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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is the first time scientists have used ultrasound to read the minds of primates….

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future will contain lots of smart things and smart sensors – and they’ll all…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF People who work five day weeks are actually less productive than people who work four…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers will soon be so powerful they could crack 70% of the world’s encryption…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink communications project is smashing all expectations and every record, and it shows…

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mind reading technology is advancing at a rapid rate and breakthroughs like this one are…

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WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF National fiat currencies will all one day be digital, and the move’s already starting ……

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today it seems we have America, China, and then “the others” – increasingly Europe wants…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Facebook’s Libra could have changed the global financial system overnight, but after regulators blocked it…