The Economist

Politics has a habit of sucking organisations - and employees - into controversy.
Business
The Economist

How to manage politics in the workplace

However much you want to keep politics out of business, politics has other plans for you.

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Elon Musk has come under fire for his $1m voting lottery.
Politics
The Economist

Why Musk’s $1m voter lottery is a danger to democracy

Lots of reforms would benefit America’s democracy. Giving billionaires more influence over the outcome of elections is not one of them. 

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In addition to being efficient at absorbing the energy in sunlight, perovskite crystals can also be made cheaply from easily obtainable materials.
Business
The Economist

The tiny crystal that holds the future of solar power

Their efficiency rates far exceed those of conventional silicon panels and they can also be made cheaply from easily obtainable materials. 

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McDonald's has lost a European Union legal battle over its "Big Mac" trademark. (AP PHOTO)
Wealth
The Economist

What Australia’s place in Big Mac index means for economy

The famous Big Mac index is a light-hearted gauge of whether currencies are at their ‘correct’ level and a useful way of comparing international salaries.

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The US economy continues to rack up a stellar performance as it heads towards an election. Will politics change all that?
analysis
US Politics
The Economist

The US economy is better than ever. Will politics ruin it?

America’s economy is bigger and better than ever, but its politics gets more poisonous by the day. Will this be the undoing of the most important economy in the world?

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Video
Gaza’s mastermind of mayhem, Yahya Sinwar, is dead.
Middle East
The Economist

How Yahya Sinwar’s death will change the Middle East

Gaza’s mastermind of mayhem is dead. A ceasefire may be alive again

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Major companies like Sonos have found success using AI to handle customers’ concerns.
Business
The Economist

Can artificial intelligence rescue customer service?

Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are betting that generative AI can make customer service less awful. 

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China’s aggressive approach to the international standardisation of new technology is paying dividends for the Asian superpower.
Business
The Economist

China is writing the world’s technology rules

It is setting standards for everything from 6G to quantum computing.

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Scaling up self-driving taxis will be hard and competition will be fierce.
Business
THE ECONOMIST

The trouble with Elon Musk’s robotaxi dream

Elon Musk is serving up a vision of an autonomous Cybercab so cheap that it will serve as ‘individualised mass transit’. But his promises, like many Hollywood movies, are long on bombast and short on reality.

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SpaceX landed the booster of its massive Starship rocket during a test flight
World
The Economist

Musk achieves spaceflight’s biggest breakthrough in 60 years

If SpaceX can land and reuse the most powerful rocket ever made what can’t it do?

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Israel’s tech sector has proven resilient in the past but is now under pressure as the conflict continues.
Business
The Economist

How Israeli tech sector is feeling strain of conflict

Israel’s strongest sector has proven resilient in the past, but it is now facing serious pressure.

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Middle East wars historically prove costly to the rest of the world, but this one could be very different.
Business
The Economist

Could war in the Gulf push oil to $100 a barrel?

THE ECONOMIST: Middle East wars historically prove costly to the rest of the world, but this one could be very different.

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Google could be forced to break up its business
Business
The Economist

Search for the answer to Google’s monopoly

THE ECONOMIST: In what would be America’s biggest anti-monopolistic act in 25 years, the court could be asked to break up Google — separating the search engine, Chrome browser and Android operating system.

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Loads of bosses accrue managerial responsibilities for reasons unrelated to their ability to discharge them. 
Business
The Economist

Nailing the art of choosing bosses. The skills to look for

Does a confident approach or competent performance make for the best manager? 

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Housing seems to have a remarkable ability to keep appreciating, whatever the weather. 
Property
The Economist

Why property prices could keep growing for years

The house-price supercycle is just getting going.

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