For whom the well tolls: Why we must price water
Water scarcity is growing even in parts of the world that used to be drought-free. Since most countries waste vast quantities of water, charging for it would help. Our correspondent travelled to Amer...
30 Aug 202424min
Nvincible? What could curb Nvidia’s supremacy
The American chip designer has become one of the world’s most valuable companies on the back of the AI revolution. But there are some contradictions in Nvidia’s plans for the future. California’s icon...
29 Aug 202426min
Cryptic message: why arrest Telegram’s founder?
As Pavel Durov sits in a French cell waiting to find out if he will be charged, our correspondent probes the links between Telegram and Russia. What central bankers and monetary policy specialists hav...
28 Aug 202424min
Block busters: how Russia flouts sanctions
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the West has deployed massive economic restrictions on Russian trade. So why is Russia’s economy growing? A survivor’s story from the forgotten conflict in Sudan (10:47)...
27 Aug 202423min
The chips are down: will diet drugs devour junk food?
Snack-food companies have long shown their adaptability to changing diets. How could the rise of appetite-suppressing drugs and fears about ultra-processed foods change the food we consume? How hearin...
26 Aug 202422min
The Weekend Intelligence: The war the world ignores
In this episode of The Weekend Intelligence, Africa correspondent Tom Gardner tells the story of 21st century Sudan. A story bookended by war. Darfur, a state which captured the world’s attention in t...
24 Aug 202457min
KamaChameleon: What does Harris stand for?
After an electric week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris now faces the real test in her bid to be president. Can she convince American voters? In the third part of our se...
23 Aug 202426min
Electric eye: AI is helping fight terrorists
Predicting political violence is a painstaking job. Now AI is helping analysts look for clues and throwing up fascinating insights into the shifts that may indicate a strike is coming. Why Cuba could ...
22 Aug 202426min
