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Yuval Noah Harari believes AI is the end of human-dominated history #AI #artificialintelligence

2023-09-18

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Winning the long war in Ukraine

2023-09-15

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Ukraine is bracing for a long war. Can the country ensure that Western aid keeps flowing as the fight extends into 2024—and possibly beyond? 00:00 - How should Ukraine prepare for a future at war? 00:29 - A long war 01:46 - Drones open a front in Russia 03:53 - Attrition Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Why is Vladimir Putin looking to North Korea for arms?: https://econ.st/3rkFeBN How the Pentagon assesses...

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What will it take to control AI? With Yuval Noah Harari and Mustafa Suleyman

2023-09-14

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The Economist brought together Yuval Noah Harari and Mustafa Suleyman to grapple with the biggest technological revolution of our times. They debate the impact of AI on our immediate futures, how the technology can be controlled and whether it could ever have agency. 00:00 - Harari and Suleyman discuss the future of AI 00:51 - What will the world look like in 2028? 03:35 - Is AI comparable to an alien invasion? 06:22 - The importance of...

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Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?

2023-09-07

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Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt - welcome to Argentina, one of the world's most dysfunctional economies. How did it end up like this? 00:00 - Argentina’s economy is in crisis 01:21 - What is happening now? 04:16 - Why is this happening? 05:52 - Overspending 07:00 - Printing money 08:03 - Borrowing money 08:51 - Trade controls 11:06 - What are the solutions? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter:...

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Is it worth going to university?

2023-08-31

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These days higher education can feel like a risky investment. Here are The Economist’s tips on how to make your degree worth the money. Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read more about whether it is worth going to university: https://econ.st/43fAo6x For our summer reads: https://econ.st/43fRtgY Listen to our podcast, Money Talks counting the cost of education: https://econ.st/44oP3ME Why affirmative...

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What fuels Zuckerberg’s fight?

2023-08-24

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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, is one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. His position seems unassailable, so why does he run his business empire as though it’s under constant threat? 00:00 - Who is Mark Zuckerberg? 00:58 - How did we get here? 01:31 - What are his successes? 03:15 - What are his failures? 04:50 - What does the future look like? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Meta’s Threads...

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Why you have an accent in a foreign language

2023-08-17

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Ever wondered why it's so hard to sound like a local when you go on holiday? Discover the pronunciation tips your teachers may have missed. Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Why you have an accent in a foreign language: https://econ.st/3YACr3Q The Economist’s summer reads: https://econ.st/3OXjvJb

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The future of money: three ways to go cashless

2023-08-10

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Non-cash payments are on the rise all over the world. Our writers explain how digital technology has changed the way consumers shop in three important markets: America, China and India. 00:00 Cashless transactions are on the rise 00:18 America: account and card 02:01 India: Unified Payment Interface 04:06 China: App payments Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read our Special Report on digital finance:...

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The secret weapon that sank Russia’s warship

2023-08-04

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How did Ukraine’s virtually non-existent navy sink the Moskva, the most advanced Russian vessel in the Black Sea? Unveiling how Ukraine sunk the Moskva: https://econ.st/3OI3iHZ Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI For more stories from 1843: https://econ.st/3NZFsG2 Read our coverage from the war in Ukraine: https://econ.st/3YhCC3V How did Ukraine destroy the Moskva?: https://econ.st/43UkcY9

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Who is Elon Musk and what drives him?

2023-08-03

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The richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, used Tesla and SpaceX to revolutionise cars and rockets. Now, this restless entrepreneur has his eyes on other global problems. But who is Elon Musk and what drives him? 00:00 - Who is Elon Musk? 00:58 - How did we get here? 01:54 - What are his successes? 04:56 - What are his failures? 07:21 - What does the future look like? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI The...

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Why do so many women tear their anterior cruciate ligament? We explain

2023-08-01

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The biggest bank heist in history (and why you’ve never heard of it)

2023-07-28

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In 2022 news broke that $2.5bn had been stolen in Iraq, the biggest bank heist ever. Nicolas Pelham, The Economist's Middle East correspondent, follows the money 01:41 - The investigation begins 02:28 - Where did the money come from? 03:55- Who was Nur Zuheir? 04:29 - Following the trail in Baghdad 08:11- Corruption in Iraq 13:21 - The government changes course 15:46 - Who is complicit, really? 16:50 - What happened to the money? Artwork based...

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Israeli democracy: what does the right wing want?

2023-07-27

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After months of protest over reforms to the judicial system, many Israelis fear democracy is under threat. As the crisis grows, we explore what exactly Binyamin Netanyahu’s government is trying to achieve, and who is actually in charge of the chaos-stricken country. 00:00 - what does the Israeli right want? 00:59 - why the latest bill threatens democracy in Israel 02:00 - who is really in charge? 02:35 - the long term goals of the Israeli right...

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Inside El Salvador’s war on crime

2023-07-21

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President Nayib Bukele’s brutal crackdown on crime has dramatically reduced the murder rate and won him favour with the public, but what’s the true cost of his war on gangs? The Economist’s deputy editor, Robert Guest, reports from El Salvador on how Bukele is using the fight against crime to amass power. 00:00 - Inside president Bukele’s crackdown 02:25 - How the public and the prisoners’ families have reacted 03:55 - El Salvador’s security...

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What causes inflation and why can it damage the economy?

2023-07-21

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Fertility crisis: why IVF isn’t working

2023-07-20

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More and more women are using IVF to try to get pregnant. But it is painful, expensive and often does not work. Could new, more radical technologies eventually provide an answer? 00:00 - The female biological clock 01:20 - In vitro fertilisation 04:29 - Egg freezing 09:11 - In vitro gametogenesis 13:10 - What does the future look like? Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read the full report here:...

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Wall Street’s king, Jamie Dimon, on the US presidency

2023-07-12

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CEO of America’s largest and most successful bank, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon heads up a globe-spanning operation worth more than $400BN. In this film Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, probes his public-policy ideas–from US-China relations to Bidenomics–and hears his plans for the future. 00:00 - Jamie Dimon, the king of Wall St 00:50 - Jamie Dimon on Sino-US relations 06:25 - Jamie Dimon on US leadership 09:53 - The...

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The future of war

2023-07-04

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New technology is transforming the way wars are fought, and not just in Ukraine. As tension increases between China and America over Taiwan, what does the future of war look like? 00:00 Lessons from the Ukraine war 01:03 How drones are shaping war 04:40 Starlink is a lifeline for soldiers 06:15 Why China fears Starlink 07:25 The role of AI in wars of the future 10:15 Defence spending on AI 10:50 Concerns about algorithmic warfare 12:55...

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Ukraine war: will China be the real winner?

2023-06-29

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As war grinds on in Ukraine, and Zelensky vies for dominance, it is possible there may only be one true winner: China's leader Xi Jinping. But why could China come out on top? The Economist's Beijing bureau chief explains. 00:00 - China: Ukraine’s real winner? 00:40 - China claims to be neutral 01:32 - Both sides need China’s support 02:52 - Russia’s loss would be China’s gain Like our video content? Take part in our audience research to tell us...

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Mutiny in Russia: why is it so significant?

2023-06-26

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The mutiny in Russian, led by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, has exposed chaos in the military command but what does it mean for the Ukraine war, Putin and the world? 00:00 - Prigozhin mutinies 01:02 - What it means for the war 02:23 - What it means for Putin 03:18 - What it means for the world Like our video content? Take part in our audience research to tell us why: https://econ.st/3Ptio4z Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter:...

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