Big Parma could have you eating microchips
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Welcome to the latest edition of The Week in One, where I share with you my favorite stories from the past five days.
This week’s selection includes an article about the cutthroat race among the world’s biggest economies to secure the #industries of the future. There’s also a piece about the lengths that #parmesan artisans are going to foil fraudsters.?
Our final story concerns #Japan’s groundbreaking efforts to adapt to #demographic changes, a challenge that many other countries will soon face.
You can find all of these stories – plus many more – on informed. We also have a feature that enables you to read summaries of the articles for free on the app.
I hope you enjoy your weekend reading!
Andrew Blackman, informed editor.
?? Here's this week's selection…
The #Ukraine conflict will be determined more by brains and open-mindedness than macho posturing, Paul Krugman writes in 纽约时报 . That was certainly the case in World War II, when cutting-edge #technology was a major factor in the Allies' victory.
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The world's largest economies are upending decades of free trade by offering huge #subsidies to green #technology companies, leaving smaller countries behind. The Wall Street Journal reports on the cutthroat race to win the industries of the future.
The #AI boom has sparked a “data land grab” as companies scramble to feed ever-larger models. That’s prompting software makers like Adobe to get creative and build their own suites of AI tools, as The Economist reports.
Italian producers of #ParmigianoReggiano, as the original parmesan cheese is officially called, recently added a new ingredient: edible microchips. As The Wall Street Journal explains, it’s the latest attempt by the food industry to foil counterfeiters.
If you want a glimpse of the future, go to Japan. Not for the high-speed bullet trains or the caregiving robots, but for the innovative way the country is tackling the challenges posed by its aging population. We can all learn from it, writes Bina Venkataraman in The Washington Post .
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