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China plans to spend a vast sum on electricity, computing, communications, logistics, water and pipelines. The “six networks” could provide a welcome boost to the world economy—if done right bit.ly/4hr9N01 Illustration: Carl Godfrey

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The Economist @economist.com · 7h

The world has, mercifully, so far avoided an AI Chernobyl. But the odds of disaster are shortening. Register for free to discover why “letting it rip” is a dead end bit.ly/4zqEhFM Illustration: Ben Hickey

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The Economist @economist.com · 10h

Precisely what breakthroughs have been made by AI in the field of mathematics, and by what means, will probably take scholars years to work out; many of the papers run to over 100 pages bit.ly/47CGKAS Illustration: Carl Godfrey

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The Economist @economist.com · 11h

“Tax alpha”, America’s hottest investment strategy, often means creating losses to set against gains elsewhere and to reduce what is due to the IRS. It has long featured in the richest investors’ portfolios, but has become more widespread bit.ly/4hLMfSv Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi

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The Economist @economist.com · 12h

The first round of Brazil’s presidential election was a triumph for the Bolsonaro clan. Register for free to learn why they’re winning favour over President Lula bit.ly/4yDm47R

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The Economist @economist.com · 13h

The military man who really rules Pakistan wants to slice up the country’s provinces. It seems unlikely that his plan is about making life better for ordinary people bit.ly/4yyQt73 Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 16h

“Governments thinking about AI should look beyond models, chips and data centres,” writes Jeff Schneider, a professor, in a guest essay. “Robotics, autonomous vehicles, mining, energy, manufacturing and construction are just as important” bit.ly/4yuiBIs Illustration: Dan Williams

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The Economist @economist.com · 18h

A government-debt crisis is brewing. Europe is where the danger looms largest bit.ly/3Vvx6xi

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The Economist @economist.com · 23h

The Conservatives insist that, if they were returned to government, they would usher in a pro-business regime and juice Britain’s economy. The rhetoric is promising. Alas, it seems to bear little relationship to their policies bit.ly/4720oGl Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 08/10/2026

The removal of an oil-export ban has created headaches for China’s leaders. We look under the bonnet of the country’s notoriously opaque oil-buying machine bit.ly/3TGgKBq Photo: AFP via Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

Over the past 50 years at least 23m people born in Latin America migrated to the United States. It was the largest sustained flow of migrants in the world to a single country. Then Donald Trump returned to power bit.ly/4ypb0ef Photo: Reuters

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

For most of the past quarter of a century Brazil was dominated by the Workers’ Party, a left-wing alliance of trade-unionist, progressive Catholics and academics. That era is over bit.ly/4dmUZNB Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

The dollar is at its highest level since Donald Trump first launched his trade world war in April last year. But its sources of strength are narrower than in the past bit.ly/3W9o8py Photo: Alamy

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

“It’s not uncommon for fund managers to be part of WhatsApp groups run by astrologers.” Abhishek Kumar tells “The Intelligence” about a starry role in Indian finance. Listen now bit.ly/4i8As1O

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

The Global Innovation Index ranks 139 economies based on 79 indicators, from R&D spending to school test scores. These four charts track how countries are performing bit.ly/4zgwYAd

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

Today on “The Intelligence”: the “Cornell 7” rape case has highlighted the role of Title IX, a civil rights law intended—but largely failing—to protect campus assault victims in America. Listen now bit.ly/4j9K1ii

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

Critics argue that effective altruists are at best naive idealists whose contact with the real world often backfires—at worst, sinister utilitarians. Register for free to learn how the debate will determine AI’s future, and perhaps humanity’s bit.ly/4ynrxiQ Illustration: Olivier Heiligers

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

Russia is stepping up acts of sabotage across Europe and making ever-wilder nuclear threats towards the West. But some don’t see it as a rogue state bit.ly/4zh0x4H Illustration: Chloe Cushman

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

A one-eyed focus on AI usage ignores the importance of return on investment. A rigid focus on returns ignores the need to keep learning, bit.ly/4zmC6D5 Illustration: @paulyblow

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

Europe has no shortage of fights worth having. How to perpetuate a budget designed for another era is not one of them, bit.ly/4ACyWwe Illustration: Javi Aznarez

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The Economist @economist.com · 07/10/2026

According to one Japanese farmer, the country should establish itself as the Champagne region of matcha. Register for free to read why Japan’s tea exporters want to be more than a matcha for China, bit.ly/47weEao Photo: Shutterstock

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

On the face of it, Republicans won the redistricting war. But the combination of new maps and Donald Trump’s unpopularity has had unexpected consequences bit.ly/3TFK1w0 Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

Edible medical diagnostics would be a boon for healthcare, but how to safely power them? “The Intelligence” learns of a dissolvable new battery technology bit.ly/4doGLf6

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

What do Latin Americans think of the United States? The results of an annual poll, published exclusively by The Economist, show how an aggressive Donald Trump is reshaping the region bit.ly/47AmVtX Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

Vitamin D is one of the most popular supplements on the market. Register for free to discover why, for many, it is probably better to save your money bit.ly/4AQ6lnh Illustration: Cristina Spanò

