The Economist

THE ECONOMIST: This time won’t be different — except that institutions will be less well placed to limit the damage, reckons Martin Gruenberg.

THE ECONOMIST: Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake.

THE ECONOMIST: The Taliban represent the farthest end of a global continuum of restrictions on female lives, writes Sarah Little.

Rogue agents are creating a gold rush for firms promising to make AI safer, smarter and more trustworthy

THE ECONOMIST: The Muslim Brotherhood seemed an early winner of the Arab spring that erupted in late 2010 and spread throughout the Arab world. Now they face an existential crisis.

Canadians are starting to turn against Mark Carney’s pragmatic response.

No inference is too big, no culture war too small — Paw Patrol debate is on a roll.

Forget OPEC. The Chinese Communist Party now calls the shots.

THE ECONOMIST: Who let the bots out? Developers should be held accountable for wild AI behaviour.

THE ECONOMIST: New conduits for oil will improve energy security, but come at a cost

THE ECONOMIST: The technology is quietly playing a role in every aspect of film-making.

Longer than the world hopes, according to our Hormuz dependency dashboard.

THE ECONOMIST: The US Federal Reserve faces the risk of AI stocks falling and the oil price soaring.

A British retail magnate is trying to takeover the brand after its millennial makeover.

THE ECONOMIST: Today’s billionaires are more likely than yesterday’s to have made their own money

The latest round of talks is most likely to deliver a loose patch for a threadbare deal.

Etsy-sellers and small-town accountants are enjoying the fruits of AI

THE ECONOMIST: The bombing may have paused, but energy supplies remain precarious.