Magnus Aschan

Magnus Aschan

Writer, speaker, and moderator. I tell stories about how technology and science make our world better.

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πŸ‘ Spot the robot dog is now herding sheep in New Zealand

Boston Dynamics team up with Rocos to use it's four-legged robot in agriculture.

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πŸ’» New world record in internet speed - one million times faster than broadband

Australian researchers have set a new world record in the speed of an internet connection. The record is now 44.2 terabits per second.

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🦠 Malaria is "completely stopped" by microbes

Researchers have discovered a microbe that completely protects mosquitoes from being infected with malaria. The breakthrough has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

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πŸ“² Bluetooth - the odd Swedish protocol that now exists in billions of gadgets

During the 1990s, Nils Rydbeck at Ericsson began to create a standard for wireless short-distance communication. Little did he know that 30 years later there would be billions and billions of connected things, from toys to toothbrushes.

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β˜€οΈ The first WIP ambassador: "Warp is needed now more than ever"

The corona crisis causes many people to become depressed. That's why Warp is needed now more than ever, says Rune Westergard, Warp Institute's first WIP Ambassador.

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πŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€πŸ”¬ To crack future pandemics, crack the mystery of aging

A relatively new area of ​​research is about trying to slow down aging and, by extension, even be able to rejuvenate people. Now the field is getting even more attention because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mathias SundinMagnus AschanRich Spuller 3 min read

πŸš€ Let's Warp the curve of humanity's future together

When we started Warp News, our goal was to provide balance to the negative tone in media. The world needed some fact-based optimism.

Mathias SundinMagnus Aschan 1 min read

✍️ Global literacy at record high level

In 1820 only 12% of the people in the world could read and write, today the share has reversed and almost 90 percent are literate.

Magnus AschanMathias Sundin 3 min read

πŸ“° Warp News – the news agency that gives you a balanced view of the world

β€œIf it bleeds it leads” is a truism, a matter of fact for anyone who works with or follows the news reporting in the media. A truism we intend to change. Shouldn't the media report reality? Of course they should, but now there is a big overweight of