As the experience of whizzy chatbots, weight-loss jabs and wacky dolls illustrates, overnight success can also bring problems for businesses https://t.co/LCvupsutvhIllustration: Fortunate Joaquin https://t.co/mnUqbYZ5K2 ...

For the first time in modern history, wine is experiencing a secular decline that has nothing to do with broader financial conditions. People are just drinking less of it. We explain why in The World Ahead https://t.co/d3bmVFWUwq ...

As it became fused with Western culture, tea—a Chinese invention—lost much of its original character. Lapsang souchong remains a favourite, if inauthentic, version among refined types https://t.co/qfY5FuGqh8 ...

Music Industry Trends - Data analysis of 1,200 Billboard chart-topping songs reveals trends in popular music [1] - The analysis categorizes modern popular music into approximately a dozen distinct eras [1]

RT Zanny Minton Beddoes (@zannymb)I am very proud of the work @Econ_Foundation does in teaching children around the world to think critically about the news. I hope you will consider donating to the charity as it seeks to reach 1m children globally in 2026: https://t.co/m5i7K3Fx6Q https://t.co/6cZoDttN4G ...

In 2025 The Economist Educational Foundation reached more than 500,000 young people. By the end of 2026 it aims to reach 1m schoolchildren, with an emphasis on those from low-income backgrounds. But it needs your help https://t.co/PgbuU2d7HqPhoto: Dunja Opalko https://t.co/HOfqsbKPyJ ...

“In a world of infinite content, who wins and who loses?” On “The Intelligence”, @t_wainwright explains what the proliferation of AI-generated artistry means for creators https://t.co/UNRy6rUrOR ...

For as long as people have been producing films, they have been producing remakes. And in 2026, as in every year before it, there will be more https://t.co/vwm374vbDM ...

Pope Leo has cautioned Catholics against reading wisdom into aggregated data. Expect other faith leaders to follow https://t.co/ak9UvlV9Eg ...

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