Magnus Aschan

Magnus Aschan

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

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✏️ Warp News is hiring writers and editors

We are now looking for writers and editors who have good knowledge in both English and Swedish, as well as good technical understanding.

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πŸ” From plant burgers that bleed to agricultural drones - this is FoodTech

The technology we use in our food production is becoming increasingly advanced. So advanced that we are now entering a new paradigm. Now, in the 21st century, we have therefore also begun to use a new word to describe this technique.

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πŸ’‘ The Case for Fact-based Optimism

"You can not use the media if you want to understand the world," said Hans Rosling. We hope to challenge that statement by giving you a more balanced, fact-based, and optimistic view of the world and the future.

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πŸ”₯ The size of the world's fires has decreased by 25 percent

Between 2003 and 2019, the size of the world's fires decreased by 25 percent, according to NASA.

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πŸš› Here is Swedish Einride's new self-driving truck

The new version of the Pod, Einride's self-driving electric truck, comes in four different variants where one of them is ready for the highway.

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🚘 Now Tesla cars will come with batteries without cobalt

Tesla will soon start rolling out Model 3 with cobalt-free batteries from its factory in China, reports the news agency Reuters.

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🦻 Device for $1 can help millions with hearing loss

You can build your own Saad Bhamla hearing aid and it consists of parts that are cheap and easy to find. The device can help millions of people suffering from age-related hearing loss at a price that is lower than for a bottle of water.

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πŸ›₯ Self-propelled boat ready to cross the Atlantic

Artificial intelligence is about to revolutionize all kinds of vehicles. Self-propelled boats, which navigate using loads of sensors and AI, can be a common sight in the not-too-distant future. Soon the maiden voyage takes place for one of them.

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πŸ¦– Dinosaur Down: Brace for impact when the energy sector transforms

Tougher environmental policies and technological innovation put the energy sector in a profound disruptive shock. The old utilities, the dinosaurs, have to struggle to survive while limber, fast-evolving companies gain ground.