<a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/09/03/nvidia-is-driving-the-ai-boom-good?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nvidia</a>, the world’s most valuable company, has shifted strategy to boost demand for its chips. Our correspondent assesses the opportunities and risks. <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/09/03/the-changing-geography-of-violent-crime-in-britain?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knife crime</a> in Britain moves to rural pastures. And our obituaries editor recounts the life of <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/08/27/frank-smith-never-managed-to-prove-he-was-innocent?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Smith</a>, who died in prison aged 101.&nbsp;Watch extended clips from Insider <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&utm_source=economist&utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&utm_term=sa.arc-isi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, plus the full Elon Musk interviewGuests and host:<ul><li>Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer</li><li>Sonny Loughran, Britain correspondent</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul>Topics covered:&nbsp;<ul><li>Nvidia, AI, Jensen Huang</li><li>Knife crime, county lines, drug market</li><li>Frank Smith, electric chair, death row</li></ul>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a>.

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