Diamonds in the Rough: Unravelling A Multi-Billion Dollar Crisis

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Smart Glasses, Blind Spots: How Meta's Wearables Are Watching You

Virat Kohli's slick Oakley Meta ad made smart glasses look effortless. But behind the "Hey Meta" voice commands lies a growing privacy crisis. From Nairobi outsourcing workers reviewing graphic footage to women being filmed without consent on beaches and in stairwells, the harms ...  Show more

Who Pays For Ethanol?

India rolled out E20 ethanol petrol five years ahead of schedule, and consumer complaints followed just as fast: mileage drops, rusted tanks, replaced parts. But how much of that is the fuel, and how much is old fuel systems never built for it? Government and industry voices poin ...  Show more

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