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Stores of value: regulators lean on app vendors
Apple and Alphabet operate what is in effect a smartphone-app duopoly. Governments want to curb their power, but it is not clear whether more competi…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Weekend Intelligence: Georgia... the day after tomorrow
The introduction of a’ foreign agent law’ has become a popular tactic among those with autocratic tendencies. Activists in Georgia, who oppose the in…
1 year, 9 months ago
Trailer: The Modi Raj
Narendra Modi may well be the most popular politician on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy…
1 year, 9 months ago
Bibi blues: Israel’s fraying consensus
Our editor-in-chief and Jerusalem correspondent pay a visit to Israel’s halls of power, finding that long-whispered dissent is spilling into the open…
1 year, 9 months ago
Chip shots: breaking Nvidia’s AI grip
When it comes to the chips used in artificial intelligence, one firm has the market locked up. We look at the rivals minded to steal Nvidia’s crown. …
1 year, 9 months ago
See how the Lai lands: Taiwan’s new president
Domestic divisions are already complicating the daunting task William Lai Ching-te has set himself: strengthening Taiwan while maintaining its ambigu…
1 year, 9 months ago
Crimes seen: The ICC chases Israel and Hamas
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has caused outrage by requesting arrest warrants for both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu…
1 year, 9 months ago
Succession unplanned: Iran’s president killed
The death of Ebrahim Raisi will spark succession battles both for the presidency and for supreme leader-in-waiting. What kind of Iran will result? Ac…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Weekend Intelligence: Bombay, open city?
Mumbai is famously an open city, known for welcoming all comers, regardless of colour, caste, or creed.
But as the city goes about building its futur…
1 year, 9 months ago
Swat off the press: Meta v Canada’s news ploy
A bid to squeeze money from social-media platforms that link to news content has backfired: what was intended to help publishers is instead harming t…
1 year, 9 months ago