Tick, Tick, Boom: SpaceX launches Starship

This week Andrey Melnichenko, Russia’s biggest industrialist, warns in The Economist that disaster is looming for his country as the war in Ukraine continues. What does it mean when members of the elite risk broadcasting their discontent? Our correspondent describes life in Kyiv ...  Show more

As America hit 90 targets in a second day of attacks on Iran, the fragile truce is in jeopardy. Our correspondent explains how power shifts within Iran may affect the war. Asian governments are trying to force children to care for ageing parents. And day four of our journey down ...  Show more

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The test launch of SpaceX's Starship was a success despite the fact that the launch vehicle later exploded high above the Gulf of Mexico. There are more battles happening around the subject of artificial intelligence. And if you used Facebook between 2007 and 2022, you can file a ...  Show more

SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas Guest: Jordan Bimm, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, University of Chicago Close Canadian friend on the fight to free Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich being held in Mo ...  Show more

Small step for man, giant step for Elon Musk’s SpaceX, as it takes its first human customers to space. Amazon is making moves to invest in local news and sports podcasts because it wants to make “The Audio Wars” a thing. And stocks are up as the economy reopens, but this kinda fe ...  Show more