Rachel Lavin
@RachelLavin
Data journalist at Bloomberg Formerly @thetimes @businessposthq @TheSundayIndo @WIPLive Opinions all mine BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rachellavi
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"The sovereign grant that supports King Charles III and his family in carrying out their official duties increased by 53% in the last financial year ...£132 million - more than quadruple the £31 million of the initial grant introduced in 2012" bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
we mapped more than 350 trash sites across Gaza using satellite imagery and machine learning. more than half of them are in close proximity to displaced people in tents. read our report documenting the environmental catastrophe 🎁: bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…
The bombardment of Gaza has left contaminated soil, blackened water and mounds of garbage spreading disease and pollution. It's a toxic legacy that will last generations, and extend beyond its borders. Read more: bloom.bg/454knTp 📷: Omar Ashtawy/APAImages/Shutterstock
Musk "told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder." "He took Ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms. And he traveled with a daily medication box that held about 20 pills..." nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/…
How AI is changing the battlefield: "Instead of dozens or even hundreds of soldiers supporting one $100 million system, one soldier using AI software could command dozens of cheap, autonomous weapons..." 📈👇 bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…
More than half of the top holders of Trump’s memecoin are likely based outside of the US, a Bloomberg News analysis finds. 🔗: bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…
🚨AI Is Draining Water From Areas That Need It Most🚨 We analyzed data on thousands of AI data centers, and found that roughly two thirds of them since 2022 are in places with high to extremely high levels of water stress. With @HiMichelleMa @dinabass⭐️ bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…