How COVID-19 will change the world’s 13,000 ‘microcities’ for good Down the line With more people shopping online and working remotely, and air travel not expected to fully recover for several years, the growth and expansion of airports, malls, and business parks is likely to be curbed in certain regions or some could be repurposed. During the pandemic, there have been examples ofairportsbeing used as drive-in movie theaters and storage facilities, whilemallshave provided space for medical facilities, warehouses, and more....

How CRISPR is tackling the troubling immune response that’s plagued gene therapy until now Gene therapy: Past and present Traditionally scientists use viruses — from which dangerous disease-causing genes have been removed — as vehicles to transport new genes to specific organs. These genes then produce a product that can compensate for the faulty genes that are inherited genetically. This is how gene therapy works. Though therehave been examplesshowing thatgene therapy was helpfulin some genetic diseases, they are still not perfect....

When we think of the dark web or the underground marketplaces where malware or data exchange occurs, often there’s an image of one big bad place. However, there are plenty of cultural divides within these marketplaces too. Anna Chung, Principal Researcher – Palo Alto Networks, said at TNW conference 2021 that individuals from various regions create their own sub-cultures in these marketplaces: There are individuals from various regions, creating their cultures in the underground marketplace....

Gamers have it pretty good today. Thanks to the modern internet, we can purchase and play video games without ever waiting in line at Game Stop or biding our time until our buddies let us borrow their cartridge. Back in the day, after Atari but before Stadia, I could go to any number of video rental stores and walk out with three AAA video games to spend a weekend with. And it cost about the same as a month’s worth of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate....

Do you plan to attend2014 FIFA World Cupor2016 Olympic Gamesin Rio de Janeiro? If so, the city is already getting ready to welcome you. Here is how Rio is using technology and data management to get smarter. Manage information to avoid tragedies In April 2010, the State of Rio de Janeiro was hit by a natural disaster, whenfloods and mudslideskilled over 200 people and made 15,000 homeless. Worse, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayoradmittedthat Rio’s preparedness was “less than zero”....