Andy Pemberton
22 May 2026
Trump, Farage, Milei – this is why populists fail
Populist leaders share the same weakness – their unrealistic promises can’t survive contact with reality, so their governments are doomed from the start. And when failure inevitably comes, voters must suffer the consequences
Read the full article13 May 2026
Cheap drones have made modern wars unwinnable
As Trump has discovered with Iran and Putin in Ukraine, a new, cheap method of warfare has come along to make those ultra-high-tech, ultra-expensive, weapons redundant
Read the full article29 April 2026
Don’t worry – the robots aren’t coming for your job
Trillions of dollars of investments rest on one assumption: you can trust AI agents with real work. Now, a landmark, peer-reviewed study says you can’t – no wonder Wall Street is getting nervous
Read the full article01 April 2026
What happens when AI starts running ads?
It could cause enormous problems. And one, very large tech company should be especially worried – the AI advertising model might just destroy its business model
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