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Spotting AI texts can be tricky. This is in part because you need evidence beyond a few words or dashes. Our investigation helps to unravel the differences between writing by man and machine Video: Timo Lenzen

Our interactive tool compares location premiums across more than 300 cities. Register for free to find out which city has the best pay for like-for-like work

Wildfires have broken out not only in France’s southern forests known to be at risk but in places like Fontainebleau, outside Paris. In Spain, the damaged area stands at 170,000 hectares, more than six times the figure for the same period last year, Video: Getty Images

Every classicist has their wishlist for what might yet turn up: a poem by Sappho, a lost tragedy by Aeschylus, a lost book of Livy. They are, alas, unlikely to have their wishes granted

The Trump administration has woken up to the massive risks the technology poses to national security. That seems to have caused its latest spat with the AI firm Video: Timo Lenzen

As humans’ role in the AI production process shrinks, they may lose control. The end result could be models trained by models, to achieve goals set by models, whose safety is verified only by models Illustration: Timo Lenzen

The jobs apocalypse is not yet here. But if governments wait for conclusive evidence before creating a safety-net, it will be too late

A good cover serves as a form of signalling, demonstrating that the applicant cares enough about the position to go through a laborious process. Or, at least, it used to Illustration: Erik Carter

Unlike other think-tanks, Claremont does not churn out many policy papers. It aims to teach young conservatives what has gone awry in America. If that sounds grandiose, it is Video: Fromm Studio

Ready for your next page turner? Here’s a list of our favourite books of the year so far Video: TImo Lenzen

Until now, even the best robots struggled to make sense of complex environments as quickly as humans. That may be about to change Video: Timo Lenzen

Two years on from the October 7th 2023 attack in Israel, it is worth looking closer to understand the full wretched effects of the war Video: Getty Images

The World Ahead 2026 will be the 40th edition of The Economist’s future-gazing annual. It’s been a wild ride. Before we publish our latest issue, we look back at what we got wrong over the decades, and what we got right

Today more than 2.5trn PDFs float in the ether. But will the format survive the AI revolution?

British politics is confusing and hard to predict, but it is not random and it leaves the country on the threshold of many dramatically divergent futures. To illustrate this, we’ve picked several scenarios

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“Money won’t matter in 2036,” claims Elon Musk on the latest episode of The Insider. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, how people will live when AI and robots can do every job and why he expects deflation, not inflation:

American children today are the pickiest eaters in history, and it might be because of their parents. Alexandra Suich Bass, The Economist’s culture editor, examines what has happened and how to fix it:

“There really won't be anything that AI can’t do better than humans, apart from being human, perhaps,” says Elon Musk. He tells Zanny Minton Beddoes that artificial intelligence may exceed the sum of human intelligence in about five years. Tune in to The Insider from 6pm London time:

.Elon Musk believes that Britain is heading for “a reckoning”. Zanny Minton Beddoes challenges him on that claim, his support for the far right and on the picture he paints of Britain to his hundreds of millions of followers. Watch the full Insider interview:

Sweden goes to the polls soon, and the prime minister’s Moderate Party is behind in them. The Economist’s geopolitics editor, David Rennie, asks Ulf Kristersson whether he’s alienated centrist voters by embracing the hard-right Sweden Democrats. Watch the full Inside Geopolitics interview:

.Elon Musk says there’s a “good chance” China will be the world leader in AI. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also speaks to Zanny Minton Beddoes about what’s holding back Chinese models—and why banning them won’t stop China from overtaking America. Watch the full Insider interview:

Donald Trump is finally building his border wall, thanks to $47bn from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But migrant crossings have already plummeted. So what is the wall actually for? Aryn Braun reports from the southern border. Find out how the wall is transforming the landscape of the frontier:

“People don’t realise that what I’m saying will come to pass.” In a conversation with Zanny Minton Beddoes, Elon Musk shares his vision for the future, discusses his foray into politics and his attitude towards Europe. Watch the full interview here or on YouTube:

. Yuval Noah Harari says the idea that the AI takeover is “inevitable” is a narrative to avoid responsibility. The author and historian explains Elon Musk’s many AI contradictions in an interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief. Watch the full interview:

Elon Musk claims there are far more unsafe places in Europe than there are in America. But the data doesn’t bear this out. Sonny Loughran, our Britain correspondent, compares homicide- and knife-violence rates in the two continents. Watch The Economist’s interview with Elon Musk:

The most highly-qualified group of women in human history are beginning to take a step back, despite having made extraordinary gains across the rich world. Vinjeru Mkandawire, The Economist’s news editor, explores why this could be:

Scientists are trying to figure out whether artificial intelligence could one day wake up. Whether you believe AI can become conscious or not, many are already treating them as sentient beings. Read why that would be a mistake:

.Yuval Noah Harari says AI has become so good that he didn’t recognise a deepfake of himself for a minute and a half. Speaking to Zanny Minton Beddoes, the author and historian warns that this technology is coming for all of us. Watch the full Insider interview:

Companies and influencers frequently advertise skin-care products that cost hundreds of dollars per bottle, but are they worth the price tag? Tap the link to read more myth-busting articles on the health and wellness trends making headlines: