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The US in Brief: Democrats press Pete Hegseth on Iran
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
An attack on the world economy
Whatever happens in the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets have been changed for ever
There are no good options for Iran’s nuclear programme
If America cannot eliminate the threat, what should it do?
Blood from a drone: Iran’s deadly arsenal
Also on the daily podcast: India’s data centres and giant board games
Sycophantic AI is changing human relationships
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A young girl is knocked over at Tokyo crossing – what’s behind Japan’s ‘bumping’ trend?
Viral video of girl being shoved by fellow pedestrian has reignited debate over butsukari – with experts blaming stress and gender dynamicsIt starts out as a heartwarming clip. A young...
How America and Israel built vast military targeting machines
Software is supercharging the process of finding things to bomb
Why corporate lawyers always win
The world is a pedant’s paradise
Viktor Orban’s illiberal intellectual patronage system
The Budapest Megaphone blares populism to the world
Want to hack your body with peptides? If only the science agreed
Boosters say they will do everything from aiding strength, recovery and longevity
AI catastrophe could be around the corner
Our podcast on science and technology. Why the row between Anthropic and America’s government bodes ill for the development of safe AI
How Gap is trying to get its cool back
Its boss is using the Barbie formula to turn around the ailing fashion label