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

“Cattle prices are rising faster than the price of beef, so the meatpackers’ margins suffer.” On “The Intelligence” we hear why America’s meaty middlemen are suffering bit.ly/4j1S5S1

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

Besides using lots of computing power, AI and crypto have had little in common. But our investigation suggests the two are tightly linked by a booming illicit trade bit.ly/47Ahk6N Illustration: Felix Decombat

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

China sees France and Germany’s joint letter as a negotiating tactic to strengthen the EU’s hand in upcoming talks. Register for free to read why their proposals are likely to irk leaders in Beijing bit.ly/4j32HQA Photo: AFP via Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

In recent years Israel’s government has invested vast sums in online psychological warfare, using AI tools to try to influence opinion internationally. Some are now being used domestically bit.ly/4juASRl Illustration: Tameem Sankari

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

In “Biological War: A Scenario” Annie Jacobsen lays out what would happen if a genetically modified bioweapon were unleashed. The result is an energetic, detailed and disturbing tale bit.ly/4hdSTT2 Photo: U.S Army Photo

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

Many politicians like to lump high earners together as “the rich”, a cash-cow that can be forever milked. Register for free to learn why it’s not that simple bit.ly/4y0f8Am Illustration: Simon Bailly

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

If Deng Xiaoping wanted to shelve China’s debate around the Cultural Revolution, Xi Jinping has tried to shove it deep in the cupboard. Register to read why for Mr Xi, the quiet is a victory, bit.ly/4AQ2CWW Illustration: @cornelia_illo

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The Economist @economist.com · 06/10/2026

The Green Party leader is not alone in his perpetual youth. He is an indicator of where Britain is heading, rather than an oddity. Adulthood is no longer for everyone bit.ly/4huyybI Illustration: Nate Kitch

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

America’s capital markets bring to mind a speedball, that lethal combination of heroin and cocaine popular among rock stars a generation ago. But how long will this high last? bit.ly/4zhTYit Illustration: Brett Ryder

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

In these waning summer days of waxing Democratic optimism, of rising hope within the party that it will regain some power in Washington, no state seems more pregnant with possibility than Ohio bit.ly/4edLxMI Illustration: David Simonds

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

In the past decade several countries’ governments have accumulated foreign assets in the portfolios of investors who take more risks than central banks. Register for free to learn why bit.ly/3VPbPyB Illustration: Álvaro Bernis

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

Spain’s prime minister will try to frame the election in populist terms, as a contest between affordable housing and social benefits, and the privileges of right-wing elites. That will be a challenge bit.ly/4dkezKl Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

“Wealthy parents want two full-time nannies who can cover every single waking hour.” Nannying for plutocrats, “The Intelligence” learns, is demanding but lucrative bit.ly/4xXcU4N

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

Past efforts to use technology in international aid offer a warning that cheaper access to expertise is not enough. Register for free to discover why bit.ly/3Th3ItZ Photo: Taiwo Aina/The New York Times/Redux/Eyevine

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

“This reflects people’s anxiety in America about state over-reach.” On “The Intelligence” Hollie Berman explains the rising rage against number-plate-reading cameras bit.ly/4xZl7oY

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

The immediate consequences of the natural-gas crisis are potentially bad enough. The knock-on effects could keep the market out of whack for years to come bit.ly/4yyR48Z Photo: Alamy

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

A year ago bolsonarismo, the populist right-wing movement founded by Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, was in the dumps. Now the Bolsonaro clan looks set to make a comeback bit.ly/47AkaZC Photo: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

Worshipping in a synagogue is not tainted by racism. From this moment, voting for the Green Party is bit.ly/4hBd9fO Photo: James Veysey/Shutterstock

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The Economist @economist.com · 05/10/2026

It is far better for Donald Trump to let his “friend” Kim Jong Un carry on liking and respecting him—from a distance. A meeting between the two leaders could go terribly wrong, bit.ly/3Vr9REv Photo: Getty Images

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/10/2026

For over a year America’s armed forces have pulverised small drug-smuggling boats. But in recent months the war against “narco-terrorists” has become broader and more collaborative bit.ly/4zcSx4J Photo: 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/10/2026

Mirror life could pose an existential threat to humanity. Register for free to discover the risks—and what must be done to stop them bit.ly/3TCulcH

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/10/2026

At present governments get most of their revenues from workers. That may not suit a world in which AI displaces employees or reduces their salaries, even as corporate profits rise bit.ly/4y8Qf5S Illustration: Felix Decombat

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/10/2026

Forget building new shelters ahead of winter in Gaza. Heavy machinery to clear debris and to repair schools, hospitals, electricity and sanitation is banned on grounds of “dual use”. Even tent poles are forbidden bit.ly/4ymgars Photo: Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/Eyevine

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The Economist @economist.com · 04/10/2026

Once again Team China crushed its rivals at the WorldSkills Competition. Never heard of the event? Register for free to read about the six-day extravaganza with Olympic-style razzmatazz bit.ly/4iUUyxA Photo: Xinhua News Agency/eyevine

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The Economist @economist.com · 03/10/2026

As theatrical antagonists, White House reporters serve the president’s interests more than the public’s. Donald Trump’s attack on the press corps is an opening to do away with antiquated, corrupting and infantilising rituals bit.ly/4hC4pWR Illustration: David Simonds

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