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The Economist· 2026-02-22 16:15
The Italian fashion mogul’s will offers a glimpse into the glamour of one of the world’s leading luxury houses—and the dysfunction https://t.co/jj7oJIAFjRPhoto: Getty Images https://t.co/LrzrqRRIzF ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 16:00
Long accustomed to waiting in the wings, understudies are now being showered with more attention. We explain why https://t.co/AWbpAAcgKg ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 15:40
A White House eager to end the war in Ukraine could hardly fail to see the attractions of bringing Russia in from the cold. But how big would the peace dividend actually be? https://t.co/ABSffzDSQ5 ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 15:30
A new paper presents remarkable evidence on trends in poverty in America since the 1930s. It has two messages—one encouraging and one troubling https://t.co/013TqB2ruW ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 15:20
Making the study of environmental exposures systematic, rather than piecemeal will involve shifting mindsets, co-ordinating the efforts of existing organisations, establishing new ones and encouraging the creation of new tools https://t.co/zlkJxl0VSx ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 15:00
Arguments that high earners do not pay their fair share are mostly empty. And squeezing the rich further will raise trifling sums of money, while causing real economic damage https://t.co/b7o4WItarQ ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 14:40
Fed with enough data, algorithms could hunt for names of individuals eligible for deportation across many hitherto-disconnected data sets. How well this works, however, is unclear https://t.co/4OEHDCBdbV ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 14:20
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/AMc9HD7yWH ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 14:10
AI is prompting investors to reassess every business model under the sun https://t.co/oO4d0gtieP ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-22 14:05
Artificial intelligence is improving fast. Its effect on output, not so much https://t.co/j2M6hJlVl8 ...