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  The Economist  

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#1927

Interview: Bret Taylor of Sierra and OpenAI

A conversation about the potential and limits of AI agents with the co-founder of Sierra, ... more

59 mins Ago

34 MINS

34:22

59 mins Ago

#1926

1. Fat layer of humans

How should employees and bosses be using the technology right now? And how should all of u... more

2 hrs Ago

34 MINS

34:40

2 hrs Ago

#1925

No middle ground: Iran’s dangerous division

As the smoke of a murderous crackdown clears, Iranians have hardened into two camps. Moder... more

5 hrs Ago

22 MINS

22:02

5 hrs Ago

#1924

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

Yesterday

02 MINS

02:18

Yesterday

#1923

We’ll be right over here: Europe’s populists sour on Trump

Many of the continent’s populist-right leaders once saw President Donald Trump as an examp... more

Yesterday

19 MINS

19:15

Yesterday

#1922

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

27 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

27 Jan 2026

#1921

General ejection: China’s military purge

The two men under investigation are in the army’s highest echelon, and are some of Preside... more

27 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:37

27 Jan 2026

#1920

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

26 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

26 Jan 2026

#1919

Resistance is fatal: another killing in Minneapolis

For the second time this month, federal agents in Minneapolis killed a citizen under [disp... more

26 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:02

26 Jan 2026

#1918

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

25 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

25 Jan 2026

#1917

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economi... more

24 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

24 Jan 2026

#1916

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

23 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

23 Jan 2026

#1915

ISIS control: Syria’s prison camp changes hands

Our Middle East correspondent reports from the largest holding camp for ISIS fighters in n... more

23 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:02

23 Jan 2026

#1914

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

AI is changing how we work. It's turning us all into managers. Be a good one. The Economis... more

22 Jan 2026

02 MINS

02:18

22 Jan 2026

#1913

Grave new world: the Greenland row’s lasting damage

After an astonishing week, Donald Trump has said America will not take [Greenland] (https:... more

22 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:37

22 Jan 2026

#1912

House of Kurds: on the ground in northern Syria

In recent days Syrian government troops have tried to retake territory held by the country... more

21 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:56

21 Jan 2026

#1911

Power ballot: Japanese PM’s electoral gamble

Japan’s prime minister Takaichi Sanae has called an [election] (https://www.economist.com/... more

20 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:37

20 Jan 2026

#1910

Thin ice: could the Greenland clash kill NATO?

Donald Trump has promised to impose a 10% tariff on eight countries, all NATO members, tha... more

19 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:55

19 Jan 2026

#1909

Clutching at shahs: Iran’s would-be revolutionary

Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 revolution, [tells us] (https://www.econ... more

16 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:36

16 Jan 2026

#1908

Maria-view mirror: asking Venezuelans what they want now

As Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, meets with President Donald Trump,... more

15 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:44

15 Jan 2026

#1907

Independence Jay? Inflation and attacks on the Fed

More inflation numbers, more jabs by President Donald Trump at Jay Powell, the Federal Res... more

14 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:54

14 Jan 2026

#1906

Lowering the steaks: a Mercosur deal at last

From Argentinian beef to German cars, a [freshly inked deal] (https://www.economist.com/eu... more

13 Jan 2026

23 MINS

23:01

13 Jan 2026

#1905

Strike fear: Iran’s protests and Israel

Each country fears an attack from the other: Iran may wish to distract from internal confl... more

12 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:37

12 Jan 2026

#1904

Shah caller: Iran’s protests are different this time

Demonstrations are growing once again—but this time [the message] (https://www.economist.c... more

09 Jan 2026

27 MINS

27:33

09 Jan 2026

#1903

Oil pressure: America’s tanker seizures

It had real dramatic elements: a (slow) chase scene, faked locations, a literal false flag... more

08 Jan 2026

22 MINS

22:43

08 Jan 2026

#1902

In the line of fires: LA’s ashen suburbs one year on

We return to the Los Angeles suburbs that were consumed by wildfires a year ago. The varyi... more

07 Jan 2026

24 MINS

24:16

07 Jan 2026

#1901

Xi’s not there: what China’s Venezuela response reveals

The countries have a decades-long relationship—debt freely given in one direction and plen... more

06 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:12

06 Jan 2026