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The global challenge for batteries
Almost 100 battery gigafactories will be around the world. Necessary to meet the huge demand for electric vehicles imposed by regulations and demanded by the market. With colossal investments with Europe at the center. And with a role for Italy too ....
The risks of a war for raw materials
For some time the world resource markets have been in tension for economic but also geopolitical reasons. With rising prices and decreasing availability. And in the future we will be able to see real conflicts for the control of resources. By Alessandro ...
The wars of the future between drones, soldiers and robots
The development of increasingly autonomous weapons transforms war scenarios and raises a series of ethical considerations that will need to be carefully evaluated. That of drones is now an established and widespread technology, both for civil uses and, and increasingly, for uses ...
The new globalization
by Antonio Acunzo In the last two to three years, the global pandemic, the disruption in the supply chains and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are among the main factors that have strongly contributed to redrawing the map of geopolitical and economic relations to ...
Business and democracy
Free markets need free politics. by Rebecca Henderson In many countries, democracy is in trouble. The Democracy Index, which evaluates the state of democracy in 167 countries on the basis of electoral processes, the functioning of the government, ...
Music and artificial intelligence
Digital technologies are profoundly changing the world of music. Many skills have become obsolete and new talents are emerging. But what will the role of the artist be in the future? by Gadi Sassoon From the 90s to today the digital revolution has ...
Sustainable finance
World finance also turns out to be sustainable. Investing responsibly is a requirement of the environment and society, but it is also a specific request of young and old alike. And the financial world responds. by Mihir Desai The theme of sustainability, central ...
The global population is growing: available resources are not
The world population will stabilize in the second half of the century. But the demand for resources is increasing at an unsustainable pace today. With the risk of a widening of inequalities. By the end of 2022, the world population will reach 8 billion ....
Is Web3 the future of the Internet?
There are those who believe in it unconditionally. But for some it is a utopia by Thomas Stackpole Do you remember the first time you heard about bitcoins? Probably, it was just a vague hint of a new technology that ...