Hajj hackathon, the digital Silk Road, a global compact on migration and other top stories this week
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The lines where cities divide. Social inequality as seen from the sky.
The Hajj hackathon. Saudi women win contest to make pilgrimage safer.
A son of Ghana who helped lead the world. Remembering Kofi Annan.
Managing migration. A new global compact is on the horizon.
Let the elderly work. The Golden Age Index and a $3.5 trillion boost.
China’s real silk road is digital. An alternative to GPS is just the start.
Bullsh*t jobs. Why more and more jobs may add less and less value.
Desperate for compression. Managing the genomic data explosion.
AI has taught propaganda to talk. Weaponized chatbots and future elections.
More pigs than people. Can Spain’s environment handle all the pork?
Only one community speaks? Latino journalists slam a famous newspaper.
Awake at night. Those who serve the world’s most vulnerable people.
Bailout ends, Greeks still struggle. Cites Forum research on tax burden. (Wall Street Journal)
AI creates new physics for finance. Coverage of a Forum report. (Australian Financial Review)
How women can power the future. Draws on South African data from Gender Gap Report. (Mail & Guardian)
Qatar’s competitive economy. Cites Global Competitiveness Report. (Gulf Times)
The Philippines advances toward Industry 4.0. References Readiness for the Future of Production report. (Philippine Star)
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