1843 magazine
Technology
Who moved my chips? Life in an AI entrepreneurs’ houseshare
In Cerebral Valley in San Francisco, the next generation of tech billionaires is optimising its lifestyle
Eritrea
The surprising triumph of “Africa’s Kim Jong Un”
Eritrea’s Mao-reading president used to seem like a relic. Now Issaias Afwerki is on a roll
Russia
It’s not the drone strikes that are hurting Moscow, it’s the traffic jams
Ukraine’s campaign has caused limited damage, but Muscovites are finding it harder to get about
Education
The secrets to sorority admission? Perfect highlights and an image consultant
Parents are paying thousands to help their daughters beat the competition
Artificial intelligence
My life as an AI chatbot operator
I was supposed to teach the algorithm how to be more human. Instead I became more like a robot
Ukraine
Russia has taken thousands of Ukrainian kids. Some don’t want to go home
Families search in vain through a maze of foster homes and holiday camps
Addiction
The drug-dealers leading a public-health revolution
A backstreet shop in Vancouver sells cocaine, heroin and meth. Its owners believe they are saving lives
Ukraine
The secret diary of a Ukrainian soldier: on the counter-offensive
As troops blitz through Russian lines, they see the trauma of occupation and the relief at freedom
Ukraine
He was tortured for standing up for Ukraine. Now he lives alone in a forest
Responses to wartime trauma can take many forms
Espionage
The Norwegian town where anyone might be a spy
For residents of Kirkenes, on the border of Norway and Russia, espionage is an everyday fact of life
Migration
The TikTok exodus: how an Albanian town was emptied
Bling-filled videos of life in Britain have spurred thousands of Albanians to leave. But some posts have an ulterior motive
Ukraine
This narrow, rocky path is the last open route between Russia and Ukraine
A trickle of refugees from occupied territory crosses into Sumy each day