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Published on Jul 09, 2024 08:00 AM IST

The president had one job and he utterly failed at it

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)(AFP)

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Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?

The Economist went to see

An American boat carrying American soldiers and journalist sails near the Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS)

Published on Jul 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Why football might (just) be coming home, to Austria

The modern game was created in the coffee houses of Vienna

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Quarter Final - England v Switzerland - Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - July 6, 2024 England's Ivan Toney scores a penalty during the penalty shootout past Switzerland's Yann Sommer REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach(REUTERS)

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Published on Jul 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How moussaka made it into the pantheon of Greek gastronomy

Patriotism revolutionised a classic dish

Lifestyle

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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ChatGPT is a marvel of multilingualism

It may make things up, but it does so fluently in more than 50 languages

Amid the hype, it is easy to forget a minor miracle. ChatGPT has faced a problem that long served as a far-off dream for engineers: generating human-like language(AFP)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How to protect an endangered language

A new book looks at the threats facing six small languages and the efforts to save them

The death of languages often follows the same pattern. Conquest and colonisation lead to poverty, and sometimes an internalised shame. (Pixabay)

Books

Published on Jun 29, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Can anything stop Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?

He has become the generative-AI showman of our time

(FILES) NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang displays products on-stage during the annual Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How America’s presidential debates are changing this year

Will the Trump-Biden showdowns be an institution’s last gasp, or a new start?

In this combination photo, President Joe Biden speaks May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C., left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, May 1, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo)(AP)

Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Britain’s Conservatives are losing as they governed. Meekly

UwU Conservativism, and the end of smol government

A British Union flag on top of the Houses of Parliament in London, UK, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Less than three weeks before the UK�s general election, Prime Minister�Rishi Sunak�was beset by a series of damaging opinion polls over the weekend that suggest he has little chance of turning his Conservative Party�s fortunes around before the vote on July 4. Photographer: Zula Rabikowska/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Politics overshadows a conference to raise money for Ukraine

Not to mention the continued fighting

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give a joint press conference during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024. The conference running from June 11 to 12, 2024

Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Hey Siri! Help me get Apple out of an AI-shaped hole

Tim Cook’s prayer to the almighty

Apple Inc. employees inside the Apple store ahead of its opening in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Is the New York Times bestseller list politically biased?

Our investigation suggests it is

The New York Times Headquarters(Getty Images)

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Published on Jun 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The side-effects of the TikTok tussle

As the app’s future hangs in the balance, the ramifications of the battle are becoming clearer

Published on Jun 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Black baseball players of yore get their due, at last

Major League Baseball recognition puts Josh Gibson ahead of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth in the record books

FILE - Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. (AP Photo/File)(AP)

Sports

Published on Jun 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The war for AI talent is heating up

Big tech firms scramble to fill gaps as brain drain sets in

Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken in March.(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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David Beckham’s guide to celebrity

As a new series on Netflix shows, it takes more than just a pretty face

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The meaning of the hysteria over Taylor Swift

It reflects the overlap of politics, conspiracy and celebrity

Entertainment

Published on Jun 15, 2024 08:12 AM IST

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Donald Trump and the dramatic power of not turning up

Like Beckett and Chekhov, he knows a character need not be on stage to dominate

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media next to Melania Trump, right, before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 . Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” cuts the emperor down to size

His epic new film shows how hard it is to make a good biopic

Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott's new historical

Entertainment

Published on Jun 14, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Romeo and Richard III are enlisted in the casting wars

Who should play whom on stage?

Tom Holland to star as Romeo in Jamie Lloyd's Romeo and Juliet(Tom Holland/Instagram)

Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The trial of Donald Trump, considered as courtroom drama

Sensational witnesses, high stakes—it has the classic elements. Sort of

Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a town hall event at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 12, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun

The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin Americ

Residents from the island of Gardi Sugdub rest inside their new homes in Nuevo Carti, on the mainland off Panama's Caribbean coast, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. About 300 families are moving to the mainland as government officials and scientists expect communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)(AP)

Published on Jun 11, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Is America’s economy heading for a consumer crunch?

Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on May 28, 2024, in New York. Asian shares are higher on Friday, May 31, 2024, as investors shrug off yet another decline on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)(AP)

Published on Jun 10, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Why you should lose your temper at work

Sometimes. And without throwing anything

Anger is far too objectionable to be celebrated with a special day of its own. (Unsplash)

Published on Jun 09, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How can firms pass on tacit knowledge?

The problem of knowing what your co-workers know

Most organisations do not routinely blast into orbit or wait a century for customer feedback(Pixabay)

Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:30 AM IST

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How to benefit from the conversations you have at work

Stop thinking about your next point and listen to the one being made

The set-piece moments of careers, like job interviews and big presentations, are about transmitting information(Pixabay)

Lifestyle

Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The pros and cons of corporate uniforms

A quarter of the American workforce wears one. Why?

For employers who require them, there are several arguments in favour of uniforms. (Pixabay)

Published on Jun 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Sir Keir Starmer meets the public. Sort of

The Labour leader is better than he was at campaigning but that is not saying a lot

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech on Labour's energy policy, at the Greenock Arts Centre, northwest of Glasgow on May 31, 2024 as part the Labour general election campaign in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?

The mystery matters for global economic growth

Now that the generation is moving into retirement, what are they going to do with their money?

Published on Jun 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine

Europe lacks TNT and other propellants for shells and missiles

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 1, 2024, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (FRONT-L) shakes hands with Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elected Prabowo Subianto (FRONT-R) prior to their talks during Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at a Singapore security forum on June 1 as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv while a Russian offensive gains ground. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT