Most delivery drivers come from poorer parts of China and struggle to acquire residency rights, limiting their access to local social services. They are vulnerable not just because e-commerce platforms exploit them but because the state has made them so www.economist.com/china/2026/06/01/chinas-...
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The American president’s notoriously short attention span may be all that is standing between Israel and another bloody adventure in Lebanon www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2...
The chipmaker is betting that the next phase of AI will play out not just in data centres, but on devices at the edge. Success is far from assured econ.st/43a2C4A
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Today on “The Intelligence”: Nvidia is coming to a laptop near you, the wildly different contenders for Los Angeles mayor and a new placeholder text for the corporate world www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/02/head...
Voters seem to regard Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, as one of their own. But register for free to learn why not everyone is convinced www.economist.com/united-states/2026/06/01...
He is the main intellectual force behind the global push to “tax the rich” and has supported many of the left’s leading lights—such as Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York—in their wealth-tax efforts.
We met with Gabriel Zucman to interrogate his thesis www.economist.com/insider/inside-economics...
From Ukraine and the Middle East to mainland America, small drones are everywhere. Tech companies are developing ways of putting sensors in the blind spots they exploit www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2...
Egyptians may have their grievances with the Emiratis, but they also need them www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2...
Share prices are buffeted by far more than just new information www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
Preparing employees for changes in the labour market is the best way to retain their trust and expertise. That might mean giving people the skills to do a different kind of job www.economist.com/business/2026/05/28/how-...
Waterfall agile sprint cascade tentpole brainstorming… On “The Intelligence” we introduce “Velocity Pivot”, a placeholder text for the corporate-jargon age bit.ly/4aqxrFV
Israel has been relegated to a bystander, shut out of talks with Iran and ordered by Donald Trump to hold fire in Lebanon. Arguably, the American president has done Binyamin Netanyahu a favour econ.st/4eiVFEr
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Jensen Huang is bringing the firm’s AI act to the PC www.economist.com/business/2026/06/02/nvid...
It is not only their own marriages that women in China are questioning. Growing numbers are shunning the institution itself. Curious as to why? Register to continue reading (it’s free) www.economist.com/china/2026/04/16/soaring...
The benefits did not just“trickle-down”—they poured, writes Arthur Laffer www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/02...
We found faults in a much-touted film about art and in a drama series. Instead, you should try a classic comedy, a striking documentary or an elegant religious drama www.economist.com/culture/2026/05/29/what-...
That could make a starkly unequal country even more so www.economist.com/china/2026/06/02/chinas-...
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, can AI and influencers keep China’s premier app factory ahead? www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/02/can-...
The bottom has fallen out of the job market www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
The data are extraordinary, but could be even better, writes Joel Budd, our social affairs editor www.economist.com/britain/2026/06/02/bligh...
Binyamin Netanyahu’s fight with Hizbullah is complicating the president’s talks with Iran www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2...
If computing power brings about technological advances without human input, and enough of the pay-off is reinvested in building still more powerful machines, wealth could accumulate at unprecedented speed www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/24/the-e...
Even though his views are awful www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/02/brita...
“The malaise and the anger in Los Angeles is scrambling political tribes.” On “The Intelligence” @arynbraun profiles the three wildly different contenders for mayor bit.ly/4dX8sLg
Many more students may find themselves relying on AI to qualify for a profession increasingly threatened by it. Curious as to why? Register to continue reading (it’s free) www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/06/0...
While fighting with other academics about the accuracy of his voluminous data on inequality, he has relentlessly campaigned for taxes on wealth.
Tune in to our interview with the controversial economist at 6pm London time on Tuesday www.economist.com/insider/inside-economics...
Growing numbers of people are country counting www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/02/trave...
Gautam Adani recently overtook his arch-rival to become India’s richest man. Yet register for free to learn why some of the forces propelling the industrialist could reverse www.economist.com/business/2026/05/28/ever...
If AI ends up fulfilling the extravagant promises that have been made for it, a new chapter of history will open. But the story of its frenzied pursuit will make the textbooks, too www.economist.com/leaders/2025/09/11/what-...
From ambitious histories to fine spy novels www.economist.com/culture/2026/06/02/six-b...
From Ukraine and the Middle East to mainland America, small drones are everywhere. Tech companies are developing ways of putting sensors in the blind spots they exploit: econ.st/4dSUc7T
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The road from 9/11 leads directly to January 6th, writes Rosa Brooks www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/02...
“He envisions a very different kind of PC than what we have seen over the past 40 years.”
@chitnis_ tells “The Intelligence” of a new AI chip launched by Nvidia’s boss www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/02/head...
We’re looking for someone with a strong knowledge of Asia, business and finance to join The Economist as a news editor, in either Hong Kong or Singapore. If that sounds like you, find out more and apply by July 3rd www.economist.com/asia/2026/06/02/wanted-a...
If Abelardo de la Espriella does win Colombia’s presidential election, he will have to deal with a congress in which the left has significant influence. That confrontation could make the right-wing populist’s campaign look like a pleasant, easy prelude www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/06/01/...
Five texts that explain how to write simply and well www.economist.com/the-economist-reads/2022...
It is only a matter of time before Texas overtakes California as the largest economy in America. Register for free to learn why econ.st/4fVxZap
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Bosses who are organised and energetic can handle more people than someone who is shambolic and tends to oversleep. But bosses who invest time in coaching their teams will probably want a narrower span than those bosses who don’t www.economist.com/business/2025/09/18/how-...
Headlines predict a “trading frenzy” as Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI prepare for their stockmarket debuts. Register for free to learn what to expect from the giga-IPOs www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement www.economist.com/international/2025/01/02...
Developing countries—especially India—should learn from one place in particular www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/02/how-t...
People fleeing calamity have a right to seek safety—but that does not mean access to a rich country’s labour market www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/10/scrap...
Also on the daily podcast: the wildly different contenders for Los Angeles mayor and Lorem ipsum text for the corporate world www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/06/02/head...
A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/06/1...
Many of the city’s footloose foreign residents have scattered rather than wait for more Iranian missiles to evade the UAE’s air defences. Where are they headed? www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/20...
Intensifying discussions over aid, diplomacy and accession show that Europe is taking responsibility for the war on its eastern flank. But much of its plan still rests on hope: econ.st/49w1OKP
The human body evolved to forage and hunt on the African savannahs, not to sit in a cubicle all day. This has led many to assume that standing at work is healthier than sitting. Is that true? www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2...
America’s war with Iran has left Karex unexpectedly exposed. Register for free to discover how the condom manufacturer lost its mojo www.economist.com/business/2026/05/27/the-...
Rather than try in vain to raise birth rates, governments need to prepare for old societies and the new lives still to be born into them www.economist.com/briefing/2025/09/11/a-co...