What goes on behind the scenes in paradise? Brandon Presser reflects on working at a top-tier resort like HBO's hit show White Lotus.

Bloomberg Businessweek

I worked at a resort like White Lotus. Here are nine secrets only staff know

Silicon Valley Bank's fate has been sealed, but what about the global economy? Bloomberg Businessweek discovers Washington's race to rescue their financial markets before Asia's opened.

72 Hours in Washington: How the frenzied SVB rescue took shape

40-year-old MIT-trained computer scientist and productivity guru Cal Newport's strategies have sold over 2 million books. Courtney Weaver discovers his extraordinary life and questions what he knows that we don't.

Financial Times

How Cal Newport rewrote the productivity gospel

With AI platforms moving into creative industries, The Economist examines the legal minefield surrounding generative AI, intellectual property and copyrighting our data.

The Economist

A battle royal is brewing over copyright and AI

The cost of the materials behind the AI boom is falling. But, as Richard Waters explains, plunging prices will make it harder for start-ups to challenge the most prominent industry players.

Falling costs of AI may leave its power in hands of a small group

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GPT-4 is supposed to be bigger and better than its predecessor, ChatGPT. But how? MIT Technology Review provides an exclusive first look at OpenAI's latest language model.

Then, the cost of the raw materials behind the AI boom is falling fast. Discover how their plunging prices will make it harder for start-ups to challenge the industry's biggest players with the Financial Times.

Connected

Big Tech's AI boom: what's next for ChatGPT?

With many sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia fearing arrest and deportation, Simon Speakman Cordall discusses Kais Saied's anti-immigration campaign amid the country's economic crisis. 

The Guardian

Tunisia’s president calls for halt to sub-Saharan immigration amid crackdown on opposition

Relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic have never been worse. Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta report on the latter's border crackdown, which has led to thousands of vulnerable groups being deported.

The Washington Post

Dominican Republic sending children, pregnant migrants back to Haiti

ChatGPT's highly anticipated upgrade, GPT-4, is bigger and better than its predecessor, but why? Will Douglas Heaven provides an exclusive first look at OpenAI's latest machine learning model.

MIT Technology Review

GPT-4 is bigger and better than ChatGPT—but OpenAI won’t say why

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With many sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia fearing deportation, discover the alarm surrounding president Kais Saied's anti-immigration campaign with the Financial Times. 

Then, relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic have never been worse. The Washington Post reports on the latter's border crackdown, which has resulted in pregnant women, children and other vulnerable groups fearing deportation.

Informed

Is migration a human right? The consequences of Tunisia & the Dominican Republic's crackdown

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As medical investors search for more cost-effective psychedelic treatments, The Wall Street Journal reports how the fledgling industry has already been sobered. 

Then, could ketamine be the answer to treating alcoholism and addiction? Discover how a U.S. wellness clinic is seeing positive results from this experimental therapy with the Financial Times. 

The business of psychedelics: Wall Street backs a new class of drugs

What's behind Britain's economic decline? Chris Giles examines the factors behind the UK's slow growth since 2007 and argues that it's rooted in problems old and new.

UK Budget: Why the economy has grown so slowly

Has the United States' narrow focus on voting blinded them to other forms of democratic expression? Priya Satia explains how precolonial kingdoms challenge modern beliefs about people, power and monarchies.

Foreign Policy

Democracy isn’t just about voting

Did British entrepreneur James Henry O'Sullivan secretly control companies used for Wirecard fraud? The Financial Times investigates.

The high-living entrepreneur brought low by his links to Wirecard

The therapeutic properties of psychedelics have finally been realised. But, with investors searching for cost-effective alternatives, Matt Wirz reports how the fledgling industry has already been sobered. 

The Wall Street Journal

Wall Street backs new class of psychedelic drugs

Can psychedelic therapies effectively treat depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses? Jamie Smyth reports how a U.S. wellness clinic is seeing positive results from ketamine therapy. 

U.S. clinic offers psychedelic drug therapy to treat alcoholism

With anxieties mounting over the wealth gap, Clint Rainey discusses the results from a new poll indicating that millennials were more open to a personal net worth cap than other generations. 

Fast Company

Millennials are more likely than other generations to support a cap on personal wealth

Should lower-income groups be allowed to retire a decade before higher ones? Simon Kuper argues that retirement age requirements should reflect the differences in labour requirements.

Why the higher paid should work longer than the rest

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Should lower-income groups be allowed to retire before higher ones? As French unions fight for workers' rights, the Financial Times argues that instead of setting blanket retirement ages, we should also consider the number of years worked.

Then, with anxieties mounting over the cost of living crisis and wealth gap, Fast Company explains why millennials in the United States are more likely than other generations to support a cap on personal wealth. 

Tackling wealth inequality: should we penalise higher earners

Could breakthroughs in anti-ageing research add decades to the human life span? Antonio Regalado examines the CEO of OpenAI's expensive quest for longevity.