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The Economist· 2026-02-14 15:10
Our list of recommendations includes an assessment of Abraham Lincoln’s political strategy and a case for viewing the failures of Reconstruction with optimism https://t.co/YFZjfoGQLp ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 15:00
In the past few years lax protection of trademarks and patents has become a growing problem for the many Chinese companies that have emerged as IP powerhouses in their own right https://t.co/fHqkOfxHXf ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 14:40
A new artificial-vision system inspired by the human eye is four times faster than the current state-of-the-art. The researchers behind it hope it will increase the variety and complexity of scenarios in which robotics can be deployed https://t.co/izLZnJaUhw ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 14:20
The film “Wuthering Heights” takes such liberties with the plot that it could more reasonably be described as fan fiction than a true adaptation of the Victorian classic https://t.co/F6uzeWRyJ8 ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 14:15
Despite sharing a name with Emily Brontë’s novel of 1847, the new “Wuthering Heights” film resembles it about as closely as the Yorkshire moors in which it is set resemble Los Angeles https://t.co/I2xOodbCm7Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros https://t.co/q9p39PW6vF ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 14:00
In the semiconductor industry, Arm is everywhere and nowhere https://t.co/R0fMOQLez5 ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 13:40
The politics of a country known for stability are less predictable than they have been in decades https://t.co/bqA7NT57x3 ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 13:30
For much of the Industrial Revolution this English county provided nearly all of the world’s supply. Today it produces none. That is set to change https://t.co/bl5wIAsbJM ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 13:20
Large language models are being given lessons in physics. How could “world models” improve AI? Our correspondent, Alex Hern, investigates on “Babbage” https://t.co/EQWnh05tVC ...
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The Economist· 2026-02-14 13:00
Natural selection is about ends, not means. And in ants it seems to have arrived at complex medical systems that require neither empathy nor cognition https://t.co/PLn749SVWu ...