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A drawing of a violet-backed starling is being shared and praised for its vivid violet plumage. Commenters note the bird's colouring is so saturated it almost evokes the asexual pride flag, though it would need more black and grey to match. The artwork, tagged under community art tags, is being appreciated as a depiction of a genuinely colourful creature.

France, Germany and Italy — the three biggest economies in the eurozone — are being described as booming, according to a widely shared comment. The remark frames all three countries as enjoying strong economic momentum at the same time, a notable claim given persistent concerns about sluggish growth and industrial weakness across the euro area's largest members.

New coverage from InsideEVs states that electric vehicles are indeed cleaner than gasoline cars and breaks down the exact size of the difference in lifetime emissions. The piece aims to settle a recurring debate among drivers and policymakers over whether EV manufacturing, especially battery production, offsets the benefits of zero tailpipe emissions.

HiringCafe has raised $6.8 million in a pre-seed funding round, with angel investors from recruitment platforms ZipRecruiter and Indeed among its backers. The job search startup secured one of the larger pre-seed rounds in the hiring technology space, and the involvement of angels from major job boards is drawing attention to its approach to connecting job seekers with employers.