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Editor’s Picks: Why biotech startups are enjoying a revival
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we ask whether smaller drugmakers could upstage big pharma.
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Pits and bits: Whole-body deodorant
04:27A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, why Americans are covering themselves in new types of deodorant.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Security alert: Hacking phones is too easy
04:33A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we argue that it’s time to fix the dangerous vulnerabilities at the heart of international phone networks.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.The rainbow nation: How to save South Africa
08:15A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. As South Africa’s most important election since 1994 approaches, we examine how the ailing democracy can redeem itself.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Odd and illogical: Britain’s snap election
08:44A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, our Bagehot column considers British prime minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to call an election for 4th July.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Market maestros: What central bankers can learn from Diego Maradona
07:42A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, the enduring lessons of the “Maradona theory of interest rates”.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Go-getters: America’s startup boom
09:58A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. A wave of startups have been launched in America in the past few years. The rise of remote work may be to thank.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Three-body problem: Malaise in Germany
09:06A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we examine the mood in Germany. A series of upcoming political and electoral trials could test the three-party coalition government to breaking-point.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Above the law: A murder in Kazakhstan
03:40A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, we consider the rule of law in Kazakhstan, where a murder trial has shone a light on the culture of impunity that exists among the well-connected.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.Editor’s Picks: Big tech’s bid for power
09:23A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Today, amid the AI revolution, big tech needs more computing power—and the electricity to power it. Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft are on the hunt for new energy sources.Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.