What It’s Really Like to Run a JA Company at 16
Running a company at sixteen may sound unrealistic, yet the Junior Achievement Company Programme proves that young people are capable of building real businesses when given the opportunity. What began as a classroom project quickly became an immersive lesson in entrepreneurship, teamwork, and leadership. From building a brand and pitching on television to representing Malta at Europe’s largest youth entrepreneurship festival, the experience showed me that entrepreneurship is not just about ideas, it is about adaptability, responsibility, and the courage to turn solutions into reality.
Euroconsumers Start Talking Webinar — Teens Take On Digital Fairness (My Experience on the Panel)
Teenagers from across Europe came together in a Euroconsumers webinar on digital fairness to discuss the internet we grew up with and the responsibility of navigating it today. As a panelist, I joined the conversation to challenge assumptions, question systems, and bring forward the realities young people actually experience online.
Is Critical Thinking Possible on Algorithm-Driven Feed?
Remember a time when you had to wait for your favorite TV program, cartoon, or the evening news, walk into a library to pick your next book, or actively search for perspectives beyond your own – a time when the desire to broaden your viewpoint required effort and patience.
The Epstein Files and the Age of Distrust
Millions of released Epstein files have sent social media into investigative overdrive. As influencers and online sleuths scour the documents, misinformation is spreading almost as fast as the facts.
When “I’ll Work for Lockheed Martin” Stops Being a Meme
Behind the engineering meme of “I’ll just go to Lockheed Martin” lies a serious ethical issue: defence engineering offers stability and prestige, but not the astronomical wealth often promised to undergraduates. As the industry grows and the world demands more weaponry, engineers have to confront the ethical responsibility that comes with where they choose to apply their skills.
EU approves “safe countries”: a measure that simplifies procedures but weakens migrants’ rights
Europe has approved a new repatriation regulation and expanded the list of "safe" countries, but many of the measures risk eroding fundamental rights and shifting responsibility outside the EU. Migrants are the ones who pay the highest price, increasingly exposed to expedited procedures, detention, and centers in third countries.
Spotify ‘in love’ with AI, promotes playlists for passive listening. What’s behind it?
Spotify appears to have targeted genres particularly suited to passive listening. It identified contexts in which listeners use playlists mainly as background music. The core PFC genres were ambient, classical, electronic and jazz. When some employees raised concerns, Spotify executives reportedly responded that listeners “wouldn’t notice the difference".
The Law That Could Change Your Scroll
Most of us don’t think twice about scrolling. TikTok on the bus, Instagram before bed, YouTube during lunch, simple habits folded into our day without much thought.
