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The article explores the resurgence of gunboat diplomacy in international relations, highlighting how military power is increasingly used to secure economic interests and influence global markets.
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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented productivity boost or churning out masses of poorly designed code…
Earlier this week, MIT Technology Review published its annual list of Ten Breakthrough Technologies. As always, it features technologies that made the news last year, and which—for better or worse—stand to make waves in the coming years. They’re the technologies you should really be paying attention to. This year’s list includes tech that’s set to…
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Israel’s war in Gaza has caused high numbers of maternal and neonatal deaths, say two reports