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But investors aren’t panicking yet

New data show the peril and promise of the technology

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Lies, damned lies and stock markets

The growing shortage is causing panic in Ukraine and elsewhere

Why the South American country dominates the sport

A state wounded by extremism tries to guard against it

Out of interceptors, Ukraine is no longer winning the aerial war

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, how the city became a haven for smuggled artefacts

We are offering two year-long, paid placements

John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, on what a murky vote says about democracy across the continent

Also on the daily podcast: why Japan has so few unicorns and how to stop procrastinating

Bottles from Skane, the “Nordic Tuscany”, beat all comers in a blind tasting

High tariffs on Chinese goods have had predictable effects

Matthew Holehouse, our public policy editor, asks whether words matter as much as deeds in Westminster

Also on the daily podcast: the contradictions of India’s civil codes and our columnist responds to big-name correspondence

The “ice-age” generation has been cursed several times over

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Democratic candidates are outraising their rivals

Two new books ponder whether the technology will be tame or savage

Daron Acemoglu is revered. Why?

They are operating with the tacit support of Israel’s government

Steve Coll, our senior editor, asks what the anniversary means in Kabul and Washington

This time won’t be different—except that institutions will be less well placed to limit the damage, reckons Martin Gruenberg

America’s president derails military exercises with South Korea

Back then, leaders delivered and opportunity beckoned–or so the story goes

Also on the daily podcast: another step toward lab-made life and why travel agents still thrive in an age of AI

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A policy designed to keep the far right from office has ended up strengthening it

Companies from Palantir to Lockheed account for a small share of spending, but are hard to shake

A too-weak president can be a threat to democracy, too

That would help address global concerns about Chinese reliance on exports for growth, writes Brad Setser

As the populist left calls for Medicare-for-all, Democrats’ signature health law is faltering

The sport is having a surprising local renaissance

Nation-building is even harder the second time around

Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on what Florida and Iowa reveal about political change in America

How social media are changing charity

Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on how an unusually hot, dry summer is testing the continent’s infrastructure

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Apologies to those who have invested in a modish workstation

Our weekly podcast on America. This week, the state that became the centre of MAGA-land

Three things to see, and one to switch off

Also on the daily podcast: post-quake Colombia and remembering mountaineer Nirmal Purja