https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ Talks, LinkedIn posts, articles and press coverage from the General Value team, newest first, each linked to the author's profile.en https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ai-citations-retrieval-2026-preprint/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ai-citations-retrieval-2026-preprint/ Before an AI system can cite a page, it usually has to find it. This recent preprint follows commercial questions over time and separates retrieval, citation and brand mentions. Its results challenge the idea that adding a standard set of page features reliably creates visibility. Matching the questions people ask appears more informative than many generic recommendations. For a small firm, the practical response is to publish specific, useful explanations and observe whether engines retrieve them. The study is observational, limited to English US markets and not yet established through peer review. It offers a useful challenge, rather than a universal recipe. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15033v1 https://generalvalue.eu/insights/fao-state-of-the-worlds-forests-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/fao-state-of-the-worlds-forests-2026/ FAO makes the economic case for restoring forests and landscapes, while pledges and actual restoration lag far behind the need. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/fao-report--restoring-forests-and-landscapes-is-critical-to-meeting-global-food-security-and-development-goals/en https://generalvalue.eu/insights/cascais-international-health-forum-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/cascais-international-health-forum-2026/ Stephen Watson on the panel "Architecture and Housing for Long-Lived Societies", Estoril Congress Center. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:46:57 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_next-thursday-i-am-in-cascais-on-the-panel-activity-7506045981705084929-kEPW https://generalvalue.eu/insights/oecd-finance-for-biodiversity-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/oecd-finance-for-biodiversity-2026/ The tools governments and public lenders use to raise money for nature, from tax measures and payments for ecosystem services to blended finance and biodiversity credits. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/mobilising-public-and-private-finance-for-biodiversity_e2b996a1-en.html https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ec-demographic-transformation-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ec-demographic-transformation-2026/ The Commission's newest evidence on population change in the EU: longer lives, an older population and fewer births, projected to 2100, with the effects on work, pensions, health care, housing and regions. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://commission.europa.eu/topics/employment-and-social-affairs/demographic-change-europe_en https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ai-models-rank-theories-of-aging/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ai-models-rank-theories-of-aging/ Where frontier models agree on the science of aging, and where their rankings cross. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:04:59 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_frontier-ai-tracking-who-and-what-matters-activity-7480622972110684160-55Ja https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-past-present-future-bangkok/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-past-present-future-bangkok/ A talk at the press round table for the launch of the Longevity 5.0 Cloud. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:53:26 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_longevity-longevitymedicine-healthtechai-activity-7477675662607294466-hlWI https://generalvalue.eu/insights/agif-sgifr-activity-report-2025/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/agif-sgifr-activity-report-2025/ Portugal has fewer fires than before, but a handful of very large ones burn most of the area, and the 2020-2030 national plan was about half done at its midpoint. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.sgifr.gov.pt/documents/196633/196678/Relatorio_Atividades_SGIFR_2025_v20260715.pdf https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-5-press-conference-jakarta/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-5-press-conference-jakarta/ Stephen Watson joined virtually, on twenty years of longevity medicine. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:26:58 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_longevity-menshealth-longevitymedicine-activity-7475449378036645888-kyxL https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ine-resident-population-estimates-2025/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/ine-resident-population-estimates-2025/ Immigration lifted Portugal to 11.4 million residents, which slows the country’s aging but does not stop it. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=799790042&att_display=n&att_download=y https://generalvalue.eu/insights/health-ai-communication-trust-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/health-ai-communication-trust-2026/ When health information comes through AI, credibility still depends on how people judge both the message and its source. In a preregistered experiment with 1,502 US adults, advice attributed to a human nurse was rated more credible than advice attributed to the two AI sources. For General Value, this supports an editorial question: how should a health organisation make its information understandable and accountable as discovery changes? Clear authorship, visible evidence and careful explanations are proposed applications, not outcomes tested here. The study measures responses to hypothetical scenarios, not search visibility, clinical safety or the commercial performance of a brand. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e97882/ https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-is-becoming-an-asset-class/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-is-becoming-an-asset-class/ Capital is arriving. What it lacks is operators who have run these assets through a full cycle. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:49:22 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_the-longevity-economy-is-now-measured-in-activity-7473386382602797056-clrf https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-day-nfc-summit-lisbon/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-day-nfc-summit-lisbon/ Stephen Watson moderated "The State of Longevity Medicine" at the Unicorn Factory. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:32:15 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_longevityday-nfcsummit-longevity-activity-7475118515428028416-dhe3 https://generalvalue.eu/insights/gwi-wellness-real-estate-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/gwi-wellness-real-estate-2026/ The Global Wellness Institute has re-estimated wellness real estate well above its earlier figures, with Europe the third-largest regional market. Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/press-room/press-releases/wellness-real-estate-market-reaches-876-billion-forecast-to-hit-1-8-trillion-by-2030/ https://generalvalue.eu/insights/fundo-ambiental-oigp-call-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/fundo-ambiental-oigp-call-2026/ Recovery-plan funding for forest land aggregation (OIGP) is still being deployed, now aimed at forest damaged by storm Kristin. Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fundoambiental.pt/ficheiros/20261/ac-oigp-20-_apc_050526_vf1.aspx https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-hospitality-beyond-the-luxury-retreat/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/longevity-hospitality-beyond-the-luxury-retreat/ Why the next decade of longevity will be won in hotels and residences people can actually afford. Mon, 04 May 2026 15:17:35 GMT https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephenallenwatson_longevity-hospitality-brandedresidences-activity-7457086031998271488-IWMm https://generalvalue.eu/insights/jrc-effis-forest-fires-2025/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/jrc-effis-forest-fires-2025/ 2025 was the worst year for burnt area that the EU’s fire information system has recorded, and Portugal had one of its hardest seasons. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC146199 https://generalvalue.eu/insights/forest-europe-state-of-europes-forests-2025/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/forest-europe-state-of-europes-forests-2025/ Europe’s forest area is still growing, but more slowly, as stands age and damage increases. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://foresteurope.org/the-state-of-europes-forests-2025-available-now/ https://generalvalue.eu/insights/eurostat-population-structure-ageing-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/eurostat-population-structure-ageing-2026/ Portugal has the second-oldest population in the EU by share of people aged 65 and over. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Population_structure_and_ageing https://generalvalue.eu/insights/gws-wellness-trends-2026/https://generalvalue.eu/insights/gws-wellness-trends-2026/ Two of the summit’s ten trends for 2026 are about longevity, and it names longevity residences as a new category of wellness real estate. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/press-room/press-releases/global-wellness-summit-releases-10-wellness-trends-for-2026