Ploy story: a defenestration at Disney

In recent weeks, AI has solved hundreds of previously unanswered maths problems. Our correspondents ask if machines can do the same in other areas of science and what role human researchers may play. Why crisps are getting chunkier and chocolate chewier. And celebrating the life ...  Show more

Their struggles to get jobs or buy homes once propelled political movements. Now many millennials are out-earning their parents and in positions of power. Our correspondent explains the transformation. Sophisticated tech tools are being used to sway voters in Israel. And why you ...  Show more

Executives have squeezed out Bob Chapek and re-anointed Bob Iger as boss. But the firm’s woes are less about leadership and more about the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/21/disney-brings-back-a-star-of-the-past-but-its-real-problem-is-the-script?utm_campaig ...

Elon Musk may be stepping down as chief executive, but he has already <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/12/14/what-to-make-of-the-twitter-files?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous. ...

Episode 122: Neal and Toby discuss the writer's strike hitting 100 days and why Jeopardy is recycling answers. Plus, Bob Iger tries to right the Disney ship by increasing streaming prices and hinting at a password crackdown in the company's latest earnings call. Also, what China ...  Show more

In some ways America has more leverage now that its forces have left; we ask how diplomatic and aid efforts <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/08/30/the-wests-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-is-complete?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-pa ...