Living larger: Google’s challenges

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Enormous growth over 22 years has brought challenges, both from within and from outside; we examine <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/07/30/google-has-outgrown-its-corporate-culture?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the tech behemoth’s prospects</a>. Wealth has always exploded wherever humans interacted more—and so have epidemics. We look back on <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/08/01/how-hand-washing-explains-economic-expansion?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the historical links</a> between economic success and hygiene. And Dubai <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/08/01/what-its-like-to-go-on-holiday-in-dubai-during-a-pandemic?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tries to lure tourists</a> for its sweltering summer season. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>