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The Economist· 2026-02-20 17:10
ICE’s AI tools could sweep up large numbers of undocumented but otherwise law-abiding people, who leave brighter paper trails than hardened criminals, fears a former acting director of the agency https://t.co/4OEHDCBdbV ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 17:00
For nearly a decade Emmanuel Macron has badgered European leaders with calls for “strategic autonomy”. They have responded with eye-rolling or indifference. Frustratingly for them, he appears to have been correct https://t.co/0J1UEoLYZV ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:50
Data centres are rapidly appearing across the country. How much Indians will benefit is unclear https://t.co/GVjd2y2i9u ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:40
To try to diversify its economy, the UAE has built a thriving tourism industry and positioned itself as a hub for wealthy expats. Now its rulers are looking to another source of business: gambling https://t.co/OAVL5A0mRv ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:30
Perovskites could be just the thing for making so-called neuromorphic computers, which would process information in a similar way to brains https://t.co/xjEkY5dd0l ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:20
A system where authority over the world’s most important companies is divided between groups of MAGA insiders and a patchwork of local attorneys-general is certain to prove an arbitrary and costly mess https://t.co/c349R5jEkI ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:10
Some commentators suggest the AI Security Institute in Britain is the closest thing this industry has to a weapons inspector https://t.co/Ua03QL4mrA ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 16:00
Chips and the processing power they generate are ripe to be financialised by Wall Street. A wave of new innovators hopes to do just that https://t.co/MlmejFyDTSIllustration: Satoshi Kambayashi https://t.co/kpVjIXY2qj ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 15:40
The stand-off between Donald Tusk, Poland’s centre-right prime minister, and Karol Nawrocki, its MAGA-friendly president, has paralysed the country’s politics https://t.co/CwnjbHniHP ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-20 15:25
What do you want most in the world? The characters in our film and TV recommendations this week covet money, love, fame and more https://t.co/lVbvM8gEIN ...