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πŸ“‰ Lowest poverty level of the 21st century in Latin America

Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean has decreased by 4.7 percentage points between 2021 and 2023. The middle class has grown to 41.1 percent of the population in 2023, the highest level this century.

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πŸ›« New aircraft engine makes supersonic flight cheaper and more climate-friendly

The engine is designed to run on liquid natural gas which costs one-tenth of traditional jet fuel and emits 30 percent less carbon dioxide.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

πŸ’‘ Warp News #258

πŸ’Š Weight loss drugs could transform society and save billions. 🌐 The ozone hole over Antarctica continues to shrink. 🦾 Robot learns surgery as well as surgeons by watching videos.

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🧫 One single test can now detect almost all known infections

The technology replaces multiple different tests with a single test, eliminating time-consuming guesswork in diagnosis and treatment of infections.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

πŸ’‘ Musings of the Angry Optimist: A moral responsibility to accelerate

When we see a digital solution that works, we have a moral obligation to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from it, as quickly as possible.

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🦾 Robot learns surgery as well as surgeons by watching videos

A surgical robot trained by watching videos of experienced surgeons performed the same surgical procedures with the same precision as human doctors.

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πŸ’Š Weight loss drugs could transform society and save billions

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by 20 percent in overweight people with cardiovascular disease. The drugs could save countries $429 billion annually between 2020-2060 if obesity increase slows by 5 percent.

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🌐 The ozone hole over Antarctica continues to shrink

The ozone hole over Antarctica was the seventh smallest since 1992. Scientists estimate that the ozone layer could be fully restored by 2066.

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🧬 CRISPR adapts crops and livestock to withstand warmer climate

Scientists have already created cattle with shorter coats for warmer climates and rice that can handle drier conditions. Several companies are now working to develop corn with shorter and stronger stalks that reduce the risk of damage during severe storms.

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πŸ“‰ Deaths from air pollution decrease globally

Deaths caused by air pollution from fossil fuels decreased by 7 percent between 2016 and 2021.

Mathias Sundin 3 min read

πŸ’‘ Warp News #257

🦾 Free access to AI tools. ⚑ 550% increase in data centers led to only 6% higher electricity consumption. πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ Tuberculosis steadily declining. πŸ”‹ EV sales increase while gas car sales continue to decline.

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🌑️ New material captures CO2 more efficiently than large trees

A new yellow powder material captures carbon dioxide from the air 10 times faster than other materials. The material can be reused hundreds of times without decreased effectiveness.

Mathias Sundin 8 min read

🦾 Free AI for all Swedes, proposes the AI Commission

The AI Commission proposes an AI for all reform. Where every Swede gets free access to AI. I have been a member of the AI Commission. Here's my view on the proposals and what I succeeded and failed at.

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⚑ 550% increase in data centers led to only 6% higher electricity consumption

More efficient computer chips have reduced energy intensity by 99 percent since 2008. IEA predicts that data centers will account for only 3 percent of increased electricity consumption by 2030.

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🚣 The Cuyahoga River was so polluted it caught fire - now it's making a comeback

The Cuyahoga River in Ohio has undergone a dramatic improvement from being one of America's most polluted waterways to now having water quality good enough to reintroduce sturgeon. The river that used to regularly catch fire due to industrial pollution is now home to blue herons and bald eagles.


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πŸ“š Top Reads

We're honored to present these top reads from world-class writers, who contribute to Warp News because they believe in our mission of spreading fact-based optimism all over the world.

Mathias Sundin 7 min read

πŸ†™ Warp Levels - an idea to level up humanity

Humanity is doing the high jump without a bar. We have no goal. With Warp Levels, we determine what the next level for humanity should contain, so we can level up and make progress faster.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

πŸ“š Kevin Kelly: Focus on the biggest opportunities, not the biggest problems

We talk about some of the 450 advice in his new book, but also about his new project: Protopia - the hundred-year desirable future. And Kevin Kelly give advice for how Warp News should grow faster: "Wrap it around people and their dreams."

Mathias Sundin 5 min read

πŸ’‘ A new mindset for humanity can impact billions of people now and in the future

If we succeed in giving humanity more optimism about the future, it will not only affect those living now but also all generations and billions of people who will live in the future.

Mathias Sundin 10 min read

πŸ’° Wall Street legend: β€œPessimists sound smart – optimists make money”

Jim O'Shaughnessy is a legendary investor on Wall Street. He shares what he thinks is the biggest opportunity for the future and explains how the world is going through a great reshuffle.

Mathias Sundin 4 min read

πŸ”‹ Northvolt and the benefit of understanding the future

The story of Peter Carlsson and Northvolt teaches us two lessons: You need to understand the future to see all the possibilities, and you must be a fact-based optimist to grab them.

David Deutsch 13 min read

πŸ’‘ David Deutsch: Optimism, Pessimism and Cynicism

With so much progress in the world, how can pessimism still be widespread? It is because of cynicism, denying that β€œso-called-progress” is progress, argues David Deutsch, professor at Oxford University and one of the world's leading intellectuals on optimism.