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Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s tactics (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its support is likely to be. With the coming public listings of SpaceX and Anthropic, we ask whether stockmarkets can handle a string of “giga-IPOs”. And our World Cup series looks at Iran’s side.

Guests and host:
Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent
Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Europe, security, Ukraine war
IPOs, investment, stockmarkets, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI
World Cup, Iran

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The AI world’s go-to chipmaker is blazing a trail toward your personal computer. We ask what moving out of the cloud indicates about the future of computing. The three candidates for mayor of Los Angeles could not be more different, and they are running neck and neck. And updating generic filler text for the business-jargon era.

Guests and host:
Shailesh Chitnis, global business writer
Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondent
Andrew Palmer, executive editor and “Bartleby” columnist
Jason Palmer (no relation), co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Nvidia, AI, technology
Los Angeles, American politics
corporate jargon

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Aid is ramping up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and vaccine work is progressing. But what the Ebola response most lacks is trust of the community. European governments and businesses are wary of their dependence on America’s tech giants; we examine a spate of home-grown efforts. And sticky toffee pudding, a staid British classic, gets a sweet social-media boost.

Guests and host:
John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
Christian Odendahl, European economics editor
Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent and sticky toffee pudding enthusiast
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of Congo, epidemiology, vaccines
European technology, American tech giants, technological sovereignty
sticky toffee pudding

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Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harder to finish, and the little guy has a better chance than ever before. And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Barney Frank, a trailblazing Democratic congressman.

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Guests and host:
Shashank Joshi, defence editor
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
war, technology, Ukraine, Iran
Barney Frank

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The American administration’s next round of sabre-rattling has been directed at Cuba. But more military adventures there would probably prove disastrous. We profile the three starkly different contenders in Colombia’s hyper-polarised presidential election. And our series looking at World Cup squads goes to Mexico.

Guests and host:
Sarah Birke, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
Kinley Salmon, Latin America correspondent
Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:
Cuba, American foreign policy
Colombia’s elections
World Cup, Mexico

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