“I think we probably need world models for an AGI that can fully render human endeavour useless on Earth.” Listen to our correspondent, Alex Hern, on “Babbage” https://t.co/EQWnh05tVC ...

For globetrotting Chinese the lesson is clear: nowhere is entirely safe from Western sanctions, but Dubai is a safer place than most https://t.co/PccrZX1Nh3 ...

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The reasons for India’s widening air-pollution crisis are many. A big one is the growing ownership of motor vehicles https://t.co/xfJ7S9OW76 ...

If you were to have an abundance of any crop, you would pick the spud. Not only does it store well, but it is calorie-dense relative to other vegetables. Its role in human history is no small potatoes https://t.co/SaHo0UfcLV ...

Oliver Carroll, our foreign correspondent, analyses the prospects—and pitfalls—of ending the war in Ukraine https://t.co/tTMlqcxijE ...

Also on the daily podcast: the staggering boom in India’s gig economy and the first social network for AI agents https://t.co/hfKg8khdnF ...

American lungs will suffer. The Environmental Defence Fund estimates that repealing the endangerment finding will result in tens of thousands of extra premature deaths by mid-century https://t.co/TQs6LGNONz ...

“A common objection to lavish pay is that good CEOs should be intrinsically motivated,” explains Alex Edmans. “Relying on professional pride sounds appealing, but it is unrealistic,” he argues https://t.co/hwWr5D1i2m ...

It is not hard to understand why people are trying to get off their phones. Many are experiencing what researchers call “digital overload”. One app-blocking device claims to help https://t.co/poQlF7lBJq ...