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Three displaced Yemeni girls stand by the shredded remains of their tents in Abs settlement, which is regularly damaged by passing sandstorms.

31 Mar 2018 12 minute read

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Who cares? Humanitarianism under threat

Hazel Healy investigates the challenges facing 21st century disaster response.

'NEW FRIGIDAIRE MASTER for families that want maximum storage space...’.From the Ladies’ Home Journal. 1948. Pic: Wyeth, N.C.

8 Feb 2018 29 minute read

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The convenience of smart fridges? Think again

A dystopian short story by Pat Cadigan on the future internet of things.

10 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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The revolution will not be iPhoned

Is digital technology leading us astray, asks Rev Billy.

Democracy movement NYC Rolling Rebellion advocates for net neutrality in front of the Time Warner offices in New York City, US.

13 Dec 2017 6 minute read

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‘Don’t break the 21st century nervous system’

Net neutrality repeal pulls the plug on our civic life, says Cory Doctorow.

Robots Japan: Aiko Chihira, a humanoid robot that can blink and speak developed by Toshiba Corp, staffs the information desk of a high-end department store in Tokyo.

1 Nov 2017 7 minute read

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Japan: building the future, living in the past?

How Japanese society and robots match up, by Christopher Simons.

Robotization dangers: what's the impact of robots on humans?

1 Nov 2017 11 minute read

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The age of disruption

The vision of the future we are fed will leave many of us reeling, writes Dinyar Godrej. For what?

1 Nov 2017 6 minute read

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Killer robots: the race for Autonomous Weapons

Noel Sharkey’s stark warning against the latest arms race.

1 Nov 2017 5 minute read

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Plutocrats and paupers: life after robots

If automation decimates jobs, we need better solutions than these, argues Nick Dowson.

1 Nov 2017 5 minute read

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Robots, not humans: official policy in China

Industrial robots are being put to work on a huge scale. Jenny Chan looks at the case of Foxconn.

1 Nov 2017 2 minute read

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Audrey Watters: ‘AI is ideological’

Think of computer code as new rules governing society – who gets to enforce it? asks Audrey Watters.

Edtech: will Google take over the classroom?

31 Aug 2017 6 minute read

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Will Google take over the classroom?

Tamasin Cave reports on the edtech players pushing for radical changes in schools.

8 Feb 2017 5 minute read

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An ‘Informational Right to the City’?

What rights do citizens have, not just to public and private spaces, but to their digital equivalents? Mark Graham...

1 Jan 2017 7 minute read

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Then & Now

A photographic account of changes over the years in: housing; water; education; health; sanitation; food and farming;...

5 Dec 2016 5 minute read

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Meet Africa's brightest young inventors

Stair-climbing wheelchairs and electric tuk-tuks are among local engineers’ answers to the many challenges facing their...

16 Nov 2016 3 minute read

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Wolfgang Streeck: how will capitalism end?

Capitalism's end might be in sight, but it might not be good news, German sociologist Wolfgang Streeck warned in a conference...

2 Nov 2016 4 minute read

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Why worker-led monitoring is needed to challenge electronic sweatshops

An alternative global strategy for the protection and promotion of workers’ human rights in ICT supply chains is emerging,...

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