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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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Are face-scanning smart glasses a problem or prophecy?
LONDON – Imagine a pair of glasses that could tell you the name and address of anyone you met. Harvard students Caine Ardayfio and AnhPhu Nguyen made them a reality in just four days. The…
Cheikh Diong: Loss and damage fund must be robust, deliver relief
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong is executive director of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). This week’s COP29 climate talks in Baku will focus on the need for…
What could a Donald Trump presidency mean for abortion rights?
Reproductive rights groups fear a second Donald Trump administration will step up efforts to curb abortion pills and even push for a nationwide abortion ban. The Trump…
In Data: Indigenous Filipinos lack the rights to stop land grabs
MANILA – Land is key to the identity, culture and earnings of Indigenous Filipinos, but a
Can Bangladesh cut its reliance on fossil fuel imports?
DHAKA – When Indian electricity company Adani Power halved supplies to Bangladesh over its failure to keep up with payments, Dhaka scrambled to pay down some of the more than $800 million it owes