Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
The new chairman enlists heavy-hitters to fight a handful of gnarly problems
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
Reflections on a warming planet
The planet is reflecting less light back into space. That is making the world hotter
State-backed efforts to catch up with frontier models are doomed
The world’s largest drugmaker is betting big on preventive medicines—and learning from big tech
The world’s second-biggest economy is stumbling into fiscal austerity
The continent’s dealmakers deserve much more attention
The shocking murder of Ann Widdecombe will only reinforce the trend
Our podcast on science and technology. The boss of Mistral AI argues that models don’t have to be super-intelligent—nor American—to be useful