No more smartphones, the end of forecasting and other top stories of the week
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Better than smartphones. Mark Zuckerberg bets big on augmented reality.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution may mean the end of forecasting. How to embrace uncertainty.
Lessons from the history of inequality. Does redistribution work?
Latin America’s digital economy could boom – if two steps are taken.
100 trade deals by 2019? The UK’s Brexit trade challenge.
The Greek debt crisis hasn’t gone away. Steps to avoid a disastrous default.
Flying blind into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We need more data on AI’s impact on jobs.
But the age of intelligent machines just might lead to a jobs boom.
Poverty changes children’s brains. Can financial aid foster healthy cognitive development?
A stay-at-home dad in China. Challenging deep-seated cultural perceptions.
War’s impact on inequality, from ancient civilization to today.
A tool to make cities greener. Quotes leader of Forum’s Cities & Urban Development team, which helped develop the project. (Wall Street Journal)
Spain on top, but India moving up. Coverage of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report. (Times of India)
Using sunlight to make drinking water from air. Cites the Global Risks Report. (Futurism)
Cyberattacks a growing threat to Asia-Pacific business. Data comes from the APAC results of the Global Risks Report. (networks.asia)
The UAE is working to rise in the Forum’s Network Readiness Index. (gulfnews.com)
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