Also: The obesity pay gap is wider than previously thought Read in browser November 23rd 2023 The Economist today The best of our journalism, handpicked each day OpenAI v CloseAI Sam Altman’s return marks a new phase for OpenAI The industry seems set to move from academic idealism to commercial pragmatism Related The many contradictions of Sam Altman The fallout from the weirdness at OpenAI Get to the heart of the stories that matter Enjoy 50% off The Economist in our Black Fridayand Cyber Monday sale Get offer   Climbing high How to thrive in a fractured world Lessons from the ambitious ascent of the United Arab Emirates Related The messier the world gets, the more the UAE seems to thrive Right turn Geert Wilders’s election win leaves the Dutch in an awful quandary Will the cordon sanitaire against the far right hold? X, rated What survey data reveal about antisemitism in America The views expressed by Elon Musk in a short message are more widespread than you think Daily chart Deaths in Gaza surpass 14,000, according to its authorities More than a third of the dead are children Related Read all our coverage of the conflict Bagehot What kind of legacy does Rishi Sunak want to leave behind? Outgoing British governments can bequeath a total mess or embed their preferences Economies of scales The obesity pay gap is worse than previously thought It affects men as well as women, and is wider for the well-educated By Invitation Mark Carney argues that finance needs to go where the emissions are Helping heavy-emitting sectors to decarbonise is key to reaching net zero, says the UN’s climate envoy Explaining the wave function A new way to predict ship-killing rogue waves And a way to figure out how, exactly, AI works its magic The Intelligence What a far-right victory in the Netherlands says about Europe’s politics Also on the daily podcast: cracks in commercial property and super sport shoes Figure of the day 1.65bn, the number of hours Netflix subscribers spent watching “Squid Game”, a South Korean thriller, in the month after its release in 2021. Read the full story. Live digital event Subscriber exclusive Understanding China: military and political challenges China’s armed forces are formidable yet untested, with convoluted command structures. How ready are they? What role does politics play? And how can the world avoid conflict? Thursday November 30th at 4pm BST / 11am EST / 8am PST. A message from Economist Education The future of geopolitics Steer your business through disruption. Understand international alliances, and examine trends in trade and technology with our online course. Register Learn about Economist Education We’d like to hear from you   Share your feedback via the email address below. Email [email protected]   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here. This email has been sent to: couponkirk. If you'd like to update your details please click here. Replies to this email will not reach us. If you don't want to receive these updates anymore, please unsubscribe here. Keep updated Advertising Info Terms & Conditions Help Privacy Policy Copyright © The Economist Newspaper Limited 2023. All rights reserved. Registered in England and Wales. No.236383   Registered office: The Adelphi, 1–11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT This email was sent to: 0033z000035ghg5aae This email was sent by: The Economist Newspaper Ltd., The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, London, WC2N 6HT, GB