We can't help but tell ourselves stories about the algorithms that define our digital lives, like 2023's Spofty Wrapped, Nancy Walecki writes. Read by Marni Penning.

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Spotify doesn’t know who you are

Prenuvo wants to put your mind at ease

Prenuvo - the full-body MRI scanning start-up penetrating Instagram feeds across nearly every algorithm - purports to offer its customers peace of mind. In many cases, though, it has done precisely the opposite, Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz reports. Read by Sharon McCune.

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How much would you pay for peace of mind?

In Europe and elsewhere, the surge of right-wing politics looks very different from the extreme nationalism of the past. Max Hastings examines the recent rise of populist leaders worldwide. Read by Jonathan Booth.

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How the populists learned to love their nations’ enemies

Around the rich world, wage gaps are shrinking. The Economist reflects on why the effect will be profound if the blue-collar age endures.

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A new age of the worker will overturn conventional thinking

Artificial intelligence is increasingly sounding and acting more like us. But is it sentient? Tomas Weber discovers the narrowing divide between man and machine through 73-year-old Stephen Thaler's story. 

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