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The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.

Their skills and products often go uncredited.

We have entered what might be called the ‘post-first’ era of minority representation.

Complex systems require multiple indicators. A UK food resilience index could identify developing weaknesses in the food system before they become failures.

Two garments made from the same fibre may have very different environmental footprints depending on how they were processed and finished.

Rather than considering how much time students spend on screens, the more useful question is whether they are asking questions and solving problems with the help of technology.

Disproportionate rates of preeclampsia – a potentially dangerous pregnancy complication – in immigrant populations reflect the physical toll of social and economic insecurities.

Kashmir’s history as a center of learning and the arts for Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims offers another way of understanding the region – one shaped by centuries of religious coexistence.

Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes – but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu took the opportunity of Graham’s funeral to meet with Donald Trump.

If the US were to create a fund to harness AI and buffer the economy and workers from long-term harms AI could cause, it would not be the first country to do so.

Although Canada geese were not purposely reintroduced in urban areas, many have made cities their permanent homes.