New tools can improve human judgment by tirelessly generating, evaluating, and synthesizing insights.
A new generation of tools can connect functions and reduce the friction that slows companies down.
His mindset: “Losing doesn’t work for me.”
The legendary singer on her six-decade career.
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Lessons from Chinese AI’
It is not as well placed to take advantage of the technology as many people think
Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt
How to make Iranian blackmail less painful
To see why, look to the bond markets
Experimenting on animals remains essential for human well-being
There is a sliver of a chance of a ceasefire. It must be grabbed
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The global currency beef’ – Lessons from 40 years of the Big Mac Index
It highlights economic problems—and helps explain how to solve them
When the quantum breakthrough comes, data being harvested today will be exposed
The allies must work to strengthen themselves, but also to strengthen America’s commitment
They are not a new normal. But worse can nonetheless be expected
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Should You Be Afraid Of Elon Musk?’…
Artificial intelligence is charging ahead. Not even its creators know how to keep up
With better government, it could become a business hub once again
Their capricious settlement mechanisms are putting off serious investors
In an era of change, Andy Burnham promises to rewind the clock
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Degradation in progress’…
What the degraded institution means for America
Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The man who would change Russia‘…
A leading oligarch speaks out, warning of the looming disaster facing his country
The grubby scheme contains the seeds of a good idea
Andy Burnham’s plan is no way to ease the housing crisis
One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia
Stop lowering the age of criminal responsibility
MONTHLY REVIEW MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Global Structural Crisis of Capital’…
The notion of a “global structural crisis of capital” defining our times was first introduced by István Mészáros in the third edition of his Marx’s Theory of Alienation in 1971, and in his Isaac Deutscher Memorial Lecture, “The Necessity of Social Control” that same year.2 In 1995 in Beyond Capital, Mészáros distinguished the emerging, epochal structural crisis of capital from the cyclical and conjunctural crises that are “capital’s natural mode of existence.”
Capitalism and Cognition: The Fate of Science in a System in Decline
Tech Billionaires, the AI Threat, and Resistance
Value Chains in the Digital Age: Labor Exploitation and Systemic Ecocide
Imperialism in a Full World: Neomercantilism and the Return of the Zero-Sum Game
Why Can China Resist Financialization?
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America at 250’
Restlessness is what prevents the republic from sinking into stagnation
Fable is free. But the technology desperately needs better regulations4 min read
Both have much to gain from being less belligerent
The government’s response has been dire. Its patron has a duty to help
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘America’s AI power grab’ – Anthropic and the geopolitics of frontier models….
Its government is now the gatekeeper to frontier models—and most compute
The peace deal is all carrot and no stick
Patients benefit from faster, cheaper treatments, wherever they are invented
Family-run conglomerates make the stock market a tricky place to invest
How the rules of both entertainment and soft power are being rewritten
He must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo
Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairman, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate
It is suffering economic costs for its industrial dominance
