Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures
Also on the daily podcast: the rising cocaine trade through west Africa and the stubborn scarcity of female breadwinners
AI fuels small businesses in America
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
FIFA needs a constitution for the commercial age
Football can’t rely on a revolt every time its governing body goes too far, argues Lorin Parys, the head of a European league
Why most IPOs are not worth the hype
The next crop of listings will be huge. Their returns may not be
Al Capone would recognise today’s world order. That’s not good
In a gangsterish age, the UN needs an ultra-pragmatist as secretary-general
An old SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon
The smashup could provide useful data for future lunar inhabitants
Why the EU’s big covid-recovery fund lost steam
Spain used it better than Italy, but it was not a game-changer
Americans are sick of Republicans and Democrats. Can Independents win?
Senate campaigns in Montana and Nebraska offer a test
Investors in Situational Awareness deserved to lose their shirts
The plight of the hedge fund says more about them than about its 24-year-old founder
Hollywood is entering its AI era
The technology is quietly playing a role in every aspect of film-making
