Overshootok255 ms7525/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesingest-Al Jazeera Englishok67 ms931265/29/2026, 5:00:01 AM
collect.sourcesbody-fetchok203887 ms0155/29/2026, 5:00:11 AM
filter.articlesfilter-and-persistok23049 ms2083885/29/2026, 5:03:35 AM
triage.startsupersede-priorok2 ms025/29/2026, 5:03:58 AM
triage.startload-tenantok1 ms0245/29/2026, 5:03:58 AM
triage.startload-chatok1 ms0125/29/2026, 5:03:59 AM
triage.startcreate-triage-stateok6 ms005/29/2026, 5:03:59 AM
triage.startpost-to-botok194 ms005/29/2026, 5:03:59 AM
extract.signalsload-keptok7 ms0143654⚠5/29/2026, 9:08:22 AM
triage.completeload-stateok17 ms084245/29/2026, 9:08:22 AM
triage.completepersist-decisionsok20 ms005/29/2026, 9:08:22 AM
extract.signalsload-merge-promptok3 ms032655/29/2026, 9:08:22 AM
extract.signalsload-promptok3 ms056915/29/2026, 9:08:22 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7936ok2091 ms168275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7954ok10374 ms270275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7953ok21239 ms293275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7941ok13606 ms278275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7943ok20751 ms255275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7892ok130 ms171275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7946ok27594 ms268275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7966ok30392 ms211275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7903ok23103 ms178275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7898ok0 ms157275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7905ok43287 ms163275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7944ok14987 ms268275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7882ok20979 ms182275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7907ok34013 ms143275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7961ok27417 ms269275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7899ok39919 ms157275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7895ok23719 ms133275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7886ok93 ms167275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7904ok0 ms180275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7887ok95 ms185275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7874ok35284 ms246275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7958ok0 ms213275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7949ok14942 ms273275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7919ok60214 ms191275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7871ok37329 ms246275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7901ok22691 ms137275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7947ok20274 ms246275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
extract.signalsprocess-7881ok32793 ms209275/29/2026, 9:08:23 AM
summarize.trendsload-contextok8 ms43462756⚠5/29/2026, 9:09:24 AM
summarize.trendspersist-trendsok88 ms43545/29/2026, 9:11:30 AM
digest.sendload-chatok2 ms0125/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-advancing-trendsok5 ms025/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-digest-promptok4 ms029885/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-standalone-signalsok6 ms028455/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-new-trendsok7 ms012905/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-summaryok3 ms011225/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendload-funnelok7 ms0525/29/2026, 9:11:31 AM
digest.sendhaiku-digestok4604 ms026635/29/2026, 9:11:32 AM
digest.sendsend-telegramok336 ms028635/29/2026, 9:11:36 AM
digest.sendlog-messageok5 ms005/29/2026, 9:11:37 AM
digest.sendcommit-articlesok10 ms005/29/2026, 9:11:37 AM

Kept · signals extracted 19

AI boom squeezes optical tech and Huawei makes a chip comeback China AI Infrastructure 3 sig
Anthropic soars to $965bn valuation, leapfrogging OpenAI Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
China doubts Musk’s Starship future; ex-TSMC chip prodigy returns: SCMP’s 7 highlights China AI Infrastructure 1 sig
China unveils AI system to automate satellite targeting and surveillance Defense-AI Convergence 1 sig
China, US at ‘historical crossroads’ Beijing’s envoy tells New York gala event Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
EU fines China’s Temu €200mn for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods AI Regulation Escalation 1 sig
European leaders get ready to ‘act now’ amid rising fears of ‘China shock 2.0’ Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
Europe is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why. Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
EU wants crisis powers to seize control of chip supplies AI Regulation Escalation 2 sig
How a new extraction process could unlock the world’s lithium Compute-Energy Coupling 1 sig
How Chinese green tech and investment are reshaping the Central Asian landscape Digital South Industrial Policy 1 sig
Panama rejects US pressure claims as it seeks to ease China tensions Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 1 sig
Semiconductors: supercycle or superbubble? Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
The chip and memory stock frenzy Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
The Double China Shock: How Beijing Is Disrupting Both Developing and Advanced Economies Capital Flow Realignment 2 sig
The Manus Fallout Highlights Structural Problems in China’s Industrial Policy Ecosystem China AI Infrastructure 2 sig
The Putin-Xi Summit and the Asymmetry of the China-Russia Partnership Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift 2 sig
‘We’ll be a museum’: EU heavyweights back industrial accelerator as China shock fears grow Capital Flow Realignment 1 sig
Who decides which jobs AI will take? Demographic & Labor-Market Inflection 1 sig

Kept · no signal extracted 9

Anthropic finalises $65bn funding deal to surpass OpenAI’s valuation Capital Flow Realignment
Canada’s Carney calls for new partnership with US as world undergoes ‘rupture’ Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
Drone start-up Stark set for €2.5bn valuation in new fundraising Defense-AI Convergence
Europe plans tougher response to China Shock 2.0 Capital Flow Realignment
Huawei and scientists build 2D parallel computing chip that rewrites Moore’s Law China AI Infrastructure
Not using AI in public services would mean ‘choosing decline’, UK minister warns AI Regulation Escalation
Our Military Is Built for the Wrong Century Defense-AI Convergence
Payments group accused of being ‘Chinese backdoor’ moves staff out of China Sovereign Data Localization
SpaceX IPO boldly steps into the unknown of AI economics Capital Flow Realignment

