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How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

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Visual Story

Why peace in the Middle East may still be elusive

A ceasefire and hostage release are cause for celebration. But big questions remain about the rest of the Trump plan

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Gideon Rachman

Chopin-mania grips Poland as pianists battle it out

The composer’s soft power remains undiminished as competitors gather for the five-yearly contest

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Raphael Minder

The EU must find a regulatory reverse gear

Simplification is not the same as true deregulation

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George Bridges

To stop Putin’s war, punish refineries processing Russian oil

Western sanctions will not be effective until the loophole for facilities in India, Turkey and China is closed

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Bill Browder

Measuring risk in the AI financing boom

A shift towards debt raises the potential fallout from the data centre spending spree

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The Editorial Board

The limits of the ‘Donroe doctrine’

America’s attention is turning to its own backyard, but it is discovering that it still can’t go it alone

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Rana Foroohar

Regulating military use of AI is in everyone’s interest

Blanket prohibitions won’t work — but all states should agree on best practices for ethical and legal compliance

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Michael C. Horowitz

A rare moment of hope in the Middle East

Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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The Editorial Board

On energy, Badenoch betrays long-standing Conservative pragmatism

Repealing the UK’s climate act would throw away 17 years of achievement

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John Gummer

Technological sovereignty with American characteristics

The US has decided it can no longer afford to outsource its chipmaking future

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Winston Ma

The fashion for the young: turn to the radical right

The intellectual energy of new rightwing movements is drawing in young people

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Jemima Kelly

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals

The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the...

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The Big Read

The transformative potential of AI in healthcare

Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority

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The Editorial Board

How domestic deadlock brought Jupiterian Macron back to earth

Only the spectre of the far right in government might save the embattled French president and his ambitions for Europe

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Sylvie Kauffmann

I’ve seen the future of shopping — and I’m sold on AI

Buying with the help of generative artificial intelligence is like having a personal shopper who knows exactly what I want

saturday 20

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Claer Barrett

The UK’s failing fiscal framework is a Brexit tribute act

The path and peak of policy uncertainty over the past year eerily mimics sentiment at the time of the 2016 referendum

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Andy Haldane

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

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Tristram Hunt

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican rapper getting under Trump’s skin

His selection as the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl has outraged Maga-world

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Person In The News

Trump’s deal ended the war — but hasn’t yet delivered peace

US pressure led to a breakthrough but it will take Washington’s sustained attention to ensure that a fragile ceasefire holds

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Emile Hokayem

Japan buckles under matcha mania

Booming demand is straining a supply chain that prioritises quality and cannot expand quickly enough

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The Big Read

What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong

People with a degree are faring better, not worse than their non-graduate counterparts

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John Burn-Murdoch

America is sucking in growth from the rest of the world

Global FDI is flowing west — this may well be one of Trump’s biggest legacies

10.10.2025 3

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Gillian Tett

Trump’s militarisation of law enforcement

The president is putting under threat the neutrality of US armed forces

10.10.2025 7

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The Editorial Board

The Davos set in decline: can the World Economic Forum save itself?

Battered by scandal, the Swiss organisation behind the annual summit faces a moment of crisis. Insiders say its future may depend on the success of...

09.10.2025 2

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The Big Read

The battle to dismantle Blair’s Britain

Conservatives’ biggest mistake was the adoption of the liberal agenda, the new right believes

09.10.2025 2

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Robert Shrimsley

Japan has an ‘enshortification’ problem

An ageing workforce is affecting all sorts of professions

09.10.2025 1

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Leo Lewis

Why powering business is the real lightbulb moment for Africa

The idea to bring electricity to 300mn Africans is laudable but the assumptions are flawed

09.10.2025 2

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David Pilling

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks

We now know that the inflation that often follows can be persistent rather than transitory

09.10.2025 3

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Megan Greene

Ask what your gym can do for your country

A loneliness epidemic and Gen Z’s obsession with fitness could help western countries bolster civilian defence

09.10.2025 2

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Elisabeth Braw

How China could pull ahead in the AI race

It has the advantage on both energy and practical application

09.10.2025 2

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Dan Wang

The Royal Society should be protecting science, not Musk

The esteemed club risks becoming a bystander as reason and rationality come under attack

08.10.2025 10

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Anjana Ahuja

The populist shadow hanging over central banks and QE

The massive bond purchases are being unwound at a time of fierce political criticism of the monetary authorities. The controversy could limit...

08.10.2025 10

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The Big Read

The Conservatives’ long road back to credibility

Scrapping stamp duty makes sense, but much of Badenoch’s programme does not

08.10.2025 2

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The Editorial Board

Brace for a market melt-up

Some say this is a ‘good’ bubble, but investors should remember that all bubbles burst in the end

08.10.2025 6

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Katie Martin

Lessons for the Fed from my time at the helm of Argentina’s central bank

As I learnt to my cost, attacks on the independence of the institution never end well

08.10.2025 4

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Martin Redrado

The flawed Silicon Valley consensus on AI

Serious questions remain about what will happen if we do — and don’t — replicate human intelligence

08.10.2025 3

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John Thornhill

Discord at the Venice opera house

La Fenice’s orchestra has objected loudly to the appointment of a conductor aligned with Giorgia Meloni’s party

08.10.2025 4

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Amy Kazmin