The Economist

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.

Believe it or not, when Elon Musk makes a prediction about the future — from civil war to an artificial intelligence utopia — it is worth listening. The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist.

Demand for open-weight models is soaring, but what does a rise in Chinese labs mean?

Fewer than ever believe central bankers will bring it back to target.

THE ECONOMIST: Andy Burnham’s soaring rhetoric has not been matched by a transformative vision for government. 

THE ECONOMIST: Donald Trump’s tariff assault on Pix just makes Brazilians love it — and their President — more.

THE ECONOMIST: This baby-faced billionaire you’ve never heard of is now richer than Sam Altman.

His films are ambitious and technically brilliant, but often emotionally detached