Triage skipped 11

A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know. Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Australia’s View of the Evolving Quad Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift
China’s Navy Is Shifting Pressure Beyond the Taiwan Strait Defense-AI Convergence
EU sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank AI Regulation Escalation
Iran war live: Tehran, Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Tentative agreement reached in Iran negotiations pending Trump’s approval: US officials Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Transporting Oil to China by Rail Will Not Solve Iran’s Export Headache Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
Trump’s Iran Approach Sows Confusion Conflict Economy & Energy Realignment
UK and European passports linked to restricted Chinese investors Sovereign Data Localization
What the Latest China-Russia Summit Means for Ukraine Great-Power Diplomacy & Alliance Drift

AI filtered out 79

3 paths to stability in a conflict-ridden world
ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses
A Democrat’s Dodge on AIPAC Points to the Party’s Tensions Over Israel
After an Explosion at a Washington Paper Mill, Mourning Mixes With Dread
After New Push by the Bolsonaros, U.S. Labels Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Groups
Alaska Authorities Race to Rescue 4 Climbers Who Fell on Mount McKinley
Amazon scraps AI leaderboard to stop workers chasing usage scores
America at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story
And just like that, the software apocalypse was over
Are consumers ready for humanoid robots?
Arizona's Abundance Playbook
At least three dead after fire destroys Dallas apartment complex
Bari Weiss Names Nick Bilton to Lead CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ in Major Shake-Up
Beijing praises actress Lin Chi-ling for quitting Taiwan culture board
Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during testing
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad in Florida
‘Both Parties Kind of Get It Wrong’: The Young Men Who May Swing the Midterms
China accuses the Philippines of ‘selective and discriminatory’ Chinese arrests
China is growing giant wheat-rye hybrids in its western deserts. Here’s why
China slams US commander’s ‘dagger’ label for South Korea
China’s top military officials face ‘ironclad’ rules in anti-corruption fight
Climate tech companies are going public. What’s next?
Colombia’s first left-wing gov’t has reduced poverty, but has pile of debt
Colombia’s voters will decide between ‘two visions for the country’
Curating in the Cross Hairs: Is This the Smithsonian Chief’s Last Show?
Defiant Lebanese families refuse to leave Tyre after homes bombed
Demands grow for closure of US detention centre over inhumane conditions
Europe hit by record-breaking heatwave
FTAV’s further reading
Guatemala denies agreeing to US strikes against drug traffickers
Hacking claims, mismatched answer-sheets: Controversies rock school exam in India
‘Hacks’ Leaves Them Laughing
How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?
In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape
In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump
Indians celebrate Eid al-Adha amid prayer restrictions
Iran ambassador hits out at ‘country to the north’ in US World Cup visa row
Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout
Ireland and Qatar halted twice by protests against upcoming Israel fixtures
Israel’s Netanyahu directs army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Strip
Italian Police Uncover Dead Mob Boss’s $230 Million Business Empire
Lebanon Latest: Mass evacuations as Israel expands attacks
Man jailed for 40 years to life for killing 4 sleeping on New York’s Chinatown streets
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Will Not Run for President in 2028
Musk’s tweet undermines SpaceX’s claims about Anthropic data centre deal
Nigel Farage loses viral touch to Musk-backed Rupert Lowe
Protesters Arrested at Immigration Detention Center as Tensions Rise
PSG vs Arsenal: UEFA Champions League final – 10 things to know
Rethinking the ‘Absolute Bar’ on Scheduled Caste Status in India
Scooter Rider and Cyclist Are Killed in Head-On Crash on N.Y.C. Bridge
Scripps Spelling Bee 2026 Takeaways: Shrey Parikh Wins in Spell-Off
Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent
Survival before safety for Delhi's poor as temperatures hit 45C
Swallowing Concerns, G.O.P. Senators Rally Behind Paxton
Tense protests erupt outside Delaney Hall immigrant detention centre in US
The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
The Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns
The Pope disrupts Silicon Valley
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announces Its 2026 North America List
Three wounded in Swiss train station stabbing labelled ‘act of terror’
Treasury Prepares to Make Trump the Face of a New $250 Bill
Trump administration sues states for denying ICE agents undercover plates
TV coverage of Trump’s visit showed Americans how ordinary Chinese live
Two Papers Named ‘Star’ Will Duel in D.C. to Win Readers From The Washington Post
US farmers seek firmer soybean guarantees despite Xi-Trump agriculture pledge
US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
US to designate two Brazilian gangs as ‘terrorist’ organisations
US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face
What Happened at Htan Shauk Khan in Myanmar’s Rakhine State on May 2, 2024?
What made the DoJ go after this particular prediction market insider?
What’s behind South Africa’s anti-migrant protests?
When Buddhist Robes Meet Sri Lankan Law
Where Do E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits Against President Trump Stand?
Why Britain’s fintech stars faded
Why China Never Captured the Indian Imagination
Why the Pakistan-China Partnership Remains Resilient
Will the EU Develop a Pragmatic Strategy Toward Afghanistan?
With Pitchford v. Cain, The Supreme Court Protected Jury Rights. Now It Must Go Further.
Bellwether · 2026 Marco