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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:45
You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge https://t.co/mtqNn0S1ne ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:40
No one has treated Lebanon worse than its own rulers. At last, better people are in charge. They have taken some encouraging steps towards reform, but must move faster https://t.co/AnTsbfxH1x ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:30
Industry Trends - Technology sector actively developing advanced artificial intelligence systems that may surpass human control within as little as 5 years [1] Potential Risks - Technology industry facing long-term existential risks regarding human agency and loss of control over future autonomous technologies [1]
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:20
If the event was your introduction to British politics, you would come away thinking that Sir Keir Starmer was a communist and that the country is ruled by a sinister coalition of jihadis and “homo-Leninists” https://t.co/DeeJZaI0DN ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:10
“Luddite” has become a slur for technophobic stick-in-the-muds, who stand in the way of progress and want the clock to be turned back. But economists and historians have been kinder to the originals https://t.co/lDyl6kWRTU ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 15:00
It looks suspiciously as if America’s central bank has opted for a “no-landing” approach, in which both inflation and growth keep running hot. Register for free to learn what that means for investors https://t.co/Ha4xerRY2EIllustration: Satoshi Kambayashi https://t.co/eKezalqFQy ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 14:40
Bookmakers have long faced problems regarding ambiguous cases. They dealt with them by building up a body of rules and precedents. Now prediction markets must do the same https://t.co/x8FpZPTmbM ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 14:20
In rich countries politicians fight about climate and energy-efficiency. In poor countries, about the price of electricity, and ageing, rickety electric grids https://t.co/UISHSJQimc ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 14:10
Gen-Z “cockroaches” are protesting in Delhi against the dysfunctional exam system standing between them and secure jobs. 1843’s story from 2025 explored the fiendish general-knowledge test that the 30m Indians who want a job on the railways must take https://t.co/hJEE3rm0kA ...
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The Economist· 2026-07-24 14:00
Drawing on data from the past 25 years, we have quantified how the world’s billionaires amassed their fortunes. For the first time, half of it is reasonably fairly earned https://t.co/w0ZV30IJLW ...