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Himalayas

All-seeing eyes: The epic plan to track almost everything on Earth

30 October 2019

Firms are racing to create a real-time database of every object on Earth larger than a car. It would help investors and conservationists, but could it be abused?
MRI scanner

AIs that diagnose diseases are starting to assist and replace doctors

26 June 2019

Digital doctors are already in use, but there are big questions about how they work. Are we ready for the rise of AI healthcare?

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