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.
Given that AI can do the work of lots of people, and people cost a company lots of money,
The trend line for startups is pointing towards fewer and fewer employees.
By now, the hunt is on for the world's first one-person unicorn firm worth a billion bucks.
And why a 400-year-old cough syrup from China with the consistency of mud is enjoying newfound popularity,
including in the West.
But first...
In wartime, late nights are a luxury few Ukrainians can afford.
When curfew comes, the heads hit pillows and people chase sleep before the sirens roll.
So it was Saturday morning when most began to absorb the news of the Anchorage summit.
Oliver Carroll, our Ukraine correspondent, has been reflecting on a tumultuous weekend.
The first headlines, they were restrained.
The feared grand bargain had not materialised.
An MP I know even sent me a note.
Disaster averted, he wrote.
But as the day went on and people started to read between the lines,