Future-proof skills & jobs, factories of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and other top stories this week
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How future-proof are your skills — and job? Answers to our Instagram quiz.
Hothouse earth. Why climate change might soon accelerate.
The fourth biggest global killer. Air pollution should make us redesign cities and breathe freely.
What women can’t do, by law. 104 countries have ‘men-only’ occupations.
The factories of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. They still need people.
How 5G mobile gets here: operators need to learn to share.
Improving healthcare as the economy collapses: lessons from one city in Venezuela.
Salt, seashells, and debt. Why and where money started.
The heavy artillery may not be ready. Looking for trade remedies for Brexit.
It takes a movement. When corporate social responsibility works.
The rise and fall of the British nation. Brexit world stage left.
The World Economic Forum warns that AI may destabilize the financial system.(Technology Review)
Banks will lose trust via Facebook. A letter from two Forum leads. (Wall Street Journal)
Social media use may boost gender equality. Uses Forum data. (Scientific American)
Germany’s infrastructure skids into crisis. Cites Global Competitiveness Index. (Bloomberg)
Saudi Vision 2030 will boost competitiveness. Coverage of the Arab World Competitiveness Report. (Arab News)
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