David Meidan managed to get one person out of Gaza in 2011 - now he’s trying to free 240. In an interview with the Israeli intelligence officer, Yossi Melman discovers the hurdles of negotiating with the enemy. Read by Jonathan Booth.

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Israel’s top hostage negotiator on dealing with Hamas

A fired CEO, middle-finger emojis, and the battle royale over the future of artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal explores the power struggle behind the recent corporate turmoil at OpenAI. Read by Sean Crisden.

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Behind the scenes of Sam Altman’s showdown at OpenAI

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

Pushing for institutional destruction could lead to societal collapse.

The American political system requires constant compromise from the left and right to function on a fundamental level. However, with a rise in increasingly principled politicians, Matthew Yglesias questions the merits of parliamentarism over presidentialism, and the long-term sustainability of the American political institutions.

Matthew Yglesias is the author of the Slow Boring newsletter, a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center, and host of The Weeds podcast.