A new phase in global tech competition is under way. Big tech's big dust-up could bring big changes to the digital economy. Our cover this week https://t.co/k7yGh8UzUQ https://t.co/5unua9FkDG

The Habsburgs were kings and queens of Europe—and of inbreeding. New data reveal why their propensity towards inbreeding was bad news for their subjects. Listen to “Editor’s Picks” to hear essential stories from The Economist, read aloud https://t.co/33vLwGIevb

New York authorities labelled Tether, a notionally dollar-pegged cryptocurrency, fraudulent. “The Intelligence” asks what that means for the wider crypto craze https://t.co/EbJBKjmIs8

“Meme-stocks” have taken Wall Street by storm. @ryanavent explains what bitcoin and baseball cards have in common on our “Money Talks” podcast https://t.co/D2C8OJrnTB https://t.co/nZENPdgacL

Modern jet engines have an “in-flight shutdown rate” of as little as one per 1m flight hours https://t.co/lWhi3uknZO

Bitfinex and Tether have agreed to submit to mandatory reporting, ensuring a light is shone on a dark but surprisingly large part of the cryptocurrency world https://t.co/zxFJu6d24Q

African MPs end up seriously out of pocket providing services to constituents that states do not. On “The Intelligence” @johnpmcdermott explains how that came to be https://t.co/HfgEo4SZ2Q https://t.co/PhMGkph0T7

On “The World Ahead” podcast with @tomstandage:
- How will cities recover from covid-19?
- What are the political implications of a decline in commuting?
- Imagining cities of the future https://t.co/bYQntyMI11

“We spent around $100bn recovering from natural disasters just in 2020.” On “Checks and Balance” America’s @ClimateEnvoy @JohnKerry says domestic policy is crucial to global plans for a zero carbon future https://t.co/cCNfPnYaYc https://t.co/YNvT5FQUXq

Today on “The Intelligence”: Tether, a cryptocurrency, gets knocked down a peg, why African MPs end up so out of pocket and physical-education exams for China’s youth https://t.co/s8yYnwpfKi

A study of 1,500 workers in 46 countries found that 85% said their well-being had declined. People are reporting neck and back pain, too  https://t.co/lO4TeaES5c

"Zero-day exploits have become the blood diamond of the security trade.” Cyber expert @nicoleperlroth tells @shashj about the big business of finding vulnerabilities in vital software, on our “Babbage” podcast https://t.co/3fMQuwPbUL https://t.co/HkrLV4rCJx

The pandemic has forced universities to move teaching online. How are attitudes towards remote learning shifting, among students and academics? Listen to "The World Ahead" podcast https://t.co/NIJhMAb9bM

What will the cities of the future look like after the covid-19 pandemic?  @tomstandage asks @Yolande_Barnes, professor and chair at the Bartlett Real Estate Institute, on "The World Ahead" podcast https://t.co/JouVuiyUhW https://t.co/HcMnSRumdK

The fiercest debates against home-schooling relate to abuse. Frequent contact with teachers provides more opportunity to spot abuse or malnutrition   https://t.co/2sfjveIEbv

The biggest source of demand is power and heating utilities. But demand is growing among banks and hedge funds https://t.co/QyF8CpaoLp

Tesla is a force to be reckoned with, as Apple's iCar could be. Still Herbert Diess thinks that the electric race is Volkswagen’s to lose https://t.co/c3dH4dH6L3

Women in other countries often withdraw from the workforce when burdened with a child. Many women in India drop out when burdened with a husband https://t.co/gz3thOLzWy

Data show that countries tended to endure their darkest periods under their most inbred monarchs https://t.co/ZtanRZhleQ

After losing control of Congress and the White House, Republicans seeking to tilt the scales in their favour have found plenty of tools at their disposal https://t.co/k4YvNexRiC