The Economist Summaries and Reviews

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Mustafa Suleyman et al.

What Does the AI Revolution Mean for Our Future?

How will AI impact our immediate and near future? Can the technology be controlled, and does it have agency? Watch DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and Yuval Noah Harari debate these questions, with The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton-Beddoes.
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The Economist

Will central-bank digital currencies break the banking system?

Perhaps. But that might not be so bad.
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The Economist

The Financial World’s Nervous System Is Being Rewired

And It Is Not America That Is Doing It
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The Economist

What if bitcoin went to zero?

A thought experiment helps uncover the links between crypto and mainstream finance
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Callum Williams

The Future of Work
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The Economist

Trade finance is nearing a much-needed shakeup
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The Economist

Schrödinger’s Cheetah
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The Economist

Technology Quarterly: Towards Zero Carbon

Conquering CO2
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The Economist

Technology Quarterly: Finding a Voice

Computers have got much better at translation, voice recognition and speech synthesis, says Lane Greene. But they still don’t understand the meaning of language.
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The Economist

Technology Quarterly: Targeting Tumours

In rich countries half of cancers are now survivable. And better understanding means that more cures are coming, says Natasha Loder.
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The Economist

“Sin” Taxes – e.g., on Tobacco – Are Less Efficient than They Look

But they do help improve public health
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The Economist

The Son Kingdom

The impact of Masayoshi Son’s $100bn tech fund will be profound