Science and Technology

Robots and drones can drive down the cost of delivery to US$1 per order (about R$5), and a Barclays study projects savings of up to US$9 (R$45) in wealthy countries, but automation still accounts for less than 1% of deliveries and could reach 10% by 2035, with a direct impact on millions of jobs in the sector.

Carla Teles 24/04/2026 at 19:57

Legislation and Law

The US has just approved firing squad, electric chair, and lethal gas as official methods of executing death row inmates in the federal system, and Trump’s decision pushes the country back to brutal practices.

Bruno Teles 24/04/2026 at 19:53

Construction

A giant 5,200-ton machine advances under the Yellow River, installing concrete barriers every 2 meters to contain groundwater, and the 17.5-meter tunnel is so colossal that it could accommodate a four-story building inside.

Valdemar Medeiros 24/04/2026 at 19:46

Economy

Brazil becomes a target for mining investors, but only 27% of its territory is precisely mapped, while 10 times more Brazilian mining companies seek capital on the Toronto Stock Exchange; a study points out obstacles and projects up to US$ 77 billion in investments between 2026 and 2030.

Carla Teles 24/04/2026 at 19:42

Interesting facts

It all starts with a simple “can I borrow your account for a PIX?” and ends with a police investigation, financial freeze, and a headache: understand why this innocent request has become one of Brazil’s biggest traps.

Caio Aviz 24/04/2026 at 19:37

Construction

Iran maintains constant negotiations with Russia to accelerate the expansion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, and the Iranian ambassador in Moscow also revealed that allied countries like Russia may be exempt from tariffs to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 24/04/2026 at 19:27

Geopolitics

Russia accelerates closed internet: after 37 thousand hours of outages in 2025 and a loss of almost US$ 12 billion, Putin blocks WhatsApp and Telegram, hunts VPNs and pushes the state app Max, monitored by the FSB, detonating the economy and eroding political support before the elections.

Carla Teles 24/04/2026 at 19:21

Armed Forces

Saildrone has just unveiled a 52-meter drone ship that hunts submarines autonomously and can fire missiles without any crew on board — each unit costs US$ 40 million and the US Navy already wants to buy it.

Douglas Avila 24/04/2026 at 19:18

Construction

The Stad Ship Tunnel will excavate 3 million cubic meters of rock to open 1.7 kilometers through a peninsula and create the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel, designed to divert ships from one of the most violent stretches of the Norwegian coast.

Valdemar Medeiros 24/04/2026 at 18:51

Construction

The largest railway under construction in the Northeast will complete 20 years of construction in June — spanning 1,206 km, with R$ 14.9 billion invested, 727 km completed, and 53 cities that waited 67 years to see the first cargo train cross the sertão towards the sea.

Douglas Avila 24/04/2026 at 18:49

Construction

While in Brazil the Transnordestina has been waiting for 67 years, China began drilling 29 tunnels through the mountains of Central Asia to build the first railway connecting three countries — it’s 523 km, US$ 4.7 billion, and 5,000 workers cutting rock at 3,000 meters of altitude

Douglas Avila 24/04/2026 at 18:37

Geopolitics

While the United States and the European Union are trying to reduce dependence on critical minerals from Congo under strong Chinese influence, over $6 billion are boosting a century-old railway between Angola and Congo that can shorten the copper and cobalt route to the Atlantic from up to 45 days to about a week.

Valdemar Medeiros 24/04/2026 at 18:34