In India, QR codes have become as common as curry. Street peddlers and performers display them just like barber shops and clothing stores do. Even beggars have their own QR codes if passers-by have no spare change.
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SPOTLIGHT, TOP TREND: THE RISE OF CHINA
China holds a “stunning lead in high-impact research” over the U.S. in 37 of 44 cutting-edge technologies, according to a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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LAW FIRMS’ CORPORATE CLIENTS ASK FOR DISCOUNTS
Some clients of several major international law firms are asking for discounts or payment plans as they struggle with rising costs and higher interest rates, the Financial Times reported.
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
Right now, government authorities and police are using legal loopholes to target and surveil citizens using third party databases containing genomic information.
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DE-HUMAN “COMMODITY EVOLUTION”
Transhuman advocate Ray Kurzweil has famously predicted that humans might one day be able to “upload” their consciousness to a computer network.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
China’s digital yuan hasn’t been on the menu for mainland tourists from Hong Kong.
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STUDY SAYS NFTS SHOULD STICK TO TRACKING “INTANGIBLE” PROPERTY
NFTS have been gaining ground in use cases for tracking and carrying out activities related to ownership of both tangible and intangible assets.
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VAPING DAMAGES DNA JUST LIKE SMOKING TOBACCO, STUDY SHOWS
Vaping e-cigarettes were sold as a healthier alternative to smoking tobacco.
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HEALING A DAMAGED BRAIN WITH HYDROGEL
A brain that has lost tissue in a trauma or stroke can’t replace it. Now surgeons may be able to, thanks to creative uses of hydrogel, scientists’ new go-to structural framework when rebuilding or regrowing body parts.
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FINDING EARLY SIGNS OF CANCER IN A DROP OF BLOOD
Figuring out whether a strange mass of cells in the body is malignant may soon no longer involve intrusive and painful tissue biopsies, thanks to researchers at Australia’s University of Technology.