The internet’s memory problem

Last year, around 4000 federal officers were deployed in Minneapolis in a major immigration crackdown.Local firms say the resulting upheaval and protests didn’t just disrupt local people’s lives, they also damaged the economy. But has the anti-immigration drive had a similar impa ...  Show more

We explore the potential and the challenges for Arctic shipping. As global warming causes sea ice to retreat, passages are opening up through this vast frozen Arctic Ocean. We explore what these routes are, who’s using them, and examine the players with big ambitions to develop t ...  Show more

It’s no secret the media business, which has long relied on advertising revenue, is in crisis. It’s not a stretch to imagine that few if any of the major TV networks, newspapers and magazines - the old guard bedrocks of U.S. media - will survive into the next decade. BCG’s Neal Z ...  Show more

L'informatisation croissante de la société et la multiplication des objets connectés augmentent sans cesse la quantité de données numériques à conserver. On estime ainsi la masse de données stockées dans le monde à 64 zettaoctets.

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The business model of the internet is built on people visiting sites to find out information. As <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2025/07/14/ai-is-killing-the-web-can-anything-save-it?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_conte ...

In the age of social media and short-form content, many people insist that our attention spans are getting shorter. But historian Daniel Immerwahr reminds us that people have cried wolf for centuries about technology hijacking our attention. In this episode, Adam and Daniel dive ...  Show more