As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the path of other mass media, says Tom Wainwright
Streaming subscriptions have revolutionised music and television. What will they do to games?
Video timeline: 00:00 – A new green America 00:30 – Democrats are being ambitious 01:14 – Manufacturing will move to America 01:53 – Planning could be a stumbling block
To read more about Biden’s plans to remake America’s economy: https://econ.st/3IEGNiP
Investors are betting on good times. The likelier prospect is turbulence
They will damage the country at home and abroad
David Malpass’s record is better than his many critics will credit
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But America’s plan to spend $2trn could help save the planet
A short-seller’s report raises uncomfortable questions for India’s policymakers, too
Another embargo comes into force on February 5th. Manage your expectations
The struggle to reinvent a firm trapped by its own mythology
But Xi Jinping is unlikely to change
It is easier to run than America’s Abrams—and in plentiful supply in Europe
The Economist ‘Editor’s Picks’ (January 23, 2023) – A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Disney’s second century, Turkey’s looming dictatorship (10:25) and how young people spend their money (17:35).
President Erdogan could tip his country over the edge
At 100, the mouse can still roar. But it faces a new kind of rival
What lessons can be learned from a miserable winter across the rich world?
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how China’s reopening will disrupt the world economy, a realistic path to a better relationship between Britain and the EU (8:54) and reinventing the Indo-Pacific (17:35).
Video timeline: 00:00 – The World Ahead 2023 00:35 – India’s population potential 04:30 – Psychedelic medicines 08:06 – Japan’s markets mayhem? 12:45 – Repairing the world 15:50 – The coronation’s colonial concerns
For the heroism of its people, and for standing up to a bully
Some years bring disorder, others a resolution. This one asked questions
He has had a crash course in the trade-offs in protecting free expression
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