Eventually they might be able to control robots or exoskeletons

The academic system has become more unfair but just as pressure-filled

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

From mass-produced drones to semi-autonomous interceptors, innovation has been the hallmark of Ukraine’s defence against Russia. But now Russia is innovating, too. Although the front line is stable, mass-produced jet-powered Russian drones and ballistic missiles…

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Our weekly podcast on China. This week, how speech in the country became even less free

New York’s socialist mayor wants a housing boom

New tech may give America an edge

It is working just fine; his interventions, less so

Donald Trump’s disaster in Iran has come too soon for China to take full advantage

A new generation of investors is buying up African stocks

Upcoming elections will do little to shore it up

American labs and the American authorities are at odds, as are America and China

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The Economist is offering a chance to join our picture desk in London

Self-correcting forces will ensure that the coming wealth transfer doesn’t hurt American capitalism, write Eric Zwick and Owen Zidar

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The country’s south-western islands go conservative