23 stories tagged the-economist, newest first.
23 points by andsoitis | 34 comments
An Economist business article arguing that workers displaced by AI lose more than wages; the captured page shows an access-restricted bot block.
39 points by ijidak | 48 comments
Economist finance article arguing AI compute is a commodity like oil and needs a dedicated market; the capture shows an access-restricted bot-detection page.
22 points by mikhael | 6 comments
An Economist business article titled "The era of speedball capitalism has dawned"; the capture shows an access-restricted bot-detection page instead.
13 points by u1hcw9nx | 10 comments
An Economist article on mounting political and economic setbacks facing Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman.
12 points by kensai | 2 comments
An Economist business article arguing that Elon Musk's charitable foundation is opaque, gives away little, and serves Musk's own interests.
73 points by andsoitis | 70 comments
An Economist finance and economics article arguing that governments are mishandling the affordability crisis; the page showed an access-restricted notice.
10 points by sohkamyung | 1 comments
An Economist obituary of Cyril Hilsum, the physicist credited with inventing the flat-screen display technology; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.
43 points by amai | 56 comments
An Economist science article on the prospect of creating mirror life, organisms built from mirror-image molecules; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.
53 points by bazzmt | 106 comments
An Economist article on the evolution of effective altruism and how the movement spread; the captured page shows an access-restricted block instead of the article.
168 points by vinni2 | 313 comments
An Economist leader article arguing that declining student test scores represent a slow-moving catastrophe; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
7 points by andsoitis | 2 comments
An Economist obituary of fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie; the captured page shows only an access-restricted notice.
89 points by burntcaramel | 83 comments
An Economist leader article arguing that many back and shoulder surgeries are ineffective or harmful compared with alternatives.
363 points by dash2 | 360 comments
Economist graphic-detail article on a study finding AI use raised students' homework scores but was followed by lower exam scores; the page loaded as an access-restricted block.
413 points by andsoitis | 143 comments
Economist article reporting that a promising pancreatic cancer drug may be the first of a new class of treatments targeting a cancer master switch.
658 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 1120 comments
Economist Finance & economics article asking whether public stock markets can absorb giant IPOs from Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI.
439 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 621 comments
An Economist leader article arguing that OpenAI's cash burn will be a key question about an AI investment bubble in 2026.
521 points by pseudolus | 700 comments
An Economist leader article arguing that inherited wealth is becoming nearly as important as earned income, marking a return of 'inheritocracy'.
453 points by bx376 | 663 comments
An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.
406 points by livueta | 328 comments
Economist science article reporting that wind turbines harm bird populations less than oil-and-gas drilling, contrary to wind farm opponents' fears.
382 points by benrmatthews | 444 comments
An Economist By Invitation opinion piece in which think-tank head Mathew Lawrence argues privatisation in Britain has been a costly failure and favours state ownership.
469 points by dduugg | 544 comments
Economist article about rural Americans importing small Japanese kei pickup trucks as an alternative to large American pickups.
360 points by ShaurAsar | 282 comments
Economist business article on Alibaba splitting into six separate businesses, which investors read as a sign that China's tech crackdown is ending.
463 points by gyre007 | 312 comments
The Economist article explaining a neurometabolic account of why hard mental work makes the brain tired.