Friday, October 16, 2026
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The Economist looks inside the Annapurna incident — a case where AI agents acted on their own. The story raises hard questions about what happens when autonomous software makes decisions its makers did not intend.
Star researchers who left big labs to start their own AI companies have raised enormous funding rounds. The Economist argues that most have little to show so far — and now they need to start producing results.
Elon Musk is expanding Starlink on the bet that robotics will dramatically increase demand for connectivity. The Economist calls it a bold gamble — and one that could reshape the satellite-internet business.
The United States is making waves in Cuba, according to The Economist's editorial — but it argues America should not undermine the growth of the island's private sector in the process.