If Artificial Intelligence results in job losses or lower salaries, government revenues will fall. Our correspondent explains how best to tax the windfalls from AI. Paint is a surprisingly cheap way to cool buildings. And remembering the life of Stanislas Hutin, who revealed France’s barbarity in Algeria.

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Guests and host:

• Callum Williams, senior economics writer
• Nikita Ostrovsky, science writer
• Ann Wroe, obituaries editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• AI, tax, wealth tax, consumption tax
• Climate change, paint, adaptation
• Stanislas Hutin, Algeria, France, war crimes

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Russia has embarked on a new campaign to quell Ukraine, focused on supermarkets, playgrounds and other civilian targets. Our correspondent reports on the toll on daily life in Kyiv. Despite the backlash against “pervert glasses”, companies continue to develop AI-enabled smart specs. And how the pen changed history.

Guests and host:

• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Henry Tricks, US technology editor
• Catherine Nixey, Britain correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Ukraine, Kyiv, civilian targets
• Smart glasses, Meta, pervert glasses
• Fountain pen, Simon Garfield

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An independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of breaching over 100 rules. What penalty will the Premier League exact? Russia’s increasingly brazen attempts to provoke and undermine Europe. And why cute Chiikawa, star of a Japanese blockbuster, gives comfort in anxious times.

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Guests and host:

• Sonny Loughran, Britain correspondent
• Jonathan Rosenthal, international correspondent
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• Man City, Abu Dhabi, Premier League
• Russia, Europe, grey-zone, drone
• Chiikawa, kawaii, manga

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