2025-06-30
25 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
Not so long ago, Mark Zuckerberg took his empire all in on the metaverse,
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Now he's similarly enthusiastic about AI and he seems to be ready to spend really eye-popping sums getting the talent in.
And our culture correspondent takes a tour of the Manosphere via a new book that's trawled masculinist websites,
blogs and online forums to ask whether the Manosphere is truly dangerous or whether in fact it's a moral panic.
But first...
So we're here today to celebrate a glorious triumph and that's what it is for the cause of peace.
And this is a long time waiting.
Donald Trump has promised to be the president who brings an end to a number of long-running conflicts.
He's still working on Gaza and Ukraine.
But in recent days he's overseen a peace deal between two neighbouring sides in Africa,
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Today the violence and destruction comes to an end and the entire region begins a new chapter of hope and opportunity,
harmony, prosperity and peace.
It's a brave aspiration,