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I am a concerned scientist doing research at the interface between artificial intelligence and genetics. I actively push back against the creeping development of mass surveillance technology, in particular the …
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Journalist at The Economist.Previously: Clarendon scholar at the University of Oxford (MSt World Literatures in English), freelance journalist, podcaster and PR consultant
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A dangerous divorcée
If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America (with Shashank Joshi and Christian Odendahl)
The wealth whisperers who save super-rich families from themselves
Marlene Engelhorn first understood that her family was wealthy when she noticed quite how much larger their house was than those of her childhood friends. “We called it a big house,” she told me. “But it’s a mansion for crying out loud. Call it what it is.” Growing up, her …
Colombia’s president had a bold peace plan.
Anthony Colmenares would grab some nappies for his newborn and be home soon, he told his mother in San Cristóbal, a city in Venezuela. That was on July 17th 2019. He did not return. “We started calling, calling, calling,” his mother, Zenaida Basto, recalls tearfully. No reply.
Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”
Many people in America hope that the new Trump administration will take an axe to a bloated and overbearing government, cutting spending and rolling back regulation. Whether this goal is even plausible any more is a crucial question for America and the world, after two decades in which government debt …
Supplier partnerships are sowing the seeds of climate-resilience
Farmers are inherently future-focused. They work their fields and pastures strategically, rearing livestock and planting crops not just for next season’s harvest, but for the success of those who will manage the land in years to come.
Why your company is struggling to scale up generative AI
For investors concerned that America’s tech giants are making recklessly large bets on generative artificial intelligence (AI), big tech’s latest quarterly results have offered some reassurance. The growth in demand from companies for the cloud services of Amazon, Microsoft and Google was red hot. Andy Jassy, boss of Amazon, said …
Why Uruguayans rejected a government splurge
Would you like to retire five years earlier than planned with a fatter pension? Governments do not normally put such tempting questions to voters directly, for fear that they will merrily opt for jam today and disregard the disastrous fiscal consequences for tomorrow. Would you like to retire five years …
Bolivia’s slow-motion economic crisis is accelerating
Pickup trucks hauling empty fuel drums are lined up outside a petrol station next to a field of soyabeans in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The attendant says the queue hasn’t budged in days: there is no diesel. It’s been this way, on and off, for two months. “And the summer sowing …
