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Universities in ‘Anglosphere’ countries such as the US, the UK, Canada and Australia have long dominated the market for international students. But a recent survey suggests that’s beginning to change.⁠ ⁠ The FT’s Andrew Jack examines what could be driving the shift.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

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The world is experiencing a record number of conflicts, just as governments retreat from international aid and diplomacy to leave a more politically fragmented international landscape in their wake.⁠ ⁠ That is the view of David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and president of the International Rescue Committee, in conversation with host Gideon Rachman. They discuss the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the collapse in humanitarian funding and whether middle powers can ever fill the vacuum left by the US.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for more.

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Long before Silicon Valley, the grandson of a 15th century German peasant named Jacob Fugger built a mining and banking empire that dwarfed today’s tech titans, accumulating a fortune estimated at $4tn in today’s terms. ⁠ ⁠ Hosts Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth are joined by historian and author Greg Steinmetz to unpack the saga of history's ultimate balance-sheet nerd. ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to listen to the full episode.⁠

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President Trump has repeatedly said that he believes anything bad about AI is a "hoax." At @politico.live's Decoded event, our Dasha Burns talked with David Sacks, Former AI czar for President Trump, where he blamed public alarm around risks that artificial intelligence may pose to human existence on a public fearmongering campaign.

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"I think it would be a very challenging path for her and it's going to be a very noisy field." At @politico.live's Decoded summit, we asked LinkedIn co-founder and Democratic donor Reid Hoffman about Kamala Harris' chances of winning the 2028 presidential election if she were to run. Hoffman also didn’t shut the door on supporting the potential presidential candidacy of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, saying “I think she is much more pragmatic than people give her credit for.”

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As Washington and AI leaders face the urgent warnings about the tech’s risk to humanity, our @dashaburns pressed former White House AI czar David Sacks on these growing concerns — and how the U.S. should hold these industry leaders accountable. Watch their chat from the @politico.live Decoded Summit👆

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Meet the denimhead who never washes his jeans. At the link in our bio, learn how a Japanese biker built a loyal following of denimheads unlike any other.

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A Kentucky mother and daughter turned down $26.48 million for their farmland after learning it would be used for an AI data center.⁠ ⁠ The family has cultivated the land for nearly 200 years, and the offer valued their acreage at nearly 10 times what they could expect on the open market.⁠ ⁠ The refusal has made the duo polarizing heroes of a rural resistance movement—and left their small town of Maysville divided.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Host/Reporter: Erich Schwartzel⁠ Producer: Brian Patrick Byrne

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"The Traitors" host Alan Cumming (@alancummingreally) on why he thinks no one should rush to find their voice—and why we should embrace change. ⁠ ⁠ Host/Producer: @juliamunslow

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told members of the anti-vaccine group he founded that they had “a strong and steadfast friend at the White House.” Tap the link in our bio to read more.

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art houses the filmmaker George Lucas’s art collection. It is set to open to the public next week. Take a look inside, and then tap the link in our bio to see more.

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There has been considerable debate over regulating the A.I. industry, but much of that effort has stalled. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, explains why. Read more at the link in our bio. Video by Cecilia Kang, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, June Kim, Rafaela Balster, Whitney Shefte and Joy Sung/The New York Times

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