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America’s $2bn Quantum Bet: Mistakes It Must Avoid
America is investing $2bn in nine quantum-computing companies. Joshua Zoffer and Chris Miller argue the approach is promising, but wider industrial policy still lacks limiting principles.
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EU Merger Reform: Balancing Competition and Fairness
EU competition chief Teresa Ribera says the draft merger guidelines modernise — not deregulate — EU review to account for innovation, investment and resilience while keeping competition central.
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How Europe Must Answer America’s AI Warning Shot
The US order blocking non-Americans from Anthropic's frontier models is a warning shot. Europe must build AI leverage — or risk being left behind.
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Colombia is dangerously close to mistaking aggression for leadership
Juan Manuel Santos argues Colombia’s June 21 run-off pits extremes against each other, and warns the next president will fail without moderation, agreements and governability.
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Humanity Isn’t Ready for the Coming Intelligence Explosion
AI founders warn of 10-50% catastrophic risk while investment dwarfs the Manhattan Project. Will Marshall argues only a verifiable US-China agreement can govern recursive self-improvement.
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How four years of war have changed life in Russia
Four years into the war in Ukraine, disrupted travel, blocked apps, a strained civilian economy and recruitment shortages are reshaping everyday life in Russia.
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Britain’s foreign policy for the new geoeconomic era
As disruption in the Strait of Hormuz hits fuel, food and fertiliser, Yvette Cooper sets out how Britain can remain open without being exposed.
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Britain Needs Majority Rule, Not First-Past-the-Post
Britain’s first-past-the-post system leaves most voters unrepresented, Eric Maskin argues. He makes the case for Majority Rule — ranked ballots that elect the candidate who beats every rival…
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How AI Is Transforming Childhood at Home and School
American teens now use AI more than their parents — at school and at home. From personalised tutors to chatbot companions, AI is reshaping learning, play and friendship.
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Could AI Become Conscious? Readers on Minds, Rights and Control
Readers respond to our briefing on AI consciousness — on free will, control, community, the hard problem and whether machines could deserve rights.