The Intelligence: I spy, with my Valley eye
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The cradle of American technology was once known for its libertarian values—but as law-enforcement agencies seek more means of surveillance, Silicon Valley companies are piling in. Mounting cases in America’s courts reveal a trend of progressives arguing for their religious right to abortion (9:09). And how tourism gone wrong is killing the Dark Hedges that appeared in “Game of Thrones” (16:28).
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| 0:32.4 | BP is working to roll out EV charging hubs in the UK. |
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| 0:39.8 | And we're keeping oil and gas flowing from the North Sea. |
| 0:42.3 | Ready to head out. Yeah, let's Sea. It's and not all. |
| 0:45.0 | That's how BP is backing Britain. |
| 0:47.0 | Whilst today we're mostly an oil and gas, |
| 0:50.0 | we increased global annual investment into our lower carbon and other transition businesses |
| 0:54.5 | from around 3% in 2019 to around 30% in 2022. |
| 0:59.8 | BP.com slash and not all. |
| 1:06.0 | The Economist. |
| 1:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. I'm your host |
| 1:16.4 | Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events |
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