The Redmond doctrine
By: The Economist September 12, 2019 IS MICROSOFT A digital nation and does it have a secretary of state? The answer of Brad Smith, the software giant’s top lawyer, is, well, diplomatic. Nation states are run by governments and firms need to be accountable to them, he says. But yes, he admits, he worries a […]
How the world will change as computers spread into everyday objects
By: The Economist September 12, 2019 O N AUGUST 29TH, as Hurricane Dorian tracked towards America’s east coast, Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, an electric-car maker, announced that some of his customers in the storm’s path would find that their cars had suddenly developed the ability to drive farther on a single battery charge. […]
Shop closures and self-checkouts cost tens of thousands of women’s jobs
By: Robert Booth September 12, 2019 A surge in shop closures and the growth of automated retail are forcing tens of thousands of women out of work, according to a study of the economic pain caused by high street decline. With twice as much UK shopping now online than in 2011 and amid a wave […]