Puts Bibi in the corner: Israel’s protests
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Proposed legislation that would hobble the judiciary has led to relentless demonstrations—and exposed a rift in Israeli society that has become dangerous to Binyamin Netanyahu and the country as a whole. Artificial intelligence is boosting online search, and bolstering publishers’ arguments that search engines owe them a piece of the pie. And the reasons behind Britain’s tomato rationing.
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| 1:05.9 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. In London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:10.8 | And in New York, I'm John Fastman. |
| 1:13.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:21.2 | A spat between Google and Canadian authorities is just the thin end of what is set to become a huge battle. |
| 1:28.8 | Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of search, |
| 1:32.0 | adding weight to news publishers' longstanding argument that they're getting ripped off. |
| 1:37.6 | And our British listeners will no doubt have noticed the absence, |
| 1:41.6 | or if they're lucky, the rationing of fresh tomatoes. |
| 1:45.1 | It turns out that pizza's favorite fruit has become the latest victim of soaring energy costs. |
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