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Technology BrazilRio and Buenos Aires Have the Same Idea on How to Fight Floods from Climate Change: High-Tech!
Tens of millions of people across Latin America face worsening flooding threats sparked by climate change, so cities are coming up with new ways to keep people safe – using technology, better data and insights from affected communities.
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Technology SomaliaFlood or Drought: This App Helps Somalians Cope with Natural Disasters
Somalia is upgrading its climate threat resilience: the developing country will soon be the very first in the region with a mobile phone alert system that texts residents a warning about expected floods, droughts and other disasters.
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Technology United KingdomInventor of the Web Slaps Tech Giants’ Fingers: “Be More Transparent”
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is urging major tech companies to ensure their artificial intelligence algorithms do not discriminate, telling them to be more transparent about how these algorithms make decisions that affect people’s lives.
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Technology USAStudents Built a 5,000-Pound Boat – with a 3D Printer
Cheaper, faster, more sustainable: A team from the University of Maine in the United States has built the world’s largest solid 3D-printed object in record time, using the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer – breaking three world records at once!
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Technology SpainScientists Found Ways To Predict El Niño’s Weather Effects a Year Ahead
Scientists have developed a new model allowing them to predict El Niño over a year ahead, giving threatened countries – from Peru to Indonesia and Australia – more time to prepare for the complex weather pattern to come.
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Society USAFormer Drug Addict Who Lived on the Streets Now Helps Others to Get Tech-Jobs
San Francisco’s homelessness crises prompted Vietnam veteran Del Seymour to start a social enterprise in his neighborhood of Tenderloin that provides “economic empowerment” to those living in the streets, preparing them for long-term jobs.