The Google DeepMind co-founder sets out his vision in an exclusive interview

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Mykhailo Fedorov has been trying to reform the army. The generals are pushing back

For Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of the French AI lab Mistral, the stakes are high. Europe, he warns, risks becoming an AI “vassal state” of America if it fails to build an industry of its own. The 33-year-old, formerly of Google’s DeepMind, has turned…

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What’s behind the growing desire for once-shunned “incident properties”?

John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, argues that the conflict is not “forgotten” but “neglected”

Rising oil prices are only part of the problem

But bigger problems are stacking up

America’s quest for AI dominance is scary. China is not the solution

Making it easier to party is becoming serious public policy

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what is it like to prepare for the gaokao?

Parents’ taste in baby names is changing, writes Hugo Gye, our British political correspondent

Also on the daily podcast: why India’s government websites are so awful and the adults going back to summer camp

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A new prime minister inherits Britain’s defence headache. Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, looks at the task ahead

Better skin, faster wound healing and reduced vision loss are on the cards

Michael Reid, our Spain correspondent, on why the football team embodies the best of the country

Britain’s new prime minister promises a lot but reveals little