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So nukes are off the agenda as Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang

So nukes are off the agenda as Xi Jinping heads to Pyongyang

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Technology forges new art forms and destroys them. The printing press galvanised literature and rubbed out illuminated manuscripts. Cinema killed the music hall. Today a popular gizmo is threatening another intricate craft
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“Frugality wasn’t for the purpose of financial independence. Frugality was for the purpose of conserving the resources of Mother Earth,” Vicki Robin tells “The Weekend Intelligence”. Listen now to discover how retiring early can benefit you and the planet
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To understand Kafkaesque bureaucracy, it helps to read Kafka. But Jane Austen and H.G. Wells offer lessons for office life, too: Illustration: Paul Blow
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Christian activists in Nigeria are following American evangelicals in framing the country’s security crisis in religious terms—some even allege that a “genocide” is under way
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On “Checks and Balance” this week: “83% of their electricity is generated from oil.” @chowardchoward explains why America’s embargo is causing so much damage in Cuba
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A new biography of Alexander is brutal, violent and staggeringly bloody. It is, in other words, splendid fun. Register for free to learn why it is also, in some ways, unusual Illustration: Ricardo Tomás
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“Recursive self-improvement” is both tantalising and worrying
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Ukraine has become a crucial security partner for Europe. Bringing it into the EU would bolster a continent that looks vulnerable among more predatory great powers
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Closing tax loopholes is reasonable. Seizing the assets of society’s most productive people is a road to economic ruin. Register for free to read why
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Starship Technologies claims to have cracked the problem of getting robots to deliver groceries more cheaply than people can. Register for free to learn how
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From “Babies” to “Ponies”, here are our picks of what to watch—and what to avoid—so far this year
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Some analysts remain sceptical that developers and users will quickly embrace a new class of AI-first PC. But register for free to learn why Nvidia has plenty of advantages