🎁 5 books Bill Gates recommends for holiday gifting

Good morning! One of the hottest tech buzzwords at the moment is "Web3." As with many trendy bits of terminology, it isn't necessarily instantly clear ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Good morning! One of the hottest tech buzzwords at the moment is “Web3.” As with many trendy bits of terminology, it isn’t necessarily instantly clear what it means. In this case, it pulls together several ideas relating to using technologies such as the blockchain to create a more decentralized internet—and that ties it to another buzzword du jour, the metaverse. Mark Sullivan takes a look at the concepts behind the hype and explains how Web3—in a best-case scenario, at least—could be a boon to all of us.  —Harry McCracken   future technology How ‘Web3’ could evolve from a trendy buzzword to a better internet The term is far from new, but it’s come to mean some new things in the age of blockchain and Facebook. READ MORE   world changing ideas Ikea says it will eliminate plastic packaging by 2028 As part of the company’s goal to become fully circular, it needs to work to eliminate the 10% of its packaging that still uses plastic. READ MORE   holiday gifting 5 books Bill Gates recommends for holiday gifting From CRISPR to brains to robots to Shakespeare, here’s what the philanthropist has read recently. READ MORE

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