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The Intelligence from The Economist

The Intelligence: Deal, delay or dither?

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Daily News, Global News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

It’s another crucial vote in the Brexit saga as Prime Minister Theresa May learns whether her leaving plan will be derailed or delayed. Autonomous weapons are coming along just as fast as autonomous vehicles are. But who’s tackling the ethics of killer robots? And, the surprising number of uses that Cubans have found for condoms.

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Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:45.3

I'm your host Jason Palmer.

0:54.5

You've heard plenty about autonomous cars, but what about autonomous weapons?

0:58.7

They can hover or linger and choose all by themselves when to strike.

1:03.4

What's being done to tackle the ethics of these killer robots?

1:07.7

And we look into why a fisherman in Cuba counts condoms as part of his toolkit.

1:21.6

But first, over the past two years British Prime Minister Theresa May has been painstakingly

1:27.8

negotiating an agreement with the European Union over Britain's exit.

1:31.9

And I can say to the House with absolute certainty that there is not a better deal available.

1:36.4

And my fellow leaders.

1:40.8

But her plan was resoundingly rejected by the British Parliament, and the EU has said

1:45.3

it's not willing to reopen the negotiations.

1:48.4

What's on the table is the only deal that's on the table.

1:50.8

Today Mrs. May faces another vote on her plan at Westminster.

1:54.8

At stake is her ability to leave the Brexit negotiations to a successful conclusion, with

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