It would be easy to think reading much of the news that technology has brought us nothing but pain and strife over the past decade.

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Social media is blamed for propagating hoax news stories and filter bubbles, Airbnb is displaying longtime residents in tourist cities, and nefarious deepfake videos have the power to destroy the lives of both celebrities and private citizens. Even Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the Internet, has acknowledged its worst aspects and vows to make it better .

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But technology, like electricity, is largely neutral — it’s what you do with it that matters. And plenty of good has been done. In fact, tech hasn’t just enriched our lives in obvious everyday ways — many innovators and entrepreneurs are trying to find ways to help it solve some of the world’s biggest problems. In some cases, they’re […]

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