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e1iozdce0"><div class="css-k60stn e1iozdce1"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="1280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 400px, (min-width: 360px) 500px, (max-width: 359px) 300px, 400px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 64w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=96,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 96w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240706_TQR_SQ.jpg 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class="css-18bz55a e1iozdce3"><time itemscope="" itemType="http://schema.org/DateTime">Jul 6th 2024</time></span><style data-emotion="css 1k0qftw">.css-1k0qftw{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);display:block;font-family:var(--ds-type-system-sans-lining);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-0);font-weight:500;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-lower);margin:0 var(--ds-grid-gap) var(--ds-grid-gap) 0;}</style><p data-test-id="report-teaser-type" class="css-1k0qftw e1iozdce4">Technology Quarterly</p><style data-emotion="css zjqc3v">.css-zjqc3v{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);display:block;font-family:var(--ds-type-system-sans-lining);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-3);font-weight:700;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-upper);margin:0 var(--ds-grid-gap) 0 0;}</style><h2 data-test-id="report-teaser-headline" class="css-zjqc3v e1iozdce5">Watching the watchers</h2><style data-emotion="css cm3clr">.css-cm3clr{color:var(--ds-color-london-5);font-family:var(--ds-type-system-serif);font-size:var(--ds-type-scale-0);font-weight:400;line-height:var(--ds-type-leading-lower);margin:0.25rem var(--ds-grid-gap) 0 0;}</style><p class="css-cm3clr e1iozdce6">Tools of the spy trade have changed and so has the world in which they are used, says Shashank Joshi</p></div><style data-emotion="css ny6hw4">.css-ny6hw4{border-top:var(--ds-border-rule);padding:1rem 1.5rem 0.75rem;}.css-ny6hw4 a::after{cursor:pointer;bottom:0;content:'';display:block;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;right:0;text-indent:-999em;top:0;white-space:nowrap;z-index:1;}</style><div class="css-ny6hw4 e1iozdce7"><a class="ds-link-with-arrow-icon ds-link-with-arrow-icon--minor ds-link-with-arrow-icon--heavy" href="/technology-quarterly/2024-07-06" data-test-id="report-teaser-cta"><span>Read report</span></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1w9x63b en4o1560"><div data-test-id="report-teaser" class="css-1005xc3 e1iozdce0"><div class="css-k60stn e1iozdce1"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="1280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 400px, (min-width: 360px) 500px, (max-width: 359px) 300px, 400px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 64w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=96,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 96w, 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https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240330_TQR_SQ.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-ntm9ot e1iozdce2"><span data-test-id="report-teaser-date" class="css-18bz55a e1iozdce3"><time itemscope="" itemType="http://schema.org/DateTime">Mar 30th 2024</time></span><p data-test-id="report-teaser-type" class="css-1k0qftw e1iozdce4">Technology Quarterly</p><h2 data-test-id="report-teaser-headline" class="css-zjqc3v e1iozdce5">A new prescription</h2><p class="css-cm3clr e1iozdce6">AIs will make health care safer and better, reports Natasha Loder. It may even get cheaper too</p></div><div class="css-ny6hw4 e1iozdce7"><a class="ds-link-with-arrow-icon ds-link-with-arrow-icon--minor ds-link-with-arrow-icon--heavy" href="/technology-quarterly/2024-03-30" data-test-id="report-teaser-cta"><span>Read report</span></a></div></div></div><div class="css-1w9x63b en4o1560"><div data-test-id="report-teaser" class="css-1005xc3 e1iozdce0"><div class="css-k60stn e1iozdce1"><figure class="css-j0a8mg e1197rjj0"><img loading="lazy" width="1280" height="1280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 400px, (min-width: 360px) 500px, (max-width: 359px) 300px, 400px" srcSet="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=16,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 16w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 32w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=48,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 48w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=64,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 64w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=96,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 96w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=128,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 128w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=256,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 256w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=360,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 360w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 384w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 480w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 600w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=834,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 834w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 960w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1096,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 1096w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 1280w, https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg 1424w" src="https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240203_TQR_SQ.jpg"/></figure></div><div class="css-ntm9ot e1iozdce2"><span data-test-id="report-teaser-date" class="css-18bz55a e1iozdce3"><time itemscope="" itemType="http://schema.org/DateTime">Feb 3rd 2024</time></span><p data-test-id="report-teaser-type" class="css-1k0qftw e1iozdce4">Technology Quarterly</p><h2 data-test-id="report-teaser-headline" class="css-zjqc3v e1iozdce5">Where the internet lives</h2><p class="css-cm3clr e1iozdce6">Users of the internet can ignore its physical underpinnings. But for technologies like artificial intelligence and the metaverse to work, others need to pay attention, argues Abby Bertics</p></div><div class="css-ny6hw4 e1iozdce7"><a class="ds-link-with-arrow-icon ds-link-with-arrow-icon--minor ds-link-with-arrow-icon--heavy" href="/technology-quarterly/2024-02-03" data-test-id="report-teaser-cta"><span>Read report</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></section><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><div class="adComponent_advert__kPVUI adComponent_incontent__boSCu adComponent_hidden__Dp0GM css-0 e1m6iiv0"><div><div id="econ-2" class="adComponent_adcontainer__eooQr"></div></div></div></div><section class="css-1mq66ud e1c1i54p0"><div class="css-1bfdg3q e1pkqesp0"><hr class="ds-rule ds-rule--heavy"/><div class="css-1dp63vf eygoqsu0"><p class="css-ye165z e1c1i54p2">2023–2000</p><style data-emotion="css y6pokz">.css-y6pokz .ds-form-field-select{margin:0.75rem 0 0;width:5.75rem;}</style><form class="css-y6pokz e1c1i54p1"><div class="ds-form-field-layout ds-form-field-layout--adjacent"><label class="ds-form-label" for="year-filter"><span>Year<style data-emotion="css dtx9ej">.css-dtx9ej{-webkit-clip-path:inset(100%);clip-path:inset(100%);clip:rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);height:1px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;white-space:nowrap;width:1px;}</style><span class="css-dtx9ej ek4ruo00">. 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