This list marks 20 years since we began compiling an annual selection of the year’s most important technologies. Some, such as mRNA vaccines, are already changing our lives, while others are still a few years off. Below, you’ll find a brief...
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A decade ago, the Dalai Lama set himself a significant deadline. By Ben Westcott The best-known living Buddhist figure in the world said that when he turned 90 years old, he would decide whether he should be reincarnated — potentially...
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In his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” the Microsoft cofounder lays out the tech breakthroughs and sweeping policies we’ll need to take on global warming. By James Temple In his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Bill...
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When it comes to protecting yourself against new coronavirus variants, two masks may be better than one. By Beatrix Lockwood A number of politicians, including Vice President Kamala Harris and Senator Mitt Romney, have been spotted doubling up on...
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Buddhism teaches us to focus our energy on eliminating suffering in the world. By Soraj Hongladarom The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has fostered hope that it will help us solve many of the world’s most intractable problems...
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សប្ដាហ៍នេះខ្ញុំលើកយកពាក្យចំនួនពីរទៀត ដែលមានសូរដូចគ្នាប៉ុន្តែន័យនៃពាក្យខុសគ្នាមកបង្ហាញជូនដល់អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នាដើម្បីបានជាគតិ និង ជាប្រយោជន៍ក្នងការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យពេចន៍ឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ និង...
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Attackers are exploiting the same types of software vulnerabilities over and over again, because companies often miss the forest for the trees. By Patrick Howell O’Neill In December 2018, researchers at Google detected a group of hackers...
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Offline messaging app Bridgefy said it was downloaded more than 1 million times in Myanmar, after the country’s military seized power on Monday and temporarily disrupted internet traffic. By Fanny Potkin, Jessie Pang The Mexican startup, which...
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What happens when an unstoppable force hits an immovable object? By Justin Bariso In a recent speech in Brussels marking International Data Privacy Day, Apple CEO Tim Cook went on the offensive against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Cook’s...
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Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning...
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