TED: Hur falska handväskor och märkesvaror finansierar grov brottslighet

TED: Hur falska handväskor och märkesvaror finansierar grov brottslighet

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What’s the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime.

Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting — from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods — as well as measures you can take to help stop it. ”Let’s shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight,” Gray says.

TED: Hur falska handväskor och märkesvaror finansierar grov brottslighet

TED: Tänk om reklam var ärlig?

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After years of brand building, marketing veteran Sylvester Chauke realized that his industry had sold the world on overconsumption, with devastating consequences.

He shares how marketers could instead promote sustainability with ”honest ads” that do right by the planet and encourage people to think twice before buying.

TED: Vem äger det framtida Internet?

TED: Vem äger det framtida Internet?

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The emergence of data-driven mass surveillance ”is threatening to turn privacy into a relic of the 20th century,” says the anonymous YouTube creator known as Ordinary Things.

Meanwhile, state-funded troll farms are spreading disinformation and curating chaos on platforms meant to connect us and revolutionize the way we live. Ordinary Things gives an enlightening account of the internet’s strengths and weaknesses, warning that the fight for a free internet is a fight for our collective future.

TED: Så förändrar porren hur tonåringar tänker om sex

TED: Så förändrar porren hur tonåringar tänker om sex

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”The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education,” says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman.

She shares how her mission to end dating and sexual violence led her to create a pornography literacy program that helps teens learn about consent and respect — and invites them to think critically about sexually explicit media.

TED: Hur falska handväskor och märkesvaror finansierar grov brottslighet

TED: Därför kommer AI att leda till exponentiell ekonomisk tillväxt

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Investor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history.

Exploring the role of AI in reshaping economic paradigms, she predicts a surge in global GDP growth and productivity, underscoring the need for businesses and investors to adapt in order to keep up.