Intersections

Rethinking Circular Economy of Lithium-Ion Batteries (Manini, Observer Research Foundation)

Over the decades, industries and governments worldwide made a remarkable shift from deflecting responsibility for climate action to taking the lead in developing and...

AI, AR, and the Future of Skills: Bridging Gaps or Widening Them? (Soumya Bhowmick, Arpan Tulsyan – Observer Research Foundation)

Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality are rapidly transforming how people learn and work worldwide. From adaptive learning software to immersive training simulations, these technologies...

Nuclear Security at Risk: Quantum Computing’s Silent Attack (Kavya Wadhwa, Observer Research Foundation)

In today’s digitised world, the security of our most sensitive and vital systems has never been more crucial. Nuclear security stands at the apex,...

The Potential Impact of Seabed Mining on Critical Mineral Supply Chains and Global Geopolitics (Tom LaTourrette, Fabian Villalobos, Elisa Yoshiara, Zohan Hasan Tariq –...

The potential emergence of a seabed mining industry has important ramifications for the diversification of critical mineral supply chains, revenues for developing nations with...

What is ‘quantum advantage’ and how can businesses benefit from it? (Katia Moskvitch, World Economic Forum)

Before 19 February 2025, most people wouldn't have heard of the name Majorana. That day, Microsoft announced it had created the first chip powered...

New White House AI Policies Introduce Government by AI (Kevin Frazier, Lawfare)

While the Biden administration introduced government with artificial intelligence (AI), the Trump administration aspires for government by AI. The former encouraged agencies to explore...

The cloud needs water: How big tech’s data centers are fueling the global water crisis (Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering)

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google’s push to create data centers in some of the world’s driest areas threatens to deepen a looming water crisis. An...

Amnesty International, record di persone giustiziate nel mondo nel 2024

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Il 2024 annus horribilis che segna il record delle pene di morte eseguite nel mondo. Oltre 1.500 persone sono state giustiziate in...

How the Global Migration Crackdown Affects Climate Finance (Noah Gordon, Debbra Goh – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

All across the North Atlantic region, rich countries are putting up barriers to keep foreigners out. Some are physical, like the wall separating San...

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