Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Democracy activists and sympathizers in Hong Kong have ever fewer places to turn.

Protest leaders and many media types are already in jail.

Now authorities are squeezing the labor unions that had become havens of democratic sentiment.

And picture a square about five feet or one and a half meters on a side.

That's the space a new California animal welfare law allocates to each breeding pick.

But unless stubborn pork producers make the change, those little piggies won't be going

to market.

Next up though.

Ten years ago today, Steve Jobs resigned as the chief executive of Apple following a cancer

diagnosis.

We've just gotten a hold of his letter of resignation.

It says I've always said that if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties

and expectations as Apple CEO, I would be the first to let you know.

Unfortunately that day has come.

Across the tech industry, there was a grand ringing of hands.

It's almost like, you know, a statesman or someone who is a spiritual leader is stepping

aside.

Where would the iPhone maker be without its visionary co-founder?

He as far as his successor goes, he asks that they name Tim Cook as the CEO of Apple.

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