A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Digital surveillance grids are meant to help solve local problems quickly. But they also track potential troublemakers
Even if hostages are released will Hamas disarm?
Liberalise at home and lead a new free-trade revolution
Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, reflects on Donald Trump’s speech to American generals
Paul Thomas Anderson gives a masterclass in making a political film
The next big thing in AI may be pictures, not words
The Whittle Laboratory is extraordinary—and underfunded
Can hospitality firms avoid the mistakes fashion firms made?
The worst excesses seem designed to produce content
The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check
We are witnessing a turning point in migration, writes Adam Roberts, our digital editor