“The ChatGPT moment for robotics is here,” Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said earlier this month. And nowhere is that more obvious than on the factory floor, where machines aren’t just becoming more agile, ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Studying the top performing athletes, musicians and scholars reveals a striking pattern. The best adults were rarely the best ...

After an astonishing week, Donald Trump has said America will not take Greenland by force, nor put tariffs on those who oppose his acquisition plan. Our correspondent asks if America-Europe relations ...

D onald Trump has promised to impose a 10% tariff on eight countries, all NATO members, that oppose his plan to acquire Greenland. As the argument over the territory’s future continues, our ...

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. China’s firms are learning to compete globally. They are investing overseas, hiring locals, and exporting not just products but ...

A teenage girl in Britain recently received a custom-made drug to fix a fault in her genetic code. Doctors hope that it will treat her ultra-rare neurodegenerative condition. It is also part of a ...

A nnouncing the return of The Economist’s annual ranking for best performing economy. Are you ready for the big reveal? Dalit cuisine is barely visible, in India or beyond. And why London’s river ...

In a country better known for baijiu than burgundy, the rising popularity of homegrown wine has come as a surprise to some. But production costs are high, while many overseas markets are saturated.

Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 revolution, tells us he sees himself as the people’s choice to lead. We ask how that might work. Our correspondent reckons that, in a full accounting ...

President Trump has called affordability a hoax. Democrats are planning to hammer the theme ahead of the midterm elections. But the data show the problem is not as real as people think. Which party ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. As geopolitics intrudes on business, global firms are retreating home. This return of state power is making business less ...