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AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users
It is time to impose law and order on the frontier
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Nvidia’s great silicon showdown
The chipmaker’s biggest customers want a piece of its business. It is fighting back with a $500bn deal
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Taking Taiwan’s democracy hostage
Self-interested Taiwanese politicians are making the country increasingly ungovernable. China is the only winner
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How much would you pay for a smarter baby?
Startups claim they can screen embryos for everything from genetic diseases to IQ. Not everyone is convinced
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The War Room newsletter: Do generals make good politicians?
Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, examines why so few of the country’s former generals succeed in politics
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Americans are losing their appetite for fast food
McDonald’s and other chains are turning to gimmicks to lure customers back
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The return of Max Flannel, our workplace agony uncle
He has advice for Gianni in Switzerland, Kevin in Washington and Claude in San Francisco
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America’s lack of shipbuilding prowess is a problem for its navy
China’s commercial shipyards provide it with a big advantage
A battle for supremacy has laid Sudan and its capital to waste
The country’s future depends on events beyond its borders, as well as within them
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Investors have fresh doubts about Elon Musk’s grandiose ambitions
SpaceX is spending gobs of money to refashion itself as an AI company
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A global pipeline-investment boom is under way
New conduits for oil will improve energy security, but come at a cost
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Al Capone would recognise today’s world order. That’s not good
In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general
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Hollywood is entering its AI era
The technology is quietly playing a role in every aspect of film-making
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The War Room newsletter: Inside a 38-tonne armoured beast
Jonathan Rosenthal, our international editor, takes an infantry fighting vehicle for a spin
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The War Room newsletter: The most significant sieges in history
Entire campaigns—and the fate of civilisations—have turned on a siege, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor
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The restaurant business is changing beyond recognition
Blame technology, inflation and customers’ shifting habits
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The delights of deadlines
A friend to procrastinators, an enemy to prattlers, a necessity for managers
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Forget Airbus and Boeing. Embraer is soaring
Its boss has ambitious plans for the future
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The battle for Hugo Boss
A British retail magnate tries to go upmarket
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Private equity is coming for the Indian Premier League
The cricket tournament has proved hugely profitable