Xi Jinping’s pet project, Xiongan, offers perks to its growing number of residents. But it is becoming an elite enclave, home to the government’s most privileged workers https://t.co/PbSVfENDsp ...

Trust in the news media has declined across the rich world. Some people may not care much when they hear that journalism is in trouble. Yet it is in their interest to care https://t.co/ANY30AH94p ...

Four of OpenAI’s six big deal announcements this year were followed by a total combined net gain of $1.7trn among the 49 big companies in Bloomberg’s broad AI index plus Intel, Samsung and SoftBank. However, the gains for most concealed losses for some https://t.co/gs1WcLl656 ...

Takaichi Sanae has appealed to voters eager for change, or at least the appearance of it https://t.co/YbqizhaC5C ...

Many people worry about overpopulation. But an increasing number, especially in rich countries, fret about demographic shrinkage. There are several reasons to doubt the doomsayers https://t.co/DxLRbJcT2y ...

Multiple studies in multiple places seem to be showing the same thing: reading is down for everyone, everywhere. We explain why https://t.co/vXm4519WgL ...

Protests alone don’t end tyranny. America has threatened to intervene—and the stakes are extraordinarily high. This is what might happen https://t.co/BZwtmFRDmD ...

Textual analysis is coming back into vogue among China analysts. Even when done well, it does not provide definitive answers about power politics. But it can help formulate questions https://t.co/izTqRlHrFl ...

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While Haiti’s politicians squabble, living conditions grow more dire by the month. But the situation on the ground may be shifting https://t.co/7IPBQj9XjM ...