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The Economist.

The Economist Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist.

I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Now here's a really bonkers idea.

Data centres are giant warehouses that use land and water,

so some people are considering whether we can launch them into space.

Nope, not a belated April fall.

And the Great Gatsby was published exactly 100 years ago.

It might evoke nostalgia for the Jazz Age and the rip-roaring 20s,

but its questions about how we think about America are as urgent today as they were when it was written.

First up, though.

Twelve hours after launching the trade war, Donald Trump called it off, or at least part of it.

People were jumping a little bit out of line.

They were getting yippy, you know?

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