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2025-12-03

India is taking a different path on AI. It is embedding AI models built by Indian universities in the government tech stack.

On the latest episode of Inside Tech, Tom Standage and Alex Hern explain how India’s approach works and why it stands out globally.

00:00 – Why India’s AI strategy stands out
01:12 – Why language is important
03:05 – What India’s experiment means for global AI

Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4iyEJu7

How can a middle power compete in AI: https://econ.st/3Y5X48o

India has a unique opportunity to lead in AI: https://econ.st/4pa1ZBf

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2025-11-24

Should parents be able to choose the sex of their baby? Advances in sex-selective IVF are making this an option in some parts of the world.

2025-10-16

Germany’s hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is more popular than ever. One in four Germans now support it. Yet despite its rise, the party remains shut out of power.

2025-10-11

Five famous readers of The Economist pose some tricky questions about the paper’s history to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, in the inaugural quiz on The Insider, The Economist’s in-depth weekly discussion show.

You can watch the full episode here: econ.st/4obWt04

00:00 – Bill Gates asks his question on an advert from the 1990s
00:59 – John Micklethwait’s question on The Simpsons
01:30 – Fareed Zakaria asks his question on The Economist’s obits
02:08 – Mark Rutte’s question on the longest edition of the paper
02:38 – Amal Clooney poses a question on the youngest editor-in-chief

#billgates #amalclooney #quiz #history #thesimpsons

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2025-10-06

How did Donald Trump make the Gaza talks happen? Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and Anshel Pfeffer, our Israel correspondent, discuss the ongoing peace negotiations in Egypt and how America’s president was pivotal in making them happen.

00:00 – How did we get to this point?
02:55 – What’s the peace plan as it stands?
03:45 – Why do both sides want this first phase?
04:54 – What happens after the first stages of the ceasefire?
06:30 – Is Trump the difference this time?

#TheEconomist #DonaldTrump #gaza

Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/46CknvM
A make-or-break moment for Israel, Hamas—and Donald Trump: https://econ.st/3Kv2fLR
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2025-10-02

Can NATO protect its skies from Russia? On September 10th NATO experienced the worst-ever violation of its airspace, when 19 Russian drones entered Poland. On paper, the alliance has an incredibly capable air-defence system. But drones present a new threat. Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, explains why

2025-08-11

Amid mounting evidence of war crimes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has announced a new offensive on Gaza City. Our foreign editor looks at who could stop him.

2025-08-06

Donald Trump announced Swiss exports to America will soon face tariffs of 39%, which came as a shock to Switzerland