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#TECHNOLOGY — Flying lifesavers

Disasters like the Greenfell Tower fire can be combated with the help of drones. Bill Wirtz takes off for Freedom Today Network.

#TRANSPORTATION — The short bus

Driverless buses hit the street. They begin ferrying University of Michigan students this fall. Darrell Etherington reports for TechCrunch

#DEBATE — Si vis pacem para bellum

Peter van Uhm, the Netherlands' chief of defense, makes the case why armies are needed to preserve peace. Video on Youtube.

#BUSINESS — Don't be a uber-dick

Uber's CEO and founder Travis Kalanick built a company with a toxic culture that is not sustainable in the long run – and therefore not capitalist. Eileen L. Wittig for the Foundation for Economic Education.

#MEDIA — Can't quantify this

Quotas and KPIs are poison to good journalism. Danielle Tcholakian for Longreads

#SPACE — Spacekids

When humanity starts to colonize Mars, we need to make sure, we can procreate there. Patrick Caughill reports the touchy subject for futurism.com.

#SOCIETY — House in the country

A group of Norwegian anarchists wants to start a private city in Scandinavia. Sondre Bjellås invites you on Steemit.

#POLITICS — Middle East malaise

The Arab world is in a bad way. Hisham Melhem sketches out the problem for foreignpolicy.com.

#DEBATE — War: What is it good for?

Winning wars is becoming more and more impossible for nation states. Therefore less and less wars a being waged. Yuval Noah Harari for time.com