Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup wants to hit a billion users. It's less than 2% of the way there.

Sam Altman's startup, Tools for Humanity, wants its Orb to scan a billion irises to create a "World ID." Regulators worldwide ...
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When will Sri Lanka eradicate extreme poverty?

A few days before AKD’s budget speech, headlines flashed over a statement by Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship ... but of social change through a decades-long project of agrarian reform, ...
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WSSU professor guides HBCU students reimagining urban development

A new urban development pitch competition sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Calpe Labs looks to create ...
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WATCH | Nirupama Subramanian in conversation with Vignesh Rajahmani

A century after it began as a movement against Brahmin domination, the Dravidian project continues to shape Tamil Nadu’s ...
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How Trump Uses Unfailingly Loyal Media to Get His Way, No Matter the Consequences; a Look at California Legislative ‘Pork’ Projects–Coachella Valley Independent’s Indy ...

News you should know, including Trump's latest effort to use the government to enrich himself; a disconcerting baby-formula recall; and